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Journal Publisher Retracts Two Studies Cited in Abortion Pill Access Case
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Two studies that warned of the harms of the abortion pill have been retracted by the journals' publisher over flaws in the data and conflicts of interest among the...
Women's Anxiety Rose in States Affected by Fall of Roe v. Wade
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – Women are suffering more anxiety and depression in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a new study shows. The court’s Dobbs decision ...
Nearly 65,000 Pregnancies From Rape Have Happened in States With Abortion Bans: Study
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDayNews) – In the 14 states with abortion bans, there have been nearly 65,000 pregnancies resulting from rape during the time since those bans went into place, a new...
Biden Administration Takes New Steps to Ensure Access to Abortion
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – On what would have been the 51st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, the Biden Administration on Monday announced new measures it will take to further protect a...
Infant Deaths Higher in States Where Abortion is Banned: Report
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Abortion bans are intended to preserve the lives of children, proponents say, but a new study has found infants are more likely to die in the states with the most...
'Substantial Demand' for Abortion Pills Ordered in Advance, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – A U.S. online provider of the mifepristone/misoprostol abortion pill combo saw a ten-fold jump in orders when the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade was first leaked in...
Supreme Court Will Rule on Availability of Abortion Pill
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – The Supreme Court will review the ability of American women to easily access a commonly used abortion pill, the court announced Wednesday. Mifepristone has become central...
2020 to 2021 Saw Nonsignificant Decline in Perinatal Mortality Rate
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – A nonsignificant decline was seen in the U.S. perinatal mortality rate from 2020 to 2021, according to a December data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
State Abortion Bans Have New Doctors Staying Away
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – States that ban abortion could be headed to a brain drain when it comes to up-and-coming medical professionals. Three out of four future U.S. doctors say state access to...
CDC: 2020 to 2021 Saw Rise in Total Number, Rate, Ratio of Abortions
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – From 2020 to 2021, there were increases in the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions, according to research published in the Nov. 24 issue of the U.S....
Birth Rates Have Risen in States With Abortion Bans
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – New data shows that births rose in the first half of 2023 in states where abortion bans came into effect following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. States with bans had an...
More U.S. Children Enter Foster Care in States With Abortion Restrictions
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – When states have restrictive abortion laws in place, more children end up in foster care, new research finds. This happened even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe...
Abortions Rose Slightly in U.S. After Roe v. Wade Fell
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – Abortion numbers increased — not decreased — slightly in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized the procedure. Some sta...
Induced Abortion in First Trimester Not Linked to Rh Sensitization
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Induced first-trimester abortion is not associated with Rh sensitization, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association....
Hospitals Rarely Include Abortion Information on Their Websites
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 – Hospitals rarely include abortion information on their websites, and those that do usually omit patient instructions for preprocedural or postprocedural care, according to...
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