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"They told me they couldn’t help me unless I was actively dying."
Restrictive post-Dobbs laws don’t just prohibit abortion. They delay or deny abortion care necessary to prevent future health harm, according to new Care Post-Roe research. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Abortion bans don’t make sense.
Our research shows there are gray areas when it comes to pregnancy. Some of the most serious health complications arise later in a pregnancy when abortions are more heavily restricted.
Did you know that six in ten abortion seekers in the United States are already parents?
They know precisely what it takes to raise a child.
A medication abortion is safer than consuming Tylenol. Pass it on.
04.08.2025 16:29 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Abortion bans are deeply unpopular.
When voters are asked if they’d rather abortion be regulated by the government or decided between a patient and doctor, over 80% say they’d rather see decisions about abortions stay between patients and their doctors.
Denying someone abortion care can trap them with an abusive partner.
The Turnaway Study found that people who were denied abortion care were more likely to stay in contact with violent partners than those who received wanted abortions.
Abortion bans are making families rethink their plans to have children.
“Women are afraid to get pregnant in this environment, and I don’t blame them,” said Amelia Sutton, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in North Carolina.
Maternal mortality, according to the WHO, is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy.
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Thanks for asking! It's from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social and @kylietcheung.bsky.social's reporting at Abortion, Every Day.
Maternal morbidity describes unexpected short- or long-term health problems that result from being pregnant or giving birth.
Yes! Thanks for asking! It's from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social and @kylietcheung.bsky.social's reporting at Abortion, Every Day: open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...
31.07.2025 20:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0medication abortion is safe
medication abortion is safe
medication abortion is safe
The Dobbs ruling “slowed people down, but it hasn’t decreased their determination to get [abortion] care,” said researcher Diana Greene Foster.
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Some people are putting plans for children on hold or stepping up their contraception choices, citing fears of restricted reproductive health care access.
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Most anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) “don’t offer real health care,” explains writer Kylie Cheung. But they “have a history of reporting data to—and actively colluding with—government agencies and law enforcement.”
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The lack of legal clarity around shield laws could have a chilling effect on providers, as they raise questions about how and where they can prescribe abortion pills, said ANSIRH's Daniel Grossman.
28.07.2025 21:43 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0After Texas enacted its abortion ban, the rate of maternal morbidity in patients diagnosed with fatal fetal abnormalities spiked from 15% to 72%.
That’s a 57% increase in health problems.
Abortion bans are dangerous.
A new study reports that denying women abortions for nonviable pregnancies greatly increases their risk for serious complications like preeclampsia, hemorrhage, hysterotomy, and even death.
No one should ever have to travel far to access basic health care.
But after Roe was overturned, the average travel time to access abortion care grew by 8.5 hours, and more than half of respondents said their abortion care required an overnight hotel stay.
Abortions aren’t just for people who don’t want to be pregnant.
They’re also crucial for people, like Kailey, who desperately want to be pregnant but experience fetal health complications.
A screenshot of an article from Rewire News Group the headline reads "Abortion: travel time, costs for abortions increased after state bans, researchers find" The article is written by Anna Claire Vollers. And there is a stock photo of a black woman driving a car.
Research confirms abortion bans spike travel costs and delay care where restrictions exist, yet 97% of patients remain resolute in accessing abortion. Only 3% in the study chose to carry to term. Dive deeper in @acvollers.bsky.social's piece for @rewirenewsgroup.com here: bit.ly/4f0wtRO
23.07.2025 22:48 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Many medication abortion patients are still required to have ultrasounds and other tests, due to clinic policies.
Our new study shows clinicians can safely & effectively replace ultrasonography & pelvic examination with history-based screening. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
People in states that ban abortion are more than twice as likely to have abortions later in pregnancy.
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ANSIRH's @ushma.bsky.social says she expects the number of people turning to Telehealth for abortion care will continue to rise as more people learn about the safety and the availability of the drugs.
23.07.2025 21:43 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0After Dobbs, people are traveling further for basic abortion care.
“People are spending a lot of time in their cars,” said ANSIRH researcher Diana Greene Foster. “They take more time off work, they spend more money and it takes them longer in pregnancy to get their abortion.”
Banning abortion doesn’t eliminate the need, it just forces people to travel farther and wait longer.
22.07.2025 21:43 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Abortion care should be available throughout pregnancy in every community.
It’s the same thing we want to see for every form of essential health care.
The average commute to your doctor’s office should be 15 minutes – not 11 hours.
But a new study shows abortion seekers from states with bans are driving 11.3 hours on average to access care.
“Our research shows that the Dobbs decision has increased the cost of abortion and slowed people down, but it hasn’t decreased their determination to get that care." - ANSIRH's Diana Greene Foster
20.07.2025 21:43 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0A New York official rejected Texas’s latest attempt to penalize a doctor who allegedly prescribed abortion pills to a Dallas woman, citing New York’s shield law which protects providers who prescribe abortion pills from out-of-state prosecution.
20.07.2025 16:29 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0The big budget bill that defunds Planned Parenthood and all abortion providers has serious consequences for public health.
One in four abortion providers could close, and in some cases, entire communities will lose their main health provider.
