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Truthout
3 weeks ago
Health

Louisiana Banned Abortion Pills. It Also Faces a Maternal Mortality Crisis.

Louisiana lawmakers criminalized abortion pills instead of addressing high rates of pregnancy-related death and other health issues. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 month ago
Medicine

Louisiana may reclassify drugs used in abortion as controlled dangerous substances

Lawmakers in Louisiana are considering classifying drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care as controlled substances, with potential penalties for possession without prescription. [ more ]
Truthout
3 weeks ago
Health

Louisiana Banned Abortion Pills. It Also Faces a Maternal Mortality Crisis.

Louisiana lawmakers criminalized abortion pills instead of addressing high rates of pregnancy-related death and other health issues. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 month ago
Medicine

Louisiana may reclassify drugs used in abortion as controlled dangerous substances

Lawmakers in Louisiana are considering classifying drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care as controlled substances, with potential penalties for possession without prescription. [ more ]
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www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
Medicine

San Mateo County approves $400,000 for reproductive health care services

San Mateo County Supervisors approved $400,000 in funding for reproductive health care, sourced from Measure K sales tax fund.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte to enhance services and capacity with upgrades funded by $400,000 from Measure K.
Total $1.9 million funding approved from Measure K for various social service programs in San Mateo County. [ more ]
eastbaytimes.com
2 months ago
East Bay (California)

Buffer zones outside a Bay Area Planned Parenthood haven't quelled disruptive protest. Will a noise ban help?

Patients at Planned Parenthood in Walnut Creek will have a quieter experience with the ban on voice amplification devices near the facility.
Noise in medical settings can lead to stress responses, affecting patients' well-being and hindering healing processes. [ more ]
#abortion-rights
Axios
2 months ago
Law

Abortion rights will be on the ballot in Florida this November

Abortion rights will be on Florida ballots in November.
The new law prohibits abortion after six weeks, but the ballot seeks to enshrine access until fetal viability. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
US politics

Harris Begins a Reproductive Rights Tour on 51st Anniversary of Roe

Vice President Kamala Harris is hosting an event in Wisconsin in support of abortion rights.
President Biden is forming a task force on reproductive health care in Washington. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Left-wing politics

Biden Campaign Sharpens Its Post-Roe Message: Abortion Is About Freedom

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are prioritizing protecting abortion rights and will headline events focused on the issue.
The administration aims to energize their base and draw in independent voters by framing access to abortion as a personal freedom. [ more ]
Axios
2 months ago
Law

Abortion rights will be on the ballot in Florida this November

Abortion rights will be on Florida ballots in November.
The new law prohibits abortion after six weeks, but the ballot seeks to enshrine access until fetal viability. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
US politics

Harris Begins a Reproductive Rights Tour on 51st Anniversary of Roe

Vice President Kamala Harris is hosting an event in Wisconsin in support of abortion rights.
President Biden is forming a task force on reproductive health care in Washington. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Left-wing politics

Biden Campaign Sharpens Its Post-Roe Message: Abortion Is About Freedom

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are prioritizing protecting abortion rights and will headline events focused on the issue.
The administration aims to energize their base and draw in independent voters by framing access to abortion as a personal freedom. [ more ]
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www.france24.com
3 months ago
Health

Louisiana's strict abortion ban threatening women's healthcare in US state

Louisiana's abortion ban leading to denial of women's reproductive health care
Negative impact on prenatal care due to the abortion ban [ more ]
Future of Privacy Forum
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

Mapping the 2024 Health Privacy Landscape, A 2023 Retrospective

Reproductive health data privacy and legislation
Continuing development of privacy laws [ more ]
Brooklyn Eagle
4 months ago
Medicine

Letitia James Leads multistate effort to preserve medication abortion access

Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of attorneys general in challenging restrictions on mifepristone, a medication used for abortion care.
The coalition argues that the lower court's decision undermines access to reproductive health care, particularly for low-income and underserved individuals. [ more ]
Ars Technica
4 months ago
OMG science

Tens of thousands of pregnancies from rape occurring in abortion-ban states

Since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in 2022, 14 states have banned abortions at any gestational age.
An estimated 64,565 people became pregnant as a result of rape in these states, but all the states logged only 10 or fewer legal abortions per month. [ more ]
Portland Mercury
1 week ago
LGBT

Oregon's Legislative Landscape Supports LGBTQ+ Rights, But Is That Enough?

Oregon House Bill 2002 aimed to protect women and LGBTQ+ rights through reproductive health care provisions. [ more ]
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