After Dobbs, Advocates Fear School Surveillance Tools Could Put Teens at Risk , by Todd Feathers at The Markup As states rush to enact laws criminalizing abortion-related care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade, health advocates and civil rights groups are warning that school surveillance software can be … Read more
A beleaguered abortion workforce braces for things to get far worse , by David Cohen and Carole Joffe, The Hill In light of the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, abortion providers in states that have banned abortion, or soon will, are mourning the closing of their clinics. While … Read more
A pediatric neurosurgeon reflects on his intense job, and the post-Roe landscape , by Dave Davies, NPR I will tell you a story about my niece and my niece has allowed me to talk about this. My niece … called me one day after being pregnant for a few weeks to say, ‘I’m with the … Read more
Abortion: The story of suffering and death behind Ireland’s ban and subsequent legalization , by Gretchen E. Ely, The Conversation In 2012, Savita Halappanavar, age 31 and 17 weeks pregnant, went to a hospital in Galway, Ireland. Doctors there determined that she was having a miscarriage. However, because the fetus still had a detectable heartbeat, … Read more
I’m A Health Care Attorney. Here Are The Dangers My Doctors Face Now That Roe Is Gone. , by Lisa Larson-Bunnell, HuffPost Every time an abortion is performed in a Missouri facility, the provider is required to submit a Report of Induced Termination of Pregnancy to the state. The information in the report is ostensibly … Read more
Why Black women are especially underserved when it comes to birth control access , by Claretta Bellamy, NBC news The Supreme Court’s ruling to gut nationwide rights to abortion last week has highlighted the importance of access to birth control, which already proves difficult for many women of color due to discrimination, stigma and systemic … Read more
Woman’s 500-mile trek to an Illinois abortion clinic may be start of a wave to come , By Safia Samee Ali, NBC news One of the first patients to arrive at the clinic the day it resumed abortion procedures after the reversal of Roe v. Wade was a woman who had just driven nine hours … Read more
Covid spiked the maternal death rate in U.S. Roe’s fall will make it even worse. , by Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news U.S. maternal mortality rates are certain to rise as more states restrict abortion following the fall of Roe v. Wade, experts said, a sobering prediction as new statistics show the Covid pandemic’s already outsize … Read more
In coming weeks, Georgia will probably ban most abortions after six weeks. For students like Bennett pursuing their medical education in states poised to ban abortion services, the ruling impacts not just the training they will receive, it leaves them grappling with the personal, moral and practical challenges of a common (and sometimes, life-saving) … Read more
Pregnant women face increasingly dangerous risks as doctors flee punitive US states, By Jessica Glenza, The Guardian Louisiana is fighting to become a leader in the race to criminalize doctors who allegedly provide abortions, since the US supreme court ended federal abortion protections. In doing so, the state may also become an example of how … Read more
