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Sex ed was in trouble before Roe v. Wade’s reversal. Now the curriculum matters even more.
Proposals to restrict sex ed coincide with abortion restrictions at the national and state levels and a movement to stop educators from discussing gender and sexual orientation.
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Pharmacies can’t deny prescription birth control or emergency contraception, Biden administration says
Refusing patients prescription medications because of their potential pregnancy status could violate federal anti-discrimination law, per new federal guidance.
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The cost of giving birth with insurance: $2,854, a new study says
The out-of-pocket costs represent insurance-related bills related to pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. And "this is maybe the smallest of the costs."
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Americans support extending child support payments to pregnancy, survey finds
“If we’re thinking of a fetus as an actual person with rights, then a whole bunch of other stuff has to change,” said Chris Ellis, the co-director of the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy.
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The 19th Explains: What to know about monkeypox and its symptoms
Though anyone can contract monkeypox, men who have sex with men are disproportionately affected. Limited vaccines are available.
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FDA will consider over-the-counter birth control pill
Given the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade, access to birth control is likely to become a major focus for people of childbearing age.
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Pre-Roe abortion bans are cutting off access — even laws that aren’t supposed to be in effect
With Roe v. Wade overturned, it’s not clear whether unrepealed abortion restrictions can legally be enforced. But they’re blocking abortion access anyway.
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Roe v. Wade has been overturned. In these states, abortion access will no longer be accessible.
Thirteen states have trigger laws that would immediately, or almost immediately, ban abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Cytomegalovirus can have long-term health effects for newborns, but few parents know about it
Nearly one in three U.S. children will contract CMV by age 5, but doctors often do not counsel patients on it or routinely screen newborns for it.
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In 2020, 1 in 5 pregnancies ended in abortion — the first increase in 30 years
The report from the Guttmacher Institute comes just as the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.