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UrduExperts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are available for interviews to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Moyle v. United States.
Tag: Abortion
Expert Availalble: High Court to Rule on Emergency Abortions
The Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on some high profile cases–including one on Idaho’s near total ban on abortion and emergency abortions. …
Experts available: SCOTUS Decision on Emergency Abortion Care
As the Supreme Court wraps up its term, there are a number of major decisions to come, including a decision in the case Idaho v. United States, with implications for the provision of emergency abortions and the future of the Emergency Medical…
FAU and Mainstreet Research Poll of Battleground States Highlights Partisan Divide on Top Issues, Trump Conviction
A new poll of voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, often considered battleground states, highlights the partisan divide on important issues and on the legal case against former U.S. President Donald Trump.
New FAU and Mainstreet Poll Shows Battleground States Nevada and Arizona Too Close to Call
With the 2024 election cycle fast approaching, new polling data from Nevada and Arizona reveal a deeply engaged and starkly divided electorate in these pivotal battleground states.
Study finds vasectomies on the rise after Roe v. Wade was overturned
A new UC San Diego Health study identifies an increase in vasectomy consultations and completed procedures after the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned federal protection of abortion rights. The study also sites…
Mount Sinai Experts Available for Interview During Women’s Health Awareness Month
Mount Sinai Experts Available for Interview During Women’s Health Awareness Month As we continue to recognize May as Women’s Health Awareness Month, and kick off National Women’s Health Week on Sunday, May 12, I want to flag Mount Sinai…
Medical ethicists offer a moral argument for abortion in the case of medical emergencies
Medical ethicists from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine offer a moral argument to support the provision of abortion in the case of pregnancy emergencies, using the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) as a rationale. The commentary is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Arizona Senate Votes to Repeal Near-Total Abortion Ban
Law Sonia Suter is a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and founding director of the Health Law Initiative. She is an expert on issues at the intersection of law, medicine, and bioethics, with a particular…
Experts available: Supreme Court hearing on abortion access and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments in the case Idaho v. United States on Wednesday, the provision of emergency abortions and the future of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act are under consideration. The following experts are available to provide…
Expert available: Mifepristone’s safety and effectiveness
Suzanne Bell, PhD, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is available to comment on the safety of mifepristone and the impact of restricting access to it as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Food…
More abortion restrictions could soon be on the way. Access to abortion remains a patchwork of state by state policies following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Sonia Suter is The Henry St. George Tucker III Dean’s Research Professor of Law; The Kahan Family Research Professor of Law; Founding Director, Health Law Initiative at the George Washington University Law School. Professor Suter is an expert in the…
Michigan Ross Professor Sarah Miller Examines Relationship of Reproductive Health and Economics in Financial Times Poll
Access to reproductive health care — and abortion in particular — is an issue that resonates with voters’ deeply held personal beliefs and reflects their underlying moral, philosophical, and religious views. But is it also an economic issue?
Abortion Bans Linked to Increase in Children Entering Foster System, Researchers Find
With more than 4 million children placed into foster care during the study period, researchers used state-level data to evaluate the link between restricted abortion access and subsequent entries into the foster care system.
Abortion rates remain lower compared with pre-pandemic rates
An analysis of both medical and procedural abortions found that the overall incidence rate of abortions decreased by 14 percent during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and did not return to pre-pandemic rates by June 2022. The analysis is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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.”
Abortion facility access means long drives for 41.8% of women
One year after the Dobbs decision, 41.8% of U.S. women of reproductive age have to drive 30 minutes or more to reach an abortion care facility, according to a study of data as of June 2, 2023. Researchers predicted that number would rise to 53.5% if other state bills under consideration are passed.
Analysis Suggests 2021 Texas Abortion Ban Resulted in Nearly 9,800 Extra Live Births in State In Year After Law Went Into Effect
In a peer-reviewed research letter published online today in JAMA, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimate that a Texas abortion ban that went into effect in September 2021 was associated with 9,799 additional live births in the state between April and December 2022.
Experts available to comment on anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger — June 19-23
Indiana University experts are available to comment on events of the week of June 19, including the merger of the the PGA Tour and LIV Golf and one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Bloomberg School Experts on Anniversary of Dobbs Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
Two reproductive health and legal experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are available for comment about the upcoming one-year anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (June 24), which overturned the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark…
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.
Mental distress among female individuals of reproductive age after overturning of Roe v Wade
This case control study found that for female individuals, the loss of abortion rights was associated with a 10% increase in prevalence of mental distress relative to the mean over the three months after the Supreme Court of the U.S. decision.
