Abortion Pregnant patients’ ability to access abortions will depend even more on their zip code in 2025. The chasm between blue states with expanded abortion access and red states with restrictions is expected to grow even deeper, especially if Trump abides by his campaign promise not to pursue a national abortion ban. Read more at … Read more
Legislators in Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Tennessee have filed bills that would further curb access. In states with near-total bans, lawmakers are looking to eliminate the workarounds residents have used to continue accessing abortions. In others, lawmakers will weigh whether to move from six-week abortion bans to almost completely outlawing the procedure. … Read more
In the months after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, permanent contraception in the form of tubal sterilizations and vasectomies surged among young adults living in states likely to ban abortion, new research released on Monday found. Read more at The Guardian
The anti-abortion movement is looking at ways to control information about how and where to obtain abortions Read more at The Guardian
Since the fall of Roe in 2022, 76 clinics have shuttered and the initial surge of donations is now falling short Read more at The Guardian
“It really speaks to a bifurcation of access,” said Isaac Maddow-Zimet, a Guttmacher Institute data scientist. “On one hand, you have many states where abortion has gotten incredibly difficult to access – states with total bans, states with six-week bans. Access has gotten much more difficult for people living in those states. And then, on … Read more
Premature births in the U.S. remain at an all-time high, the March of Dimes reports About 370,000 babies were born at 37 weeks’ gestation or earlier last year, according to the report. Preemies are often at higher risk for physical or intellectual disabilities. The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, … Read more
GOP-led local governments have taken up the lead in passing travel bans, while conservative lawyers and politicians are using existing state laws to go after those seeking to escape restrictions. and “I understand the pushback against that, but I think you can go, like with so many other issues, you can go way too far … Read more
Anti-abortion centers and their leaders have been campaigning against the abortion ballot measures in 10 states in the lead up to Election Day. The organizations — also known as crisis pregnancy centers — have sought to remove those measures from state ballots and distributed materials with misleading talking points. Read more at 19th News
Recent legal fights in Ohio provide a glimpse of how even sweeping abortion protections don’t automatically undo the effects of restrictions, and could lead to new ones. Last year, Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment enshrining the right to an abortion. But pro-abortion-rights advocates in the state are still fighting to throw out the state’s … Read more
