A surge in requests The Martinezes are just two of many Central Texans choosing permanent forms of birth control in the wake of the state’s ban on abortion. Local doctor’s offices have seen a flurry of requests for salpingectomies and vasectomies since June. * The number of patients coming in for a sterilization procedure has … Read more
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case that would have provided clarity on this issue after a Catholic group and two pregnant women from Rhode Island sought to sue the state on behalf of their unborn fetuses. “This court,” the women argued, “should grant the writ to finally determine whether prenatal life, … Read more
“Stories like these confirm the importance of data privacy. While abortion remains fully legal in the District, consumers and those seeking abortions should be aware of how others may use their data, and they should take steps to protect themselves and their data and privacy as much as possible,” Racine added. Read more at The … Read more
The logistics and funding help are crucial now that patients are coming from hundreds of miles away, Sherell said. “At first I was only getting like Memphis and Kentucky and Oklahoma,” she said. “Now, I’m scheduling now as far as Texas, Florida. I’ve estimated over 1,000 miles for a patient before to travel to come … Read more
In the final weeks of the campaign, groups that oppose abortion rights are urging Republican candidates to go on offense, sensing an opportunity to gain a political upper hand in the debate by flipping the script on Democrats and calling their positions on reproductive rights too extreme for most Americans. Read more at Politico
The country’s highest-stakes battle over abortion rights is unfolding in Michigan, where polls show voters appear likely to add an explicit right to the procedure in their state constitution. While abortion-related initiatives are also on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Montana and Vermont, the outcome in Michigan will have the starkest impact — determining whether … Read more
Finally, just this past August, Santos told an audience of Republicans in Queens that “we are going to be remembered as the most barbaric generation to ever live” because of abortion’s legality. He argued that future generations would frown upon abortion just as we now look down upon slavery. Read more at Huffpost
This is the new state of healthcare in America, where misogynist laws banning abortion have ushered in an era of sex-segregated medical care for all sorts of ailments and conditions. In states where abortion is banned, there are now de facto two standards of medical care: the one that men are entitled to, and the … Read more
Republican Senate candidate Don Bolduc called the disposal of embryos for in vitro fertilization “a disgusting practice” and didn’t rule out supporting a national ban on the procedure, during a campaign event earlier this week, according to an audio recording obtained by Vanity Fair. “I don’t like that practice [of discarding embryos] at all,” Bolduc, … Read more
The data for the study — and the concerns it raises — predate the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, says Dr. Zsakeba Henderson, March of Dimes’ senior vice president and interim chief medical and health officer. She says there isn’t enough data yet to show the impact of Dobbs, but acknowledges there … Read more
