Infant deaths rose nationwide following overturn of Roe v. Wade, study finds

Infant mortality was trending downward until 2022, when it increased for the first time in 20 years by 3%. Negative trends in maternal and infant health have coincided with legislation that restricts abortion access, and research has shown that infants die at higher rates in states with stricter abortion bans. A similar study also published … Read more

The deaths from abortion bans you won’t hear about

Dr. Daniel Grossman, ANSIRH Director and lead report author of the UCSF, told Salon via email that they are “hearing from doctors in states with abortion bans that they are being told by their employers or the hospitals where they work not to discuss cases related to emergency abortion care with the media.” “Doctors may … Read more

States with abortion bans saw steep declines in birth control prescriptions after Roe

The study authors attribute the decline to the closure of abortion clinics, where many people access prescriptions for contraception. Post-Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 63 brick-and-mortar abortion clinics in 14 states closed, including 24 in Texas. “Because 11 percent of women rely on such clinics for the provision of prescriptions for contraceptives — many … Read more

Some Republicans say the midterms were a mandate for further abortion restrictions

Republicans racked up big wins in more than a dozen state legislatures this fall — and now they’re planning to use their expanded power to crack down on abortions come January. With sweeping abortion legislation having little chance in a divided Congress, conservative state legislators are stepping into the void, proposing to limit when the … Read more

Will abortion bans deny critical training to the next generation of ob-gyns?

“It’s going to change the way that medicine is practiced,” said Kavita Vinekar, assistant clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and coauthor of a study on how restricting abortion affects medical training. Instead of offering care based on “clinical decision-making, sound evidence, and the body of knowledge that we have … Read more