Abortion influences everything
By inhibiting drug development, economic growth, and military recruitment, as well as driving doctors away from the places they’re needed most, bans almost certainly harm you — yes, you. Read more at Vox
miscarriage
Florida Republicans Introduce ‘Frightening’ Bill That Could Threaten IVF
Florida Democrats told HuffPost they’re worried the law will be weaponized against abortion providers, OB-GYNs who handle miscarriages and physicians who offer reproductive care such as in vitro fertilization. Read more at Huffpost
‘I didn’t know what I was supposed to do’: US women who miscarry are in dangerous legal limbo post-Roe
With near-total bans on abortion in 14 states, the laws on miscarriage are vague – stoking fears of criminal consequences Read more at The Guardian
Doctors face ‘a perpetual rollercoaster’ as abortion returns to the Supreme Court
Doctors across the country told The 19th that they have struggled to stay on top of the latest developments in abortion lawsuits since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned federal abortion protections. That confusion, some said, could stop physicians even from providing legal pregnancy-related health care. Read more … Read more
Reproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried
Beene said Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights fears the case will deter other women from seeking miscarriage care. The organization also shared its letter, dated Dec. 15, with the Warren mayor, law director and city council members, in hopes of building support for dropping charges against Watts. Read more at The Hill
Black Ohio woman’s arrest after pregnancy loss begs the question, ‘What do you do after a miscarriage?’
Despite expert testimony advocating the pregnancy was not viable, the case went viral this weekend when a judge decided that she will face a grand jury. This is another story contributing to the trend of pregnancy-related criminalization continuing across the country. Read more at Cleveland.com
Pregnancy loss in America has long been a lonely experience. Abortion bans have made it perilous.
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
Opinion – The war on abortion pills takes a terrifying new turn | Arwa Mahdawi
In the past, trying to prove someone had taken abortion pills was tricky. It was impossible to tell whether a woman had experienced a miscarriage or had a medical abortion: the symptoms are the same and the technology didn’t exist to find evidence mifepristone and misoprostol had been ingested. Now, however, a government intent on … Read more
‘They forced me to carry my baby to the end’: women of color on being denied abortion
Black women were 2.6 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than their white counterparts in 2021 according to CDC analysis. Structural racism, medicaid coverage and a failure to properly invest in maternal healthcare all contribute to this. Black women report being dismissed, overlooked and ignored during childbirth and by the medical institution … Read more
In a post-Roe world, miscarriage treatment becomes more difficult
“We’re really setting up a dangerous situation for patients and for providers who don’t know, right now, whether there are going to be legal consequences for care,” Prager said. Read more at KUOW.org