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New Test Can Predict, Help Prevent Miscarriage
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 — An experimental test can predict a woman’s risk of miscarriage, based on problems in the womb lining that occur prior to pregnancy. In some women, an essential biological pro...
Supreme Court Will Hear Case on NJ Probe Into Anti-Abortion Clinics
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next term involving a New Jersey nonprofit that runs anti-abortion pregnancy centers and is fighting a state investigation. At the c...
After Dobbs, 42 Percent of Surveyed Abortion Providers in Abortion-Ban States Relocated
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 – Following the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) decision, 42 percent of surveyed clinicians who provided abortions in states banning abortion relocated to a...
AAP Updates Recommendations for Adolescent Contraceptive Counseling
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 – In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online June 16 in Pediatrics, updated recommendations are presented for providing adolescent...
Abortion-Ban States Provide Worse Health Care To Pregnant Women, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 — Pregnant women are more likely to have poorer health care in states that ban or restrict abortion, a new study says. Expectant mothers are more often uninsured and have l...
4 States Ask FDA to Lift Rules on Abortion Pill Mifepristone
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 — Attorneys general from four states are asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift restrictions on mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions. The request ...
Trump Administration to End Emergency Abortion Directive Nationwide
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2025 – In yet another development in the back-and-forth legal decisions on abortion policy, the Trump administration is changing the guidance currently in place at the nation's...
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Draw Fair Share of Younger Women, Study Says
THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 — As many as 1 in 5 women say they’ve sought care at fake medical clinics with an anti-abortion agenda, a new study says. Between 12% to 20% of 18- to 44-year-old women in four ...
RFK Jr. Calls for a Review of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a fresh safety review of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions. He asked Dr. M...
Study Finds No Link Between COVID Vaccine And Miscarriage Risk
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 — There’s no link between the COVID-19 vaccine and miscarriage, a new study says. COVID poses significant risks to pregnant women, including preterm birth, maternal death and ne...
No Link Found Between COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy and Spontaneous Abortion
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 – There is no association between COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy and spontaneous abortion, according to a study published online May 2 in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Sangini ...
Federal Prosecutor Questions Medical Journals Over Alleged Bias
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 — At least three medical journals have received letters from a top federal prosecutor questioning whether they mislead readers or allow political bias to influence what they ...
Some OB/GYNS Stay in States With Abortion Bans, Despite Legal Risks
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 — Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion, doctors who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology are still dealing with tough decisions a...
Fewer Americans Traveled for Abortions in 2024, Report Finds
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 — Fewer Americans traveled out of state for an abortion in 2024, according to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute, a group that supports abortion rights. The report f...
Dobbs Decision Has Negatively Impacted Access to OB/GYN Practitioners
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 – The Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization (Dobbs) decision was associated with a moderate but significant relative reduction in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)...