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News Articles: Women's Health

 Georgia is one of more than two dozen Republican states are backing a lawsuit that would remove the abortion pill from throughout the United States, eliminating the option in blue as well as red states. Abortion rights supporters gathered at the Georgia Capitol spring 2022 to protest an expected Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Attorneys general from 23 GOP-led states back suit seeking to block abortion pill — Georgia included

WASHINGTON — Attorneys general representing nearly two dozen Republican states, including Georgia, are backing a lawsuit that would remove the abortion pill from throughout the United States after more than two decades, eliminating the option even in states where abortion access remains legal.

February 13, 2023
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  • Jennifer Shutt
After witnessing the social media debate about whether to sell sanitary pads on trains, university student Wendy Kou made posters about fighting "period shame" and hung them around her campus.

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  • Global Health

To fight 'period shame,' women in China demand that trains sell tampons

Menstruation is a taboo subject in China, but women are fighting the stigma with open discussion and campaigns for better access to period products.

November 23, 2022
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  • Aowen Cao
Data compiled by the CDC highlights multiple weaknesses in the system of care for new mothers, from obstetricians who are not trained (or paid) to look for signs of mental trouble or addiction, to policies that strip women of health coverage shortly after they give birth.

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  • Health

Health department medical detectives find 84% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable

More than half of these deaths occur well after the mom leaves the hospital. To save lives, mothers need more support in the "fourth trimester, that time after the baby is born," one researcher says.

October 21, 2022
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  • April Dembosky
Allison Case is a family medicine physician who is licensed to practice in both Indiana and New Mexico. Via telehealth appointments, she's used her dual license in the past to help some women who have driven from Texas to New Mexico, where abortion is legal, to get their prescription for abortion medication. Then came Indiana's abortion ban.

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  • Health

Telemedicine abortions just got more complicated for health providers

Prescribing medical abortions across state lines is now risky for doctors. "We're talking about something that's a protected right in one state and a felony in a sister state," says one legal scholar.

September 26, 2022
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  • Farah Yousry
Writer and health educator Marni Sommer is co-author of <em>A Girl's Guide to Puberty & Periods</em>, which aims to help young people ages 9 to 14 understand the changes that happen in puberty and what to expect when.

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  • Health

Opinion: With abortion bans on the rise, kids need to know more about menstruation

Today, even one missed period could have serious implications for a young person's life. But how late is late, and when is pain or a heavy period a medical concern? Many preteens don't know.

September 17, 2022
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  • Marni Sommer
Protesters march outside the Indiana state Capitol building on July 25, 2022, in Indianapolis as activists gathered during a special session.

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  • National

The first abortion ban passed after Roe takes effect Thursday in Indiana

Thursday, nearly all abortions must cease in Indiana after state lawmakers passed a full ban in August. Since Dobbs, Indiana has been a destination for those in surrounding states seeking abortions.

September 14, 2022
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  • Sarah McCammon
A room in a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in Waukegan, where abortion providers from Wisconsin are helping to provide access to more patients from their home state now that abortion is nearly banned there.

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  • Health Care

Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up

After Wisconsin left an 1849 near-total abortion ban in place, some providers began commuting to Illinois to treat patients. These Planned Parenthood partnerships could be a model for the future.

August 11, 2022
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  • Kristen Schorsch
Dr. Nicole Scott, the residency program director at Indiana's largest teaching hospital, is worried what the near-total ban on abortion in the state means for her hospital's ability to recruit and retain the best doctors.

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  • Health

Their mentor was attacked. Now young OB-GYNs may leave Indiana

Dr. Caitlin Bernard was publicly vilified for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim. And that's got some medical residents who were open to practicing in Indiana thinking again.

August 10, 2022
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  • Farah Yousry
Elizabeth and James Weller at their home in Houston two months after losing their baby girl due to a premature rupture of membranes. Elizabeth could not receive the medical care she needed until several days later because of a Texas law that banned abortion after six weeks.

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  • Health

Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.

July 26, 2022
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  • Carrie Feibel
Drugmaker HRA Pharma has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve an over-the-counter birth control pill called Opill. The agency's review process is estimated to take about 10 months.

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  • Health Care

Over-the-counter birth control pills are available worldwide. The U.S. may be next

Birth control pills are available in the U.S. only with a prescription. Now a drugmaker is asking the FDA to approve a progestin-only contraceptive that would be available without one at pharmacies.

July 14, 2022
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  • Allison Aubrey
Supporters of abortion rights rally at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in downtown St. Paul following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.

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  • Health Care

Three things to know about health insurance coverage for abortion

Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, whether a health plan paid for abortion varied widely. Now it's become even more complex, with conflicts and court challenges on the horizon.

July 13, 2022
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  • Julie Appleby

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  • Medical Treatments

Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed

Doctors say they're seeing a surge in the number of women who want their "tubes tied." But hospital capacity, paperwork, religion and personal opinion are just some of the reasons requests get denied.

July 12, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Plan B is one brand of the emergency contraceptive levonorgestrel, which works by delaying ovulation. It is sold over the counter at pharmacies, but is often kept in locked boxes or is only accessible by asking a pharmacist.

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  • Health

Emergency contraception: How it works, how effective it is and how to get it

Emergency contraceptives and abortion pills are not the same thing, though people often confuse them. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, it's vital