Here are the most interesting items we saw this week in women’s health:
🤰 Nearly half of all serious pregnancy complications happen before labor begins or after the mother goes home. A McMaster University study found the obstetric care system is concentrated on the birth itself, leaving the moments that are actually killing women largely unmonitored.
⚖️ A Georgia woman charged with murder for taking abortion medication at home was released on a $1 bond after a judge called the case “extremely problematic.” The county coroner didn’t rule the death a homicide, and if prosecutors pursue it, it would be among the first murder cases brought against a woman for ending her own pregnancy under Georgia’s six-week ban.
🏙️ Philadelphia passed a law requiring employers to accommodate workers whose menstrual or menopause symptoms interfere with their ability to do their jobs. A Villanova law professor argues it should be a national model, especially for retail and service workers who can’t just log off when a hot flash hits.
TOP CLICKED STORIES THIS WEEK
Georgia murder charge gets a $1 bond and a skeptical judge // AP
Built for the wrong body: 50 years of male crash test dummies // NYT
Abortion numbers held flat in 2025 despite bans // Guttmacher Institute
13 states under federal investigation for requiring abortion insurance coverage // AP
