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Women Can Incur 'Catastrophic' Bills for Out-of-State Abortions, Study Finds
- November 8, 2024
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One piece left out of the abortion debate is the high transportation and medical bills facing women forced to leave their state to obtain the procedure.
A new study is the first to give hard numbers on those concerns.
It finds that, even before the fall of Roe...
1 in 5 People Could Have Long COVID
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2024
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More than 1 in 5 Americans likely suffer from long COVID, a new AI-assisted review has found.
The analysis suggests that nearly 23% of U.S. adults experience the symptoms of long COVID, according to results published Nov. 8 in the journal
Using Abortion Pills Very Early in Pregnancy Is Safe, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 7, 2024
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Abortion pills are safe and effective even very early in a pregnancy, a new study finds.
Clinics and hospitals tend to defer medication abortions until a woman’s pregnancy is confirmed using ultrasound, researchers said.
But abortion pills can be safely taken...
Abortion Rights Measures Pass in 7 States, Fail in 3
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 6, 2024
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In election results that showed protecting women's reproductive freedoms matter to a majority of Americans, abortion rights measures passed in seven states and failed in three.
Missouri, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New York, Maryland and Montana all backed those rights, w...
Abortions Have Increased, Even in States With Bans, Report Finds
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 23, 2024
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A new report shows the number of women getting abortions in the United States has actually increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Since March 2023, the ...
U.S. Infant Deaths Rose After Fall of Roe v. Wade
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 21, 2024
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The United States experienced a small but significant rise in infant deaths in the months following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturned Roe v. Wade, a new study shows.
The Dobbs ruling, handed down in July of 2022, led to outright bans on abortion in 14 states a...
Six-Week Abortion Bans: More Than a Third of Women Don't Know They Are Pregnant by 6 Weeks
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 10, 2024
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More than a third of women don’t know they are pregnant in time to meet the six-week abortion ban active in four U.S. states, a new study finds.
About 37% of women who got an ...
Senate to Vote on Nationwide Protections for IVF
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 17, 2024
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For the second time this year, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on a law that would create a nationwide right to IVF.
The bill was already blocked by Republicans earlier this year, but Democrats are hoping to use this second vote to pressure Republican congressional cand...
Florida Abortion Rate Fell After 6-Week Ban Took Hold
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2024
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Florida’s six-week abortion ban caused the state’s abortion rate to drop dramatically, new research shows.
Abortions in Florida dropped to an estimated 5,630 in May and 5,200 in June, a 30% and 35% decrease from the average between January and March,
More Women Underwent Surgical Sterilization After Fall of Roe v. Wade
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 11, 2024
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As fears of the consequences of an unintended pregnancy rose after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, rates of surgical sterilization rose in those states most affected by the decision, new research shows.
Rates of tubal sterilization -- tying, cutting or removing the f...
States With Strictest Abortion Laws Offer Least Family Support: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 5, 2024
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States with the most severe abortion restrictions are the least likely to offer support to struggling families, a new study has found.
Anti-abortion states tend to have assistance programs that exclude many families on the fringes, because participants are required to be...
Fall of Roe v. Wade Has Made Access to Ob/Gyns Tougher in Many States: Report
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 18, 2024
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Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, even more women have struggled to find reproductive care, a new report warns.
More Americans Now Think Abortion Should Be Allowed in Any Circumstance
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 9, 2024
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Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more Americans think their state should allow a woman to get a legal abortion for any reason, a new poll finds.
Just over 6 in 10 of those questioned say women should have that right, compared to just under 5...
Supreme Court Set to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho, For Now
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2024
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The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to rule that, for now, emergency abortions be allowed in Idaho when a woman's health is at risk, an opinion that was briefly posted on the court's website on Wednesday shows.
States With Abortion Bans Also Saw Declines in Birth Control Post-Dobbs
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2024
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Post-Dobbs bans and restrictions on abortion are having a spillover effect in reducing the use of birth control and emergency contraception in those states most affected, a new study shows.
Why the troubling trend? The study's author believes the demise of Roe v. Wade i...
Texas' 2021 Abortion Ban Tied to Rise in Infant Deaths
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 24, 2024
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Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much smaller 1.8% rise nationwide, a new study finds.
The number of Texan babies whose deaths were specifically linked to bir...
