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Maternie Acquires AbortionIsSafe.com

National Academy of Sciences Report Concludes Abortion Is Safe and Effective

Maternie, a research firm with the mission to empower women with clear, independent, and rigorously-researched information on health and wellness, recently acquired AbortionIsSafe.com to continue providing public access to vital health information.

“I founded Maternie to get women the best information possible on the many health challenges that arise throughout our lifetimes, from periods to pregnancy to postpartum. Acquiring AbortionIsSafe.com was a no brainer — this site has provided hundreds of thousands of people with a historic, blue ribbon report on the safety of abortion,” said founder Meghan McCarthy in a statement.

You can read the full report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) below. Check back soon for a break-down of key points in the report.

The TLDR: This report finds that all forms of abortion are safe and effective. Abortion does not affect a woman’s future health and rarely involves serious complications. In fact, less than a fraction of one percent of medication abortion patients have experienced complications.

Read the report here.

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