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Some Abortion Pill Users Surprised By Pain, Study Says
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Abortion pills are safe and effective, but some pain will be part of the process for most women. However, many women are surprised by exactly how much pain is involved in a...
Texas Sues NY Doctor for Prescribing Abortion Pill by Telehealth
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – A New York doctor has been sued by the state of Texas for prescribing abortion pills via telehealth to a Dallas woman. In a news release announcing the filing of the lawsuit,...
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Offer Dubious Advice on 'Abortion Pill Reversal'
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – So-called crisis pregnancy centers, often created with an anti-abortion agenda, are providing pregnant women some questionable medical advice alongside potentially helpful...
2021 to 2022 Saw Decline in Abortions in the United States
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2024 – From 2021 to 2022, there was a decrease in the number of abortions performed, as well as in the abortion rate and ratio, according to research published in the Nov. 28...
U.S. Abortion Numbers Dipped Slightly in 2022
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2024 – The rate and number of abortions among U.S. women took a slight dip in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Judge Declares Wyoming's Abortion Bans Unconstitutional
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – Two Wyoming abortion bans, including the first state law to prohibit the use of abortion pills, violate the state's constitution, a judge ruled Monday. In her decision,...
Women Can Incur 'Catastrophic' Bills for Out-of-State Abortions, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – One piece left out of the abortion debate is the high transportation and medical bills facing women forced to leave their state to obtain the procedure. A new study is the...
Medication Abortion Before Confirmed Intrauterine Pregnancy Noninferior
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – For complete abortion, medication abortion before confirmed intrauterine pregnancy is noninferior to standard, delayed treatment, according to a study published in the Nov....
Using Abortion Pills Very Early in Pregnancy Is Safe, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – Abortion pills are safe and effective even very early in a pregnancy, a new study finds. Clinics and hospitals tend to defer medication abortions until a woman’s pregnancy i...
Abortion Rights Measures Pass in 7 States, Fail in 3
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – In election results that showed protecting women's reproductive freedoms matter to a majority of Americans, abortion rights measures passed in seven states and failed in...
Abortions Have Increased, Even in States With Bans, Report Finds
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – A new report shows the number of women getting abortions in the United States has actually increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since March 2023,...
Six-Week Abortion Bans: More Than a Third of Women Don't Know They Are Pregnant by 6 Weeks
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – More than a third of women don’t know they are pregnant in time to meet the six-week abortion ban active in four U.S. states, a new study finds. About 37% of women who got a...
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...