Despite restrictions and bans, abortions rose across the U.S. according to new data
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite restrictions and bans, abortions rose across the U.S. according to new data

Salon  

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, eliminating the constitutional right to access abortion, 14 states have nearly totally banned abortions. “We’re also able to look at the loss in states with either total abortion bans or six-week bans, and we found that there are about 180,000 fewer abortions in the 18 months since the Dobbs decision in those states.” These cumulative declines were most notable in Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama. “So we're not at all surprised, and we also know that the WeCount numbers are an undercount because they do not account for the self-managed abortion option.” We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism At the same time, this is happening as anti-abortion legislators are targeting medication abortion and trying to restrict access. Even if telehealth access is not eroded, Upadhyay emphasized this data shouldn’t be interpreted as “all of the demand in states with abortion bans” is being met.

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Why overturning Roe v. Wade only made America's abortion rate rise
6 days, 18 hours ago

Why overturning Roe v. Wade only made America's abortion rate rise

Salon  

Republican politicians owe the pro-choice community a thank you card for saving the right from the worst impacts of their policies. After the Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of abortion rights in the infamous Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health case, the fallout has been terrible: women nearly bleeding to death in hospital parking lots, women having to be airlifted …

US states prepare for battle over abortion pills
3 weeks, 2 days ago

US states prepare for battle over abortion pills

Raw Story  

by Elodie SOINARD The anti-abortion movement in the United States has set its sights on a new target: doctors sending pills across state lines to help women end unwanted pregnancies. Since the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the federal protection of the right to an abortion, states like Texas and Louisiana have adopted tough anti-abortion laws. Texas and Louisiana …

Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing
1 month, 1 week ago

Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing

Associated Press  

Abortion rights advocates feared the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to state abortion bans would also lead to tracking women and charging women who get abortions with murder. A Missouri committee heard testimony on a bill to create a database of pregnant women deemed “at risk” of getting an abortion and connecting them with prospective adoptive …

Attacks on shield laws ramp up as NY doctor fined $100K for providing abortion in Texas
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Attacks on shield laws ramp up as NY doctor fined $100K for providing abortion in Texas

Raw Story  

Republican-controlled states' testing of abortion rights "shield laws" that have been passed in eight states in recent years ramped up on Thursday as a judge in Texas ordered a New York doctor to pay more than $100,000 in fines and fees for prescribing medication abortion pills to a 20-year-old woman in the Dallas area last year. "ACT has and continues …

Republican states claim zero abortions. A red-state doctor calls that "ludicrous"
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republican states claim zero abortions. A red-state doctor calls that "ludicrous"

Salon  

In Arkansas, state health officials announced a stunning statistic for 2023: The total number of abortions in the state, where some 1.5 million women live, was zero. The zeroing out is statistically unlikely, Upadhyay said, and also runs counter to the reality that pregnancy “comes with many risks and in many cases emergency abortion care will be needed.” “We know …

Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the bans took effect, infant mortality rates …

'Ludicrous': Red state doctor left gobsmacked as official data shows zero abortions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Ludicrous': Red state doctor left gobsmacked as official data shows zero abortions

Raw Story  

In Arkansas, state health officials announced a stunning statistic for 2023: The total number of abortions in the state, where some 1.5 million women live, was zero. The zeroing out is statistically unlikely, Upadhyay said, and also runs counter to the reality that pregnancy “comes with many risks and in many cases emergency abortion care will be needed.” “We know …

Infant deaths continue to rise as more abortion bans are put in place, studies find
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Infant deaths continue to rise as more abortion bans are put in place, studies find

Salon  

The overturn of Roe v. Wade with the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision has paved the way for legislation across the country to restrict reproductive health care. A pair of new studies shows the fallout of restrictive reproductive healthcare policies: More babies were born in states that enacted abortion bans between 2021 and 2023, and infant mortality also rose in these …

Abortion bans in US led to more births and infant deaths, especially among vulnerable groups
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion bans in US led to more births and infant deaths, especially among vulnerable groups

CNN  

CNN — Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations and infant mortality rises disproportionately, new research suggests. “It signals that these additional births are occurring disproportionately among populations at greater risk of infant mortality and other poor pregnancy outcomes,” said Dr. Suzanne Bell, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins …

Apps can be weaponized to criminalize those seeking abortion care. Under Trump, it could get worse
2 months ago

