The measure would make possession of the medications without a valid prescription or an order from a medical professional punishable by up to five years in prison, with an exception for pregnant people. Read more at NBC News
Study finds 57% of Black women of reproductive age live in the 26 states with abortion bans or restrictions Read more at The Guardian
State lawmakers add amendment to anti-abortion bill to reclassify mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV drugs Read more at The Guardian
For voters connected to countries that have long had strong restrictions on abortion, she said, the long-term impact on women’s safety and economic opportunity is not new. “They know it’s directly linked to violence against women. It’s directly linked to high levels of maternal mortality,” she added. Latin America has some of the highest rates … Read more
Despite recent medical advances, bearing a child remains startlingly dangerous, a fact that America’s lawmakers on the bench have chosen to ignore. One in five pregnant people experiences a significant complication. And one in 4,000 dies during pregnancy, in childbirth, or shortly after delivering, including one in 1,800 Black mothers. Yet Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion … Read more
Medical residents are starting to avoid states with abortion bans, data shows Still, Resneck said, “we’re extraordinarily worried.” For example, physicians without adequate abortion training may not be able to manage miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies or potential complications, such as infection or hemorrhaging, that could stem from pregnancy loss. Those who work with students and residents … Read more
Women’s advocates see the politics of the lawsuit as well. “It’s no coincidence that this organized, partisan effort is occurring in states that have some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country,” Jocelyn Frye of the National Partnership for Women & Families wrote in a statement. “Any attempt to dismantle these protections will … Read more
As efforts to address the country’s maternal mortality crisis have stalled at the federal level, advocates and lawmakers are increasingly turning to statewide maternal mortality review committees to make progress — and try to save lives. Read more at 19th News
The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet | Moira Donegan (opinion piece) Their own Dobbs decision, after all, did not require any state to allow abortions in the case of risks to women’s health. Sepsis, organ failure and loss of fertility in women were thereby tacitly accepted by … Read more
“It makes no sense that we’re just going to wait until you’re on death’s door and then we’ll act,” said Dr. Duncan Harmon, one of only five full-time doctors specializing in maternal fetal medicine who remain in Idaho. Read more at NBC News
