When it comes to what’s most important in deciding who to vote for in the 2024 presidential election, New Jersey registered voters – much like the rest of the nation – say it’s the economy, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Voters cite the economy or fiscal issues as No. 1 (22%), followed by immigration (13%), candidate character (11%) and then reproductive rights (9%).
Tag: Reproductive Rights
Voting to Protect Access to Contraception
Millions of Americans will be voting on whether to protect access to contraception this election. This comes as more than 19 million women are living in contraceptive desserts. In June, senate republicans blocked legislation that would protect women’s access to…
Expert Available: Iowa’s Strict Abortion Ban to Take Effect Monday
Iowa’s strict abortion ban, that would prevent most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, is expected to take effect on Monday. …
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. …
Ask the expert: What to know about pivotal case on abortion pill
The 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.
The Academy of Eating Disorders (AED) Releases a Statement on Recent Overturning of Legislation Protecting Reproductive Rights in the United States
The Academy of Eating Disorders (AED) Releases a Statement on Recent Overturning of Legislation Protecting Reproductive Rights in the United States
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,…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Rollback of Roe V Wade Threatens Women’s Health
Speaking on behalf of the American Thoracic Society, ATS President Gregory Downey, MD, ATSF, issued a statement in response to the historic Supreme Court decision to roll back Roe v Wade:
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…
Supreme Court leaked abortion draft: U-M experts can comment on political, health effects
The U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged a leaked draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 court decision that granted federal protection of abortion rights. The University of Michigan has experts who can weigh in on the potential decision, which is expected to be formally announced before the term ends this summer.
George Washington University professors are available to discuss the Court’s apparent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade from multiple angles
Lara Brown is the director of GW’s Graduate School of Political Management. She can discuss how the Supreme Court’s decision could impact the 2022 and 2024 elections and the Biden administration’s response to the Court’s ruling. Casey Burgat is an…
50 Years of Progress in Women’s Health
Debates over women’s health have long been contentious, but have also resulted in significant improvements in areas like equitable access to health care and survivorship. But the overall picture remains far from perfect. For example, the United States still has…
SCOTUS hearings: What Judge Barrett’s confirmation could mean
ASU law scholars explain the impact the confirmation could have on existing public health, health care and reproductive laws
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Supreme Court Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law
Professor Leslie M. Kantor, a reproductive health expert at the Rutgers School of Public Health, is available to comment on the Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down a restrictive Louisiana abortion law which would have limited the state to one abortion…
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.