Deborah Among the most ominous outcomes is that social scientists project the number of women who die from complications in childbirth could increase by double digits in the states banning abortion. In a new paper, Amanda Jean Stevenson, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and two co-authors projected that maternal … Read more
There has been a lot of discussion about this girl’s plight, so this post will be longer than most. At first, conservatives didn’t believe the rape even happened. How conservative media weaponized a story about a 10-year-old and abortion, by Morgan Sung Wednesday’s news of charges filed in connection to the assault have not marked … Read more
With the Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle the right to an abortion, Republicans now have to answer an uncomfortable question: What do they think should happen when minors become pregnant and abortion is no longer an option? The issue came to the fore in Ohio, when a pregnant 10-year-old girl reportedly had to be taken … Read more
High-profile brands like Apple, Target, Starbucks, Amazon and Disney, ABC News’ parent company, are among those that vowed to help employees afford such travel, as 26 states are “certain or likely” to ban abortion in the aftermath of the court ruling, the Guttmacher Institute predicted in October. In several states, abortion bans have already taken … Read more
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the constitutional right to abortion is creating “chaos” in the health care sector as some states see a spike in women seeking abortions and physicians are unsure of their legal rights, lawmakers were told in a hearing on Tuesday. The ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization … Read more
The clinicians are confronting novel reactions from patients, too. In addition to questions of spiraling desperation—how much time do I have? Why can’t you help me? Where do I go? How can I get there?—they are seeing an unprecedented outpouring of anguish. They have also noticed a troubling rise in feelings of regret. … According … Read more
In Arizona, Dr. DeShawn Taylor had been preparing for the fall of constitutional abortion rights for months ahead of the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. … Currently, Arizona has a law dating prior to Roe that bans abortion, while another law permitting abortions up to 15 weeks into pregnancy was … Read more
Demand for pills that end pregnancy has skyrocketed in states that have restricted abortion since the Supreme Court decision last month, and abortion clinics are reporting a rush for appointments in towns bordering those states. Aid Access, a virtual abortion clinic based in the Netherlands, saw a 256 percent increase in people coming to its … Read more
A new government database tracking people’s pregnancies in Poland is sparking fears that medical data will be used to prosecute women who obtain abortion care in other countries or by getting abortion pills through the mail, and potentially to target women who have miscarriages. Read more at commondreams.org
In June, when the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, it was personal for me. As a man, I am not able to give birth, but as a person with a disability — I like to say a difference — and who is currently using in vitro fertilization to prevent passing my condition … Read more