Study: Abortion Views Closely Tied to Views on Race, Religion
A new study finds public attitudes about abortion are closely tied to both religious beliefs and attitudes about race. The study provides the first empirical evidence of the strong relationship between racial attitudes and beliefs about abortion rights.
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.
Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women
When the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision came down in June, overturning the right to abortion in the United States that Roe v. Wade had bestowed in 1973, conversations about access to reproductive care took on a renewed urgency.
Americans Would Rather Harm Their Own Political Cause than Help an Opposing One
Both Democrats and Republicans would rather take away funding from their political party than give money to the other party, reveals a new University of California San Diego Rady School of Management study. The research also assesses people’s preferences regarding two other contentious issues—gun rights and reproductive rights—and finds the same result: people would rather hurt the cause they believe in than support one they oppose.
IU experts available to comment on Midterm elections
Americans are set to determine who controls Congress as they head to the polls for the first time during President Joe Biden’s administration, shaping the future of his legislative success. Indiana University experts are available to discuss election security, political…
Youngest Girls Who Get Pregnant Have Highest Risk of Poor Outcomes, Study Finds
Pregnant teens in the U.S. have long been known to face increased health risks and pregnancy complications, but a new study for the first time finds that girls ages 13 or younger who get pregnant face even greater risks. These very young girls are significantly more likely to experience preterm birth, cesarean delivery, and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) compared to older pregnant teens.
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,…
Abortion, defined as the termination of pregnancy, can be necessary to save a woman’s life
Contrary to claims made online, certain medical conditions may require the termination of a pregnancy to avoid fatal complications for the mother.
What the Roe v. Wade decision means to activists on both sides
The 5-4 ruling, handed down on June 24, is a major setback for women’s reproductive rights, some legal scholars say. But anti-abortion activists and some religious groups applauded the historic decision.
Hate Sites Using the Wider Abortion Argument to Spread Racism and Extremism
White supremacists are using the debate around women’s reproductive rights to promote racist and extremist agendas, finds a new study released today – following news on Friday that millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion.
FSU expert on social movements lends insight on public protests over Roe v. Wade
By: Pete Reinwald | Published: June 24, 2022 | 2:31 pm | SHARE: Deana Rohlinger, a Florida State University professor of sociology and an expert on political participation and social movements, said she expects mass protests stemming from Friday’s news that the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that gave women a right to choose an abortion before fetal viability.
WashU Experts: Supreme Court decision will transform American life, politics
Experts from Washington University in St. Louis offer perspectives on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the impact it will have on American law, people and politics.
Experts Advisory: Roe vs. Wade Overturned
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 24, 2022) — Nearly 50 years after the Supreme Court of the United States enshrined a constitutional right to an abortion in Roe v. Wade (1973), the Court today overturned that decision, sending the issue of reproductive…
SCOTUS Reverses Roe v. Wade: American University Experts Available to Comment
What: This morning, U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, limiting access to abortions across the country. American University has several experts available for commentary that have researched aspects of reproductive rights or worked in the public arena on abortion…
Veteran legal expert says SCOTUS abortion ruling will likely lead next to challenges to some marriage, contraception rights
Jonathan Entin, a veteran law professor and legal expert (who clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the 1980s) at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law, is available for comment on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…
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…
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.
Without Roe v. Wade, millions will travel farther for abortion care
The median distance to a clinic would increase from 40 miles to 113.5 miles. State-level legislation “abortion care deserts” that will disproportionally effect women of color and the impoverished. Large swathes of the country would experience a 100-fold increase in distance to care, particularly in the South, Midwest and Intermountain West.
GW Expert Available to Discuss Abortion Rules Overseas
WASHINGTON (May 10, 2022)—In wake of the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion that, if held, would overturn the right to an abortion in the United States, many commentators are looking at how abortion is handled in other countries. Shirley Graham…
Expert available to discuss women’s narratives about medication abortions
Katherine Rafferty, associate teaching professor of communication studies at Iowa State University, is available to talk about her ongoing work exploring women’s narratives and decision-making around medication abortions. “My research shows women often describe their experiences as complex, rife and…
Texas threat to revisit SCOTUS case could be ‘catastrophic’
In the aftermath of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Texas Governor Greg Abbott discussed revisiting the 1982 Supreme Court ruling Plyler v. Doe requiring states to provide education to undocumented children. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer,…
Why are companies silent on SCOTUS abortion reversal?
They say silence is golden. But when it comes to controversial issues such as the Supreme Court’s pending ruling on Roe v. Wade, saying something is better than saying nothing, says Wendy Smith, professor of management and co-director of the…