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A Year After Roe’s Demise, The Abortion Migration Strains Remaining Clinics

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While out-of-state visitors comprised around 20% of PPRM’s patients before the Dobbs decision, that population now makes up more than half of its patients, Mansaneres said. Around 90% of them are coming from Texas, with large swaths traveling from Oklahoma, Idaho and Wyoming as well. The average distance for a patient traveling to the region … Read more

In post-Roe US, clinical trials may be too risky during pregnancy

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In an op-ed last year in Stat, Aoife Brennan, the CEO of a Massachusetts-based company developing treatments for metabolic and immune-based diseases, described the situation of a 32-year-old woman who was participating in a Phase 1 trial. She tested negative for pregnancy at enrollment and agreed to use contraception. Still, when she checked in for … Read more

The end of Roe, one year later

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It’s been nearly one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion via the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health decision. In the months since, abortion access has been mostly banned in 14 states, stringent gestational limits have been put in place in several others, and the approval … Read more

2024 Election – how Democrats differ from the GOP

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Biden rallies abortion advocates: ‘The court practically dared the women of America to be heard’ “The Dobbs decision, the court practically dared the women of America to be heard. This is what the majority wrote, ‘women are not without electoral or political power.’ You ain’t seen nothing yet, court,” Biden said at the Mayflower Hotel … Read more

One year without Roe: Data shows how abortion access has changed

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For women and their families, abortion access is now largely a function of financial and geographic circumstances. For abortion-care providers, the year has brought influxes of out-of-state patients and a barrage of legal challenges. Abortion opponents, meanwhile, are enjoying their success. Some say they hope to see national restrictions. Read more at NBC News  

Republicans Are Torching Democracy to Deny Women Abortions

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For decades, anti-abortion activists agitating for the end of Roe demanded the court return the issue of abortion “to the people.” But exactly one year after the Supreme Court issued its infamous ruling nullifying constitutional right to an abortion, Republicans across the country — including in many reliably conservative states — are confronting the fact that … Read more