Medication Abortion Without Ultrasound Is Safe: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 24, 2024
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Women don't need an ultrasound to have a safe medication abortion, a new study says.
Women who received abortion pills by mail without getting an ultrasound first did just as well as those who were examined and given the drugs in person, researchers found.
"This st...
Supreme Court Rejects Case That Would Have Curbed Access to Abortion Drug
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 13, 2024
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a case that aimed to curb access to the controversial abortion drug mifepristone, saying the plaintiffs who brought the case to the court had no legal standing to do so.
In...
Louisiana Votes to Make Abortion Pills Controlled Substances
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- May 24, 2024
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Louisiana has become the first state to pass a law that designates abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances.
Once Gov. Jeff Landry signs the bill into law, as he is expected to do, possession of the drugs
About 8,000 Women Per Month Are Getting Abortion Pills Despite Their States' Bans
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 14, 2024
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While some states have moved to severely curb women's access to abortion, including abortion pills, over 8,000 women living in those states are getting the pills by mail each month from states without such restrictions.
Getting Abortion Pill Via Mail Order Is Quick, Safe & Effective
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 13, 2024
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Women who get abortion pills through the mail receive care that's as good as those who are required to get them in person from a clinic or doctor's office, a new study says.
Using a mail-order pharmacy to deliver the drugs after an in-person assessment was both safe and ...
1 in 4 U.S. Women Will Have an Abortion in Their Lifetime
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 30, 2024
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As the battle over abortion continues to rage in the courts and American politics, a new report estimates that one in every four U.S. women will undergo the procedure during their lifetime.
The study was issued by the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy org...
Big Rise in Young Adults Undergoing Permanent Sterilization After Dobbs Decision
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 12, 2024
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An increasing number of young men and women have decided they never want parenthood in the wake of the Dobbs decision revoking the constitutional right to an abortion, a new study finds.
The number of young adults opting to undergo a permanent sterilization procedure abr...
SCOTUS Appears Skeptical of Arguments to Curb Abortion Pill Access
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 27, 2024
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Following oral arguments presented on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court looked poised to rebuff a legal challenge to women's access to the abortion pill.
Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen now used for the&n...
Use of Medication Abortion Rose After Dobbs Decision
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 26, 2024
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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could determine nationwide access to the abortion pill, a new study finds requests for the medication made outside the traditional health care system surged after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Ther...
U.S. Abortion Rates Rose After Dobbs Decision, Led by Medication Abortions
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 19, 2024
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Following the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, the number of abortions in the United States has risen to more than a million per year, with medication abortions representing nearly two-thirds of those cases.
One in 8 Voters Cite Abortion as Most Important Issue: Poll
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 7, 2024
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Abortion rights will play a pivotal role in determining how people will vote in the 2024 election, a new KFF poll has found.
About one in eight voters (12%) now say abortion is the most important issue for their vote in the upcoming elections.
Further, around half ...
CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill in Some States
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 1, 2024
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CVS and Walgreens announced Friday that they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has certified the nation's two largest pharmacy chains to dispense mifepristone, and they plan to make the medication avail...
Number of Abortions Performed Per Month in U.S. Unchanged Since Fall of Roe v. Wade
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 28, 2024
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The historic overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 has not had any significant effect on the number of abortions performed each month in the United States, new data shows.
The #WeCount report tracks abortion rates acros...
Telehealth as Safe as Clinics for Abortion Pills, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 16, 2024
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Medication abortion can be delivered safely and effectively using telemedicine, a large, new study concludes.
Women who received abortion pills through the mail following a video visit with a doctor fared just as well as women who visited a clinic, researchers report Feb...
Journal Publisher Retracts Two Studies Cited in Abortion Pill Access Case
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 8, 2024
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Two studies that warned of the harms of the abortion pill have been retracted by the journals' publisher over flaws in the data and conflicts of interest among the researchers.
Complicating matters even further, the papers were cited in a
Six Million U.S. Women Became Pregnant Due to Rape, Coercion in Their Lifetimes: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 31, 2024
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Becoming pregnant as a result of sexual violence is disturbingly common in the United States, a new study reveals.
