Articles Tagged With: Abortion
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Biden Boosts ACA, Women’s Health
Executive actions aim to re-expand Obamacare access, protect reproductive health.
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New Research Reveals State Reproductive Rights Affect Risks for Newborns
The authors of a recent study found that Black women in the United States have a lower risk of giving birth to low birth weight babies if they live in states with less restrictive reproductive rights, when compared with women who live in states with more restrictive policies.
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Barriers Inhibit Abortion Training for New Doctors
Although access to training in medical and surgical abortion has improved over the decades, barriers still prevent some new physicians from obtaining the training, according to the authors of a recent study.
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State, Federal Regulations on Abortion Increase COVID-19 Risk for Patients
The authors of a recent study quantified the number of medically unnecessary clinical visits for abortion services. They found that more than 31,000 in-person clinic visits would be averted each month if four medically unnecessary state and federal policies were repealed and if 70% of patients received no-test telemedicine abortions.
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Reproductive Health Groups Petition Supreme Court to Stop Trump Rule
Essential Access Health and other family planning advocacy organizations petitioned the Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals decision that upholds the Trump administration’s Title X regulations and gag rule. Because of the changes, the number of Title X sites in California dropped from 366 to 238.
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Pandemic Affects Reproductive Health, Highlighting Disparities
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed hardships on women seeking contraceptives and abortion care worldwide. It has been particularly deleterious to vulnerable populations. A shadow pandemic has developed of reproductive health disparities and more barriers to contraception.
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Teen Pregnancy Part 1: The First Trimester
Acute care providers will frequently encounter an adolescent with a new diagnosis of pregnancy or a known pregnancy (complicated or uncomplicated). The unique features of teenage pregnancy are critical to be familiar with, so as not to miss the diagnosis of pregnancy or identify a complication and initiate timely, appropriate management.
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Is RhoGAM Needed for Rh-Negative Women Experiencing First-Trimester Pregnancy Loss or Induced Abortion?
In this prospective cohort pilot study, the authors validated a flow cytometry protocol for detecting fetal red blood cells and determined that fetal red blood cell exposure in first-trimester uterine aspiration was well below the calculated threshold for maternal Rh sensitization.
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Abortion Access Problems Arise During COVID-19 Pandemic
Some states used the COVID-19 pandemic to stop abortion clinics from operating, saying abortions were nonessential medical services. Lawsuits helped reopen some sites, but abortion access was limited.
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Restricting Access to Abortion Increases Complications
Restrictive abortion laws increase the chance that a woman will self-manage her abortion, a practice associated with an increased risk of complications.