Ohio woman sues hospital and police after she was arrested over miscarriage
Brittany Watts files lawsuit accusing medical professionals of conspiring with police to fabricate abuse of corpse charge Read more at The Guardian
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Permanent contraception surged after Roe v Wade overturned, study finds
In the months after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, permanent contraception in the form of tubal sterilizations and vasectomies surged among young adults living in states likely to ban abortion, new research released on Monday found. Read more at The Guardian
Democratic states train non-doctors on providing abortions to expand US access
From Washington to Connecticut, pharmacists and healthcare workers pioneer efforts to limit abortion barriers Read more at The Guardian
Anti-Abortion Officials Continue Deputizing Angry Men To Turn Over Their Partners In New Legal Foray
“It’s giving away the game: It has been about, all this time, men controlling women, and they’re not even pretending anymore,” Jessie Hill, associate dean and reproductive rights scholar at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, told TPM. Read more at Talking Points Memo
Loans and pawned belongings: abortion patients are increasingly going into debt
Abortion debt is swelling. Providers and groups trying to fill the void created by bans are buckling under the weight Read more at The Guardian
Biden administration scraps rules to expand birth control access
Since Trump’s 2018 rules took effect, private health plans and insurance companies have been able to exclude coverage of contraceptive services for objecting employers, as well as private colleges and universities — leaving many without access to free contraceptives. Read more at Politico
Why speech could be a target for the anti-abortion movement in 2025
The anti-abortion movement is looking at ways to control information about how and where to obtain abortions Read more at The Guardian
How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024
As I’ve reported for Salon this year, the direct and indirect effects of abortion bans and restrictions impact far more than just people who can get pregnant. From putting pressure on care in states where abortion remains accessible to inflicting trauma and grief on those who are forced to travel to access care, here’s how … Read more
Supreme Court to hear South Carolina’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood
Supreme Court takes up South Carolina bid to defund Planned Parenthood The state wants to prevent reproductive health care groups from receiving federal funds via the Medicaid program because it provides abortions. Read more at NBC News Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood The court will restrict itself to a … Read more
For many rural women, finding maternity care outweighs abortion access concerns
The push to preserve and expand abortion access in states where it’s protected often collides with ideological and health care divides between urban and rural residents. Read more at 19th News