The poor outcomes from America’s failing health system are not evenly distributed, of course. While the US has a higher maternal death rate than any other country in the study, at nearly 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, maternal mortality for Black women in the US is 50 deaths per 100,000. The average … Read more
In interviews with seven doctors who worked in Arkansas, all said that no hospitals allow doctors to provide abortions for patients with “inevitable miscarriage” or PPROM without signs of infection. Dr. Dina Epstein, an OB-GYN in Little Rock, said she and her colleagues see cases like Waldorf’s often. They are always excruciating. Her patients often … Read more
The debate in Ireland thus cannot be separated from a wider global political climate in which reproductive autonomy is increasingly being treated as socially destabilising and in need of policing. Across the US, a rollback of abortion rights has unfolded alongside escalating attacks on contraception access, sex education and trans rights, all under the language … Read more
When looking at the study, Jensen said it is particularly “concerning” to see that abortion ban states saw a decline in use of mifepristone, which “reflects growing access disparities between restricted and non-restricted states, which could further widen existing disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity.” Jensen added that patients are put at an increased risk … Read more
Both the White House and the Justice Department held closed-door meetings this month with anti-abortion activists who want the president to use executive power more aggressively to cut off access to the procedure. … Students for Life emerged from its own meeting with DOJ officials optimistic, and sent a video message to its followers that … Read more
The Justice Department’s new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund — created by a legal settlement between President Donald Trump and his own administration — could funnel money to activists who broke into and blocked patients from entering abortion clinics. Read more at Politico
Across the country, abortion bans appear to have made it harder for people experiencing miscarriages to receive appropriate treatment — or even receive treatment at all — a new study suggests. Read more at 19th News
An advocacy organization representing US veterans has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the reinstatement of a ban on abortion services and counseling for veterans and their dependents facing certain pregnancy-related dangers and circumstances. Read more at The Guardian
Abortion providers and advocates are making plans for future disruptions to reproductive care after the US supreme court temporarily continued nationwide access to mail-order mifepristone on Thursday while several legal challenges wind their way through the lower courts. Read more at The Guardian
From 2022 to 2024, at least 192 people in Alabama were charged with pregnancy-related crimes, according to a report from Pregnancy Justice. Such arrests, according to Pregnancy Justice, are tied to the concept of fetal personhood, which extends legal rights to fetuses and embryos. The mishandling of pregnancies behind bars is a widespread problem, with … Read more
