A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weeks-long waiting lists. A teen waited seven weeks for an abortion because it took her mother that long to get her an appointment. Others seeking the procedure faced … Read more
Abortion bans have jeopardized access to care for miscarriages and other pregnancy-related complications. The stakes associated with losing a pregnancy are high, with increased medical and legal risks, especially in the 14 states where abortion is now almost entirely outlawed and the two more that ban the procedure for people past six weeks of pregnancy … Read more
“Keeping the Medicaid ban in place and keeping the 24-hour delay in place…disproportionately impacts people of the lowest means, people who have the least ability to return to clinic, who have the least ability to pay out of pocket for their health care,” said Dr. Halley Crissman, an OB/GYN in Ann Arbor who testified in … Read more
The 12-week ban also included a new requirement that abortion patients show up for an in-person consultation at an abortion clinic at least 72 hours before their abortion. That requirement was devastating both to patients and providers, Hales said. It confused patients and left providers scrambling to schedule patients twice at an already-crowded clinic. Read … Read more
Pre-visit paperwork requires interne access, a printer, and exact timing Dr. Crissman, the OB-GYN in Ann Arbor, has a request for anyone who thinks Michigan’s 24-hour mandatory waiting period and informed consent form laws are reasonable: see if you can figure them out. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
If lower court rulings were left in place, they “would impose grave harms on the government, mifepristone’s sponsors, women seeking medication abortions, and the public,” Prelogar added. Among other things, access to the pill by mail — which the FDA formally approved in 2021 — would be curtailed. Read more at NBC News
On Thursday, Judge Robert Chambers, a Bill Clinton appointee, rejected most of GenBioPro’s arguments — though he did find that the state’s ban on prescribing mifepristone via telemedicine is in direct contradiction with the FDA’s parameters, and sustained the lawsuit on that count. Read more at Talking Points Memo
“It’s cruel, it’s inhumane and it’s state-sanctioned and state-enforced torture, having to wait until you’re almost dead to get basic treatment. It’s inexcusable,” she added. Read more at The Guardian
Texas women denied abortions ask court for clarity over ban exceptions Women say they were told they could not end pregnancies even though their lives and health were in danger Read more at The Guardian Denied abortion for a doomed pregnancy, she tells Texas court: ‘There was no mercy’ Molly Duane, the attorney for the … Read more
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
