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UrduThe U.S. Supreme Court has now heard arguments on a key case involving access to abortions. Specifically, opponents are trying to hamper the use of a pill called mifepristone, a safe and effective pill accounting for about half of abortions in the United States.
Tag: abortion access
Pregnant Women Living in States with Limited Access to Abortion Face Higher Levels of Intimate Partner Homicide
Particularly by firearms, increasing rates of intimate partner homicide of women who are pregnant or recently pregnant are occurring in states that have limited access to abortion.
Distance from clinic influences abortion pill access
“One of the main takeaways,” said lead author Anna Fiastro, a family medicine research scientist at UW Medicine, “is that the further patients are from a brick-and-mortar clinic, the more likely they are to use telehealth to access medication abortion.”
Q&A: Update on mifepristone, federal court actions
Dr. Sarah Prager looks at the impacts of recent federal court rulings on Washington state and nearby states, as well as the impact of rulings on miscarriage care.
Patients favor telehealth for medication abortion consults
Even though they reported overall satisfaction with their care, the 10 who received care in a clinic facility portrayed their consultations as lengthy, chaotic and lacking comfort, the published paper said.
Kacsmaryk’s Ruling on Abortion Pill is “Devastating And Unprecedented”
Statement from Suzanne Bell, an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, following the ruling from Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, TX, that suspends the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.
State Abortion Bans Based on Sex, Disability or Race Aren’t Remedies Against Eugenics
A new study published by the Journal of Law and Biosciences by George Washington University professor of law Sonia M. Suter, finds that the motivation behind such bans is performative and backers are using concerns about eugenics to restrict reproductive rights.
Both medication-based and procedural first-trimester abortions safe and effective, with slightly more complications reported with medicated-based abortion
A cohort study of 39,000 women found that both medication-induced abortions and procedural abortions are safe and effective, with adverse events occurring in fewer than 4 in 1000 procedures. Complications were slightly more common among women having medication-based abortions. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Study findings offer roadmap for medication abortions
The study, published today in the Annals of Family Medicine, examined services provided by family medicine clinicians in varied settings: family planning clinics, online medical services, and primary care practices, both within and outside of multispecialty healthcare systems.
Period-trackers Post-Roe? Johns Hopkins Experts Can Discuss Data Privacy Issues
Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, concerns have been raised that data collected by period tracking apps could be weaponized against abortions seekers, which could lead to criminal prosecution in states with abortion bans. Johns Hopkins University cybersecurity experts…
Study: Most Ohioans received abortion care after 6 weeks
Prior to Ohio’s new six-week cutoff for legal abortions, about 9 in 10 people seeking care in Ohio had abortions later than the current law allows, new research suggests. In a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, researchers from The Ohio State University found that 1 in 4 patients didn’t know they were pregnant before six weeks of gestation. Among those who did know they were pregnant before six weeks, 86% still had their abortions after the six-week mark.
Rutgers expert, author of “Abortion after Roe” available for comment on abortion decision
“Abortion is – and always has been – a key arena for contesting power relations between women and men. While the decriminalization of abortion made the procedure legal and safe and helped women to gain access to education and careers,…
GW Experts Available to Comment on the Supreme Court Abortion Decision
WASHINGTON (June 24, 2022) —The Supreme Court has overturned the 50-year-old precedent in Roe v. Wade access to abortion. The high court released its decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Friday morning. The George Washington University has experts…
ASA Annual Meeting, Aug. 5-9, Los Angeles; Press Registration Open
Sociologists to Explore Topics of Gun Violence, Policing, Housing Insecurity, Abortion Rights, and More at ASA Annual Meeting, Aug. 5-9, Los Angeles; Press Registration Open
Johns Hopkins Experts Available to Discuss Roe v. Wade Decision
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to announce a decision on overturning Roe v. Wade, Johns Hopkins University experts are available to discuss the court’s action and what it could mean for the future of women’s health. They can also…
GW Experts Available to Comment on the Supreme Court Abortion Decision
WASHINGTON (June 14, 2022) —The Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which might overturn Roe v. Wade, could lead to long-lasting impacts on society as well as risks to mothers, children and families. If the Court…
Study shows family medicine physicians face many barriers to providing medical abortions
A study by UC Davis and UC San Francisco identified multiple barriers that family physicians navigate to provide abortion services to their patients. The barriers include lack of physician training and federal, state and institutional restrictions on providing medication abortion.
UW nursing, midwife experts address abortion issue in light of leaked SCOTUS opinion
Two University of Washington nursing and midwife experts in maternal health have provided the following quotes on the issue of restricting abortion or making it illegal — seen as increasingly likely due to the Supreme Court draft opinion, leaked to…
GW expert available to discuss repercussions of reversing Roe v Wade for both patients and providers
Julia Strasser, senior research scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, is available to speak about how reversing Roe v Wade would affect both patients and providers. A quote from…
EXPERT: SCOTUS Roe v. Wade vote
Alison Gash Political scientist Alison Gash can speak about the Supreme Court voting to overturn Roe v. Wade. Gash is an academic expert in United States courts, gender, race, sexuality, same-sex marriage, constitutional rights and public policy. Her research explores…
Studies detail current, future obstacles to abortion care
With an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that is likely to further restrict abortion access, two new studies from The Ohio State University provide insights into what additional limits on abortion care could mean, particularly for those who will have to travel across state lines.
For comment on restrictive abortion laws: Natali Valdez, author of Weighing the Future: Race, Science, and Pregnancy Trials in the Postgenomic Era
As the court battle over the abortion law in Texas continues, Wellesley College women and gender studies professor Natali Valdez is available for comment on how the situation in Texas reveals how unconstitutional restrictions on individual liberties are permitted, promoted, and…
UW Medicine’s Dr. Emily Godfrey can comment on abortion access rights, and studies she’s led looking at access during the pandemic.
Biography :Emily M. Godfrey, M.D., M.P.H. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Family Planning. Dr. Godfrey shares her clinical expertise at two clinical sites: UWNC Northgate…
Law, Policy and Women’s Studies Expert Available to Speak About Texas Abortion Ban
ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 2, 2021) — The new Texas ban on all abortions past six weeks of gestation — the most restrictive in the nation — went into effect Sept. 1 after the Supreme Court rejected an emergency application to…
Political Science Professor Can Speak to Upcoming Ruling on Abortion Rights
Peter Yacobucci, associate professor of political science and public administration at Buffalo State College, has expertise on the U.S. Supreme Court. He is available to speak to media.
One in 10 Ohio women thought abortion illegal amid attempts to ban at 6 weeks
Though Ohio never formally enacted a so-called “heartbeat bill” banning abortions after six weeks of gestation, legislative and legal actions appear to have fueled beliefs that abortion is illegal in the state, a new study has found.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Senators’ Calls to Ban Medication Abortion
Rutgers Professor Leslie M. Kantor, a reproductive health expert, is available to comment on Sen. Ted Cruz’s and other Republican senators’ push to have the FDA ban Mifeprex, the medication used for non-surgical abortions. “This is another blatant attempt to…
Researchers: As Ohio abortion regulations increased, disparities in care emerged
Ohio has seen a growing disparity between abortion rates in rural and urban communities, later abortions, and less use of medication abortion care as the state has heavily regulated abortion and clinics have closed, a new study has found.
Texas Abortion Patients’ Attempts to End Their Pregnancy on Their Own is Higher than the National Rate, New Study Finds
Seven percent of Texas abortion patients in the study reported trying to self-manage abortion before coming to a clinic for services.
Women cited cost and long distance to clinics as reasons for choosing to self-manage abortion.