Abortion bans are pushing people to terminate later in pregnancy
Abortion clinic providers say barriers to accessing reproductive care is delaying abortion to later in pregnancy Read more at Salon
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How Ted Cruz’s abortion record could cost him a historic election in Texas
Cruz hasn’t just been a cheerleader on the sidelines of the abortion wars; he was a key player in transforming the judiciary to pave the way for Dobbs and enable his own state to punish and essentially torture pregnant women the way they are doing now. He can avoid questions on the subject, but there’s … Read more
This one weird trick might win Democrats the election | opinion
But there is no way to have a good-faith debate with people who call their opponents “childless cat ladies”, defend 12-year-olds getting married and think 10-year-old rape victims should be forced to give birth. Why even try? Instead of lending credence to their bizarre ideas by attempting to engage with them, it’s far more effective … Read more
“The walls are closing in”: States under strain as Iowa abortion ban goes into effect
The effects of Iowa’s ban will especially be felt in its neighbor, Illinois. Since Dobbs overturned Roe, Illinois has already seen an influx in patients from the south. Data from the Society of Family Planning #WeCount found that after Dobbs, Illinois saw the biggest increase in out-of-state abortions. Florida, a state that now also has … Read more
Some OB-GYNs aren’t getting abortion training, report finds, while pregnancy complications are on the rise
The report highlights several worrisome effects of abortion restrictions instituted after Roe v. Wade was overturned, including fewer applicants to OB-GYN residency programs in states that restrict abortion, practicing OB-GYNs moving out of these states and new doctors being left unprepared to treat pregnant patients in life-threatening scenarios. Read more at NBC News
On abortion, Kamala Harris has the receipts
After 50 years of failure, with nobody coming even close, I was able to kill Roe v. Wade, much to the ‘shock’ of everyone… Without me, there would be no 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 15 weeks, or whatever is finally agreed to. Without me the pro Life movement would have just kept losing. Thank you … Read more
Iowa 6 week abortion ban is now in effect – news round-up
Iowa’s six-week abortion ban is now in effect However, the 4-3 Iowa Supreme Court decision sets a high standard for finding state abortion laws unconstitutional. The Supreme Court majority ruled that the “rational basis” test will be used to assess Iowa abortion laws constitutionality. This means that if the state has a legitimate reason to enact a … Read more
Preventable deaths and high cancer rates: women’s health in ‘perilous’ place
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont ranked at the top across a range of health issues. South-eastern states – most of which now have near-total abortion bans – ranked at the bottom on a wide range of women’s health indicators. Read more at The Guardian
In states with strict abortion policies, simply seeing an OB/GYN for regular care can be difficult
Reasons for the disparity are twofold, Collins said. Women living in the lowest-ranking states are less likely to have health insurance to afford doctor’s visits. And even if they can, there aren’t enough OB/GYNs to take care of them. That is, doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology are either leaving states with abortion restrictions or … Read more
How ob-gyns are handling more requests for sterilization after ‘Roe’ was overturned
After Roe was overturned in June 2022, doctors said a wave of young people like Ferst started asking for permanent birth control like tubal ligations, in which the fallopian tubes are removed, or vasectomies. New research published this spring in JAMA Health Forum shows how big that wave of young people is nationally. Read more … Read more