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Abortion pills don’t just end babies’ lives, they can almost kill mothers too

As courts battle over mail-order abortion pills, one survivor’s harrowing testimony reveals how politics takes the driving seat over any concern for ‘women’s health.’

Say Their Names: The Women Who Died After Being Denied Emergency Abortion Care

We know the names of nine women who have died after doctors denied them life-saving care because of fears they would be criminally prosecuted under abortion bans: Josseli Barnica,...

Abortion Pill Access Is in Limbo. Here’s What’s at Stake—and Your Options.

SCOTUS is poised to weigh in on the tug-of-war over access to mifepristone. What happens next could upend a popular form of abortion care—telehealth medication abortion—nationwide....

Unlimited Abortion Threatens Women’s Lives, Not Pro-Life Protections

The real threat to women’s health doesn’t come from states that limit or outlaw abortion, but from states that refuse to regulate it.

‘Free Births’ Are a New Pregnancy Trend. Critics Warn About Serious Risks.

Promoters of free birthing reject any type of medical intervention during pregnancy or delivery. The movement has been trending on social media, but critics warn it poses serious r...

Women, Babies At Risk After SCOTUS Authorizes Mail-Order Abortion For Now

Justice Samuel Alito reprimanded his colleagues by dubbing their “unreasoned order granting stays in this case” as “remarkable.”

‘Natural’ birth control risks pregnancy, experts warn

The Future of Abortion Rights

In March the NYR Online published Amy Littlefield’s sweeping overview of the shifts in abortion access since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organiz...

New report reveals how abortion drug networks violate federal rules, put women in danger

Some abortion pill websites operate with no medical supervision whatsoever and can get drugs to women ‘as quickly as an Amazon transaction,’ according to a new Charlotte Lozier Ins...

Another medical emergency uncovered at notorious Colorado Planned Parenthood

Operation Rescue reported that an ambulance was called for a woman who had returned after an abortion at the Fort Collins Planned Parenthood, the same center where a woman had unde...

What every person who supports abortion needs to hear

Every person who professes to support abortionShould be REQUIRED to know exactly what each kind of abortion entails. https://t.co/t07Xt3jxaX— Lois McLatchie Miller (@LoisMcLatch...

Abortion clash heats up at a politically fraught moment

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade four years ago, abortions in the United States have actually increased, with the rise of abortion medication sent through the mail. Now, a nati...

Mail-Order Abortions Have Quickly Become Common

Pills shipped to states with bans are a reason abortion has increased since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Prosecuting Women Won’t End Abortion

I remember sitting in the waiting room at Planned Parenthood, hands folded in my lap, telling myself I had no other choice. I was afraid and alone. It was the kind of fear that mak...

EM@3AM: Septic Abortion

A 24-year-old female G4P1 who is 9 weeks pregnant presents with abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding for 3 days. Vital signs include HR 115, BP 100/76, T 38.7, RR 13, SpO2 99% on RA...

Forcing Abortion Patients to Prove ‘Medical Necessity’ Recalls Pre-‘Roe’ Era: Analysis

Before 1973, providers had to approve every procedure. This bureaucratic, sometimes arbitrary practice has returned in states that ban abortion—and it’s creating dangerous delays i...

Doctors Gave Her Mifepristone For A Miscarriage. It Almost Killed Her

FDA leadership retains an obligation to address regulatory deficiencies surrounding mifepristone to protect women.

Autopsy shows 18-year-old woman died of complications from Colorado Planned Parenthood abortion

An 18-year-old woman has died of complications from a legal second-trimester abortion at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic, according to a newly released autopsy.

Versorgung bei Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen: Gottes Gewissen im Klinikkonzern

Kliniken sollen ihren Angestellten nicht verbieten dürfen, Abtreibungen durchzuführen, fordern die Grünen. Im Bundestag wird das kontrovers debattiert. mehr...

Versorgung bei Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen: Gottes Gewissen im Klinikkonzern

Kliniken sollen ihren Angestellten nicht verbieten dürfen, Abtreibungen durchzuführen, fordern die Grünen. Im Bundestag wird das kontrovers debattiert. mehr...

Uterine surgery before pregnancy is associated with later preterm birth and stillbirth: a population-based record linkag...

Uterine surgery in high income countries is provided for management of failed or unplanned pregnancies, for excision of polyps and fibroids, for correction of congenital anomaly, f...

Babies of mothers with endometriosis face higher birth defect risk: study

The study found that 'specific anomalies with the highest associated risks included unspecified cleft palate, hypospadias and pulmonary artery stenosis.'

Pro-life group warns babies are still left to die after failed abortions in Alberta

Recent data shows that 17 babies were born alive after failed abortions in Alberta last year, and 129 were born alive after abortions across all of Canada.