Reproductive endocrinologists are joining the abortion rights movement to protect IVF and fertility care. But would they help write laws to ban abortions if it meant saving IVF?
Clinics in a handful of states are now central access points for abortion. But they’re short on staff, facing unprecedented patient demand, and navigating legal quagmires none had anticipated.
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.
Refusing patients prescription medications because of their potential pregnancy status could violate federal anti-discrimination law, per new federal guidance.
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."
“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.
Though anyone can contract monkeypox, men who have sex with men are disproportionately affected. Limited vaccines are available.
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.
With Roe v. Wade overturned, it’s not clear whether unrepealed abortion restrictions can legally be enforced. But they’re blocking abortion access anyway.
Thirteen states have trigger laws that would immediately, or almost immediately, ban abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.