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Senate to Vote on Nationwide Protections for IVF
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – For the second time this year, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on a law that would create a nationwide right to IVF. The bill was already blocked by Republicans earlier...
Florida Abortion Rate Fell After 6-Week Ban Took Hold
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Florida’s six-week abortion ban caused the state’s abortion rate to drop dramatically, new research shows. Abortions in Florida dropped to an estimated 5,630 in May and 5,2...
More Women Underwent Surgical Sterilization After Fall of Roe v. Wade
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – As fears of the consequences of an unintended pregnancy rose after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, rates of surgical sterilization rose in those states most affected...
Asthma Could Raise Miscarriage, Infertility Risks for Women: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Having asthma appears linked to raised odds for miscarriage and troubles with fertility among women, new Danish research shows. “We found that women fulfilling the d...
States With Strictest Abortion Laws Offer Least Family Support: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – States with the most severe abortion restrictions are the least likely to offer support to struggling families, a new study has found. Anti-abortion states tend to have...
Home Administration of Misoprostol Safe, Effective
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 – Home administration of misoprostol significantly increases the proportion of day-care procedures in medical abortion after 12 gestational weeks, according to a study...
Pesticide Exposure Tied to Increased Risk for Stillbirth
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Pesticide exposures during preconception and the first trimester may be associated with stillbirth, according to a study published online July 16 in the American Journal of ...
Miscarriages in Horses Offer Insights to Help Prevent Human Miscarriages
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 (HeathDay News) – Researchers are gleaning important insights into miscarriages in women from an longtime four-legged friend: horses. It shouldn't come as a surprise, since...
2000 to 2022 Saw Declines in Number, Rates of Teen Births in United States
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 – From 2000 to 2022, there were declines in the number and rates of first and second and higher-order teen births, according to the July 24 National Vital Statistics...
Fall of Roe v. Wade Has Made Access to Ob/Gyns Tougher in Many States: Report
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, even more women have struggled to find reproductive care, a new report warns. Issued Thursday by the...
More Americans Now Think Abortion Should Be Allowed in Any Circumstance
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more Americans think their state should allow a woman to get a legal abortion for any reason, a new poll finds....
Study Looks at Abortion Rates With No-Test Telehealth Screening, Meds Mailing
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – Access to medication abortion using history-based (no-test) eligibility assessment, including through telehealth, and mailing of mifepristone lead to similar rates of complete...
Study Looks at Depression, Stress in Both Parents After Detection of Fetal Anomalies
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – Prospective parents experience heightened levels of depression and traumatic stress after the detection of fetal anomalies leading to termination of pregnancy, according to a...
Supreme Court Set to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho, For Now
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to rule that, for now, emergency abortions be allowed in Idaho when a woman's health is at risk, an opinion that was briefly posted on...
States With Abortion Bans Also Saw Declines in Birth Control Post-Dobbs
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – Post-Dobbs bans and restrictions on abortion are having a spillover effect in reducing the use of birth control and emergency contraception in those states most affected,...