Nearly 6 million U.S. women have become pregnant as a result of rape or sexual coercion, researchers reported recently in the
Nearly 65,000 Pregnancies From Rape Have Happened in States With Abortion Bans: Study
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 25, 2024
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THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDayNews) -- In the 14 states with abortion bans, there have been nearly 65,000 pregnancies resulting from rape during the time since those bans went into place, a new study estimates.
To arrive at that troubling number, researchers turned t...
Women's Anxiety Rose in States Affected by Fall of Roe v. Wade
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 25, 2024
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Women are suffering more anxiety and depression in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a new study shows.
The court's Dobbs decision in June 2022 triggered laws banning abortion in 13 states.
In the six months after, symptoms...
Biden Administration Takes New Steps to Ensure Access to Abortion
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 22, 2024
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On what would have been the 51st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, the Biden Administration on Monday announced new measures it will take to further protect a woman's access to abortion.
"Fifty-one years ago today, the Supreme Court recognized a woman's con...
Infant Deaths Higher in States Where Abortion is Banned: Report
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 18, 2024
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Abortion bans are intended to preserve the lives of children, proponents say, but a new study has found infants are more likely to die in the states with the most restrictive laws.
States with the tightest abortion laws had a 16% increased infant mortality rate from 2014...
'Substantial Demand' for Abortion Pills Ordered in Advance, Study Finds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 2, 2024
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A U.S. online provider of the mifepristone/misoprostol abortion pill combo saw a ten-fold jump in orders when the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade was first leaked in 2022, a new study finds.
Such orders declined a bit in the months after the deci...
Supreme Court Will Rule on Availability of Abortion Pill
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 13, 2023
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The Supreme Court will review the ability of American women to easily access a commonly used abortion pill, the court announced Wednesday.
Mifepristone has become central to the response by health care professiona...
State Abortion Bans Have New Doctors Staying Away
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 6, 2023
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States that ban abortion could be headed to a brain drain when it comes to up-and-coming medical professionals.
Three out of four future U.S. doctors say state access to abortion is a key factor in choosing where they'll apply for their residency training, according to a...
Birth Rates Have Risen in States With Abortion Bans
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 22, 2023
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New data shows that births rose in the first half of 2023 in states where abortion bans came into effect following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
States with bans had an average 2.3% rise in the fertility rate compared to states where abortion remained legal, according...
More U.S. Children Enter Foster Care in States With Abortion Restrictions
- Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters
- November 7, 2023
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When states have restrictive abortion laws in place, more children end up in foster care, new research finds.
This happened even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the investigators noted.
The study, published Nov. 7 in the journal <...
Abortions Rose Slightly in U.S. After Roe v. Wade Fell
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 26, 2023
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Abortion numbers increased -- not decreased -- slightly in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized the procedure.
Some states immediately banned access and numbers of abortions fell to nearly zero in those with the str...
Web Searches for 'Self-Managed Abortion' Rose After Dobbs Decision
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2023
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When some U.S. states made abortion illegal after the Supreme Court overturned the longstanding Roe v Wade in June 2022, women in those areas increased their searches for self-managed abortions.
To come to that conclusion, researchers from the University of California, I...
Telehealth Services Can Help Women Access, Understand Medical Abortion
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 5, 2023
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Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that gap.
The study focused on one reproductive health clinic in Washington sta...
Appeals Court Upholds Restrictions on Abortion Pill
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- August 17, 2023
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The abortion pill mifepristone should remain legal in the United States, but with significant restrictions on access to it, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Long Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2023
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The President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that's long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department.
The move comes after years of pressure by anti-abortion groups and s...
FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 13, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the nation's first over-the-counter birth control pill, a move that will likely pave the way for far greater access to contraception for Americans.
Women will be able to buy the progestin-only oral contraceptive ...
In National Survey, U.S. Ob-Gyns Say Care Has Worsened After Dobbs Decision
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 21, 2023
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The U.S. Supreme Court decision ending a nationwide right to abortion one year ago has made it harder for doctors to treat miscarriages and other pregnancy-related emergencies, a new report shows.
Going Solo: Masturbation May Give Humans an Evolutionary Edge
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 7, 2023
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Some might think masturbation is all about self-pleasure, but scientists now claim it's far more significant than that.
Their new findings suggest it could serve an important role in evolution.
An ancient trait in primates, masturbation -- at least for the males o...