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Latest News Snippets: Reproductive Health
The Voters Backing Trump and Opposing Abortion Bans
There were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion.
Abortion Pill Requests Skyrocket with Trump’s Election
One organization got requests for 5,000 pills in less than 12 hours. They typically ship 9,000 pills in an entire month.
The Truth About Later Abortions
Combing through the data to explain why most late term abortions happen (hint: it’s fetal anomalies and not convenience.)
Another Mother Dead Thanks to Abortion Bans
Josseli Barnica was excited to be pregnant with her second child but suffered a miscarriage at 17 weeks. Instead of helping the miscarriage progress, doctors let her suffer for 40 hours because her fetus still had a heartbeat.
Trump Again Says He Is a Protector of Women, Despite Americans Dying from Abortion Bans
“They said ‘we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say so.’ I said ‘Why? I’m president, I want to protect the women.’”
Prosecuting Women for Miscarriages
This is a story that captures the moral challenges and nuance that arise when you mix the law and pregnancy.
Digging Into VP Kamala Harris’ Record on Reproductive Health
Gabrielle Goodrick Isn’t Afraid
A profile of Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a family medicine doctor and owner of a clinic in Arizona that performs abortions.
How Trump Talks About Abortion Bans, By the Numbers
The New York Times analyzed over 600 speeches (!!!) from Donald Trump on abortion and shows visually just how much his rhetoric has changed.
Abortion Funds Struggling to Keep Up with Travel Costs, Demands
Groups that help cover the cost of abortions and the travel required to leave abortion ban states say they are limiting expenditures.
Pregnancy Criminal Charges Soared After Roe Fell
Over 200 women faced criminal charges for charges associated with pregnancy between June 2022 and 2023, the most cases seen by Pregnancy Justice in decades of tracking.
Former Reagan Official: ‘Trump’s View: He Should Get To Do What He Wants to Women’
Bill Kristol, a former Republican official for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush, calls out Donald Trump for repeatedly and nonsensically saying women will simply stop thinking about abortion if he’s president again.
Texas Pregnant Women Die at Much Higher Rates After Abortion Ban
The number of women who died during pregnancy or soon after increased 56% in Texas from 2019 to 2022.
The College Junior Who Spent a Year + Under House Arrest for a Miscarriage
Amari Marsh spent 22 days in jail and faced 20 years to life in prison for a second trimester miscarriage that landed her in the hospital.
Trump Tells Women They Won’t Think About Abortion After He Banned It
Donald Trump’s presidency led to the banning of abortion access for nearly 1/3rd of American women, which has led to the maimings and deaths of women for the simple fact that they were once pregnant.
Deadly Delays Thanks to Florida Abortion Bans
The mundane-yet-dystopian details of Florida’s abortion bans from health practitioners
VP Kamala Harris Will Give Speech About Women Killed By Abortion Bans
VP Kamala Harris will give a speech in Atlanta Friday “focused on the stories of two Georgia mothers whose deaths …show the consequences of the strict abortion bans passed by Republicans after Roe v. Wade was overturned.”
Second Georgia Mom Killed by Abortion Bans
A second woman in Georgia has died for lack of abortion care in her state.
Hospital Penalties Rare for Denying Pregnant Patients
Investigating the office tasked with holding accountable hospitals that refuse or fail to treat pregnant women who need care.
How Trump Could Ban Abortion Nationwide—Without Congress
A deep dive on exactly how the 1873 law known as “Comstock” could be used to ban abortion nationwide, without a vote in Congress.