Articles Tagged With: Abortion
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Medication Abortion Through Telehealth Is Safe, Effective, and Convenient
Researchers began studying the safety and effectiveness of telehealth medication abortions in 2021 and concluded in 2022 before the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The recently published results showed that telehealth medication abortions are safe, with outcomes of 99.8% without serious adverse events.
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OB/GYNs Experiencing High Levels of Moral Distress
An OB/GYN was asked by researchers how it felt to work in an abortion-ban state after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — the physician’s response was shocking. The OB/GYN said working in a war zone with actual risk to one’s life was not as distressing as working with patients in an abortion-ban state where the physician continually feared arrest or patient death.
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Telehealth Medication Abortion Remains Under Threat Even as Access Expands
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide the fate of the abortion medication mifepristone — a decision that could undermine access to the medication at a time when major pharmacies and retailers have begun to offer the pill. Abortion rights advocates, reproductive health clinicians, and others are bracing for a decision that could upend access to safe, legal self-managed abortions for most or all women in the nation.
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Opill Rollout Includes Major Pharmacies and Retailers — but Price Tag Needs Work
The rollout of the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, is a major step toward improving contraception access across the United States. But some obstacles remain, including cost and access for minors in places hostile to reproductive autonomy.
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New Research on Advance Provision Reveals Interest and Use in United States Since 2022
Interest in advance provision of abortion medication was high even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to recent research. Many of those interested in advance provision were more likely to be highly motivated to prevent pregnancy. They had been using highly effective contraceptives, were well-educated, had private insurance, and were not poor.
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As Uncertainty Looms, More People Request Advance Provision of Mifepristone
Interest in advance provision of abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol has increased dramatically in the post-Roe era. It remains popular as a U.S. Supreme Court case looms over whether mifepristone should remain available. Advance provision is one tool to help expand access to the medication.
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Policy Changes Helped Increase LARC Use
National health statistics and new research point to increased interest in and use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). One in four women reported using LARC, according to the 2015-2019 National Survey of Family Growth.
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Fetal Personhood Laws Give Zygotes the Same Rights as Pregnant Women
Laws based on the concept of fetal personhood are creating a catch-22 for women who experience pregnancy crises or whom health system staff suspect of having engaged in wrongdoing.
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Lawsuits Filed to Restore Women’s Reproductive Rights
South Carolina, Texas, and other states have consistently targeted Planned Parenthood clinics with lawsuits that fail and then are appealed repeatedly.
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A Partial List of 2023 Lawsuits on Abortion and Reproductive Rights
Reproductive rights attorneys were busy in 2023 and are continuing the legal fight in 2024.