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Abortion bans are fueling a rise in high-risk patients heading to Illinois hospitals

August 26, 2023 by Deborah

“We’re seeing more cases right now (of) people who are later in gestation,” Fowler said. “More adolescents who are later in gestation, who are showing up at hospitals because this is really their last resort. They’ve been referred all over.” Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.

In post-Roe US, clinical trials may be too risky during pregnancy

June 24, 2023 by Deborah

In an op-ed last year in Stat, Aoife Brennan, the CEO of a Massachusetts-based company developing treatments for metabolic and immune-based diseases, described the situation of a 32-year-old woman who was participating in a Phase 1 trial. She tested negative for pregnancy at enrollment and agreed to use contraception. Still, when she checked in for … Read more