Apps can be weaponized to criminalize those seeking abortion care. Under Trump, it could get worse

Salon  

For those seeking access to reproductive care, one's digital footprint could be dangerous. This week, the Center for American Progress released a report detailing ways in which social media apps and consumer data could be weaponized to criminalize people seeking, providing and supporting abortion care. “Many authors of and contributors to Project 2025, the far right’s authoritarian playbook for the …

"Complete chaos”: How Trump is already accelerating the reproductive rights crisis
2 months ago

"Complete chaos”: How Trump is already accelerating the reproductive rights crisis

Salon  

On Friday, thousands of anti-abortion advocates gathered for the annual National March for Life event in Washington. “President Trump's Executive Order to enforce the Hyde Amendment creates yet another barrier to abortion access, specifically targeting low-income women and pregnant people who rely on Medicaid access and may otherwise be unable to afford abortion care.” Indeed, the previous consequences of the …

US lawmaker issues bill to ban men for masturbating 'without intent to make a baby' - senator accused of 'politicial trolling'
2 months, 1 week ago

US lawmaker issues bill to ban men for masturbating 'without intent to make a baby' - senator accused of 'politicial trolling'

Daily Mail  

A Democrat Senator has been accused of 'trolling' anti-abortionists with a new bill that intends to ban men from climaxing, unless they're trying to conceive. Blackman's bill targets mens' reproductive rights as a means of highlighting that all of the recent legislative bills relating to abortion and contraception focus on women. He said in a statement to local news outlet …

What to know about abortion developments in the states and courts as Trump takes office
2 months, 1 week ago

What to know about abortion developments in the states and courts as Trump takes office

Associated Press  

An incoming new president and state legislative sessions ramping up are likely to bring more changes to abortion policy across the U.S., which is still settling after the seismic shift in 2022 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and opened the door to state bans. The states argue that efforts to provide access to the pills “undermine …

Trump’s second term might have a surprising effect on America’s fertility rate.
3 months ago

Trump’s second term might have a surprising effect on America’s fertility rate.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Given his past findings and the 2024 election results, Dahl predicts, “Republican fertility will rise relative to Democrats, with an increase in the number of babies in Republican families showing up roughly 9–12 months from now.” But given the …

Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture
3 months ago

Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture

Associated Press  

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Overturning Roe and enforcing abortion bans has changed how woman obtain abortions in the U.S. “Abortion bans don’t actually …

Abortions are up in U.S., with women turning to pills and travel
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3 months ago

Abortions are up in U.S., with women turning to pills and travel

LA Times  

Two women at a watch party in Kansas City, Mo., react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri Constitution was passed on Nov. 5. It’s now been two and a half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and opened the door for states to implement bans. Here’s a look at data on where things stand: …

In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families
3 months ago

In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families

Hindustan Times  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Taylor Cagnacci moved from California to Tennessee with hopes of starting a new chapter in a state that touts a low cost of living and natural beauty. In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families But she's infuriated by Tennessee's meager social services, which leave her and many other moms struggling in a …

In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families
3 months ago

In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If we took some of that stress off …

In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families
Trending News
3 months ago

In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Taylor Cagnacci moved from California to Tennessee with hopes of starting a new chapter in a state that touts a low cost of living and natural beauty. “If we took some of that stress off of them, then maybe they’d have time to dream.” GOP state leaders in Tennessee and other states that banned abortion after the …

How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024
3 months ago

How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024

Salon  

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs decision, ending the federal enshrinement of abortion rights in America. 01 More people stockpiled abortion pills 2024 began with the anticipation that the Supreme Court would invalidate the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. “This increase is …

Are abortion bans across America causing deaths? The states that passed them are doing little to find out.
3 months, 1 week ago

Are abortion bans across America causing deaths? The states that passed them are doing little to find out.

CNN  

This story was originally published by ProPublica. The committee does not review cases that involve that drug because it’s also used for abortions, said committee chair Dr. Carla Ortique: “If they received medication, if they received any procedure, we will not get those records.” Chris Van Deusen, the spokesperson at the Texas Department of State Health Services, would not say …

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy
3 months, 1 week ago

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Starting a family is a sensitive and personal experience …

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy
3 months, 1 week ago

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Associated Press  

Katie Hobbs is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients’ privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials’ push to reduce or eliminate such requirements. “It’s really worth thinking carefully about the risk and the benefit of collecting data in this new environment,” said Isaac Maddow-Zimet, a researcher at …

As states fight over abortion laws, California could get dragged in
3 months, 2 weeks ago

As states fight over abortion laws, California could get dragged in

LA Times  

Hello and happy Tuesday. Since the Dobbs decision, as the Supreme Court’s ruling is known, eight states, including New York and California, have enacted so-called shield laws. These laws are meant to protect healthcare providers, now know as “shield law providers,” and others involved in giving care — whether in person or via telehealth — from the laws of states …

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills
4 months, 1 week ago

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state constitution bans abortion except …

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures

Politico  

While President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans campaigned on a promise to leave abortion policy to the states, Students for Life is lobbying allies on Capitol Hill to ban telehealth prescriptions of abortion pills and slash funding for colleges and universities that provide abortion pills through student health centers. “The federal government has a sacred duty to protect the right …

Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging

LA Times  

Ever since the Supreme Court took away the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, the people have been taking it back state by state. Before last week’s election, voters in six states had either enshrined abortion rights in their state constitutions or defeated ballot measures that would have restricted them. Ballot measures in New York, Maryland, Colorado and Montana enshrined …

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike

New Indian Express  

Trump unlikely to require emergency abortions from hospitals The Trump administration is expected to pull back Biden's controversial directive that requires emergency rooms to provide abortions when necessary to stabilize a woman's health or life. The Biden administration had argued that the decades-old federal law, which requires hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment for patients in exchange for Medicare funding, also …

Abortion Costs Can Triple for Women Coming From Out of State
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Abortion Costs Can Triple for Women Coming From Out of State

Live Mint  

-- Abortions carry “catastrophic” costs for more than two-in-five Americans who get them, and it’s significantly worse for those who must travel out-of-state for access, according to a new study. The Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned the constitutional right to abortion has exacerbated the financial stress. “The financial and psychological burdens of abortion …

What’s next for reproductive healthcare during the Trump administration?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s next for reproductive healthcare during the Trump administration?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Blackmon, the woman at the center of a legal challenge to Tennesee’s abortion laws, …

What’s next for reproductive healthcare during the Trump administration?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s next for reproductive healthcare during the Trump administration?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Blackmon, the woman at the center of a …

How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states

Daily Mail  

It wasn't just Donald Trump or Kamala Harris on the ticket last night - there were also important referendums on abortion. Experts say yesterday's ballot measures were similarly surprising, we look at how all 10 states voted below: Missouri - allowed up to 24 weeks In The Show-Me State, when Roe v. Wade was overturned, a 2019 law that banned …

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots

The Hindu  

Since the U.S. overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling securing the right to abortion, several States of the North American country became the groundswell of public opposition. Not-for-profit public law observer Brennan Centre for Justice observed in a blogpost, “In most of these eight States, abortion opponents in official positions have used their power to try to block or …

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House
5 months ago

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House

India Today  

The upcoming US presidential election could be decided by the outcome of several abortion-related ballot measures in 10 states. The issue is a key issue in many states, with voters considering whether to protect reproductive rights or restrict them. The high level of support for pro-choice measures in battleground states like Arizona and Nevada suggests that abortion could be a …

Infant mortality increases following Dobbs ruling, while abortion rate stays the same due to travel and telehealth
5 months, 1 week ago

Infant mortality increases following Dobbs ruling, while abortion rate stays the same due to travel and telehealth

ABC  

A new study has found infant mortality rates in the US have increased more than expected following a court decision which overturned the constitutional right to abortion. "One reason is that individuals who are denied access to abortion services, even in cases where the pregnancy poses life-threatening risks, may experience higher rates of infant mortality," Dr Tessema said. A third …

America’s ‘war on women’: The Independent’s documentary and investigative series on abortion rights
5 months, 1 week ago

America’s ‘war on women’: The Independent’s documentary and investigative series on abortion rights

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the …

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
5 months, 1 week ago

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
5 months, 1 week ago

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

LA Times  

Mifepristone is one of two pills used in medication abortions. Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, according to a report released Tuesday. They increasingly used telehealth, the report found, as medical providers in states with …

Why Record Numbers of People Who Aren’t Pregnant Are Ordering Abortion Medication
5 months, 1 week ago

Why Record Numbers of People Who Aren’t Pregnant Are Ordering Abortion Medication

Slate  

Since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, a growing number of people in the United States are buying abortion pills and keeping them on hand just in case they need them in the future. Some states have been removing the “known pregnancy” requirements since Dobbs, potentially making it easier to prosecute advance provision, missed period pills, and other …

The deaths from abortion bans you won't hear about
5 months, 1 week ago

The deaths from abortion bans you won't hear about

Salon  

Last month, ProPublica published two stories of women who died from abortion bans after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 via the Dobbs decision. The state committee that reviewed her case was also “preventable.” Related A leading abortion provider on why restrictive laws are taking us back to the Dark Ages Pro-abortion activists warned before and after …

Infant deaths rose nationwide following overturn of Roe v. Wade, study finds
5 months, 1 week ago

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

Salon  

Infant mortality increased in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, leading to legislation across the country that drastically limited the accessibility of abortions with widespread reproductive health consequences. In the 18 months following the Supreme Court decision rescinding the federal right to abortion in the Dobbs decision in June 2022, the infant mortality rate was 7% …

Getting an abortion was already hard. Then the hurricanes arrived
5 months, 1 week ago

Getting an abortion was already hard. Then the hurricanes arrived

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The state has made it continually difficult for …

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on abortion
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on abortion

LA Times  

Abortion rights, always a polarizing issue in American politics, became an electoral tinderbox in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark decision to create a federal right to abortion access. The prospect of women not having access to abortion was theoretical in many voters’ minds until the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health …

‘Massive win': Advocates cheer overturning of ‘extreme’ abortion law blamed for 2 deaths
6 months ago

‘Massive win': Advocates cheer overturning of ‘extreme’ abortion law blamed for 2 deaths

Raw Story  

Abortion rights advocates nationwide hailed a state judge’s decision Monday to overturn Georgia’s strict six-week abortion ban that they say “caused suffering in the state for the last two years” as a “massive win." “Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller should still be alive — and they would be if it weren’t for Donald Trump and Brian Kemp’s abortion ban,” …

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban
6 months, 2 weeks ago

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban

Raw Story  

Two days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that "every Democrat, every Republican, liberal, conservative" wanted the federal right to abortion care to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, a North Dakota judge became the latest on Thursday to strike down a state-level abortion ban, saying it violated residents' constitutional rights. Meetra Mehdizadeh, a staff attorney at CRR, …

Abortions are down under Florida’s 6-week ban but not by as much as in other states, study says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortions are down under Florida’s 6-week ban but not by as much as in other states, study says

Associated Press  

When Florida’s ban on abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy began on May 1, the number of abortions didn’t drop as much as it has when other states implemented similar policies, a study released Thursday estimates. The study by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion access, suggests that Florida clinics, abortion funds and support networks were …

Abortion bans are pushing people to terminate later in pregnancy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Abortion bans are pushing people to terminate later in pregnancy

Salon  

Dr. Diane Horvath is an OB-GYN who has worked in abortion care over the last 15 years. But since the Supreme Court Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing states to deny access to abortion, she’s noticed a trend at her clinic in Maryland: abortion bans and gestational restrictions are forcing people who try to get abortions earlier in pregnancy …

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — An Alaska judge struck down Wednesday a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state. Alaska Superior Court Judge Josie Garton in 2021 granted the group’s request to allow advanced practice clinicians to provide medication abortion pending her decision in the underlying case. Planned Parenthood in its lawsuit argued there was no medical …

The fallout of Florida’s abortion ban has been "chaos," experts say
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The fallout of Florida’s abortion ban has been "chaos," experts say

Salon  

Two months ago, the state of Florida enacted its strict six-week abortion law. “What we've seen in the aftermath of this ban is just devastation and chaos, and it has really impacted the lives of Floridians but also has expanded its impact throughout the southeast,” Brittany Fonteno, president and CEO of the National Abortion Federation, told Salon in a phone …

Abortions up in US despite state bans, driven by telehealth services
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Abortions up in US despite state bans, driven by telehealth services

Firstpost  

A new study by the Society of Family Planning shows that the number of abortions in the US has increased since the Supreme Court allowed states to impose strict bans on the procedure. The rise is largely attributed to greater access to abortion pills through telehealth services, with significant increases noted in Democratic-led states and declines in states with strict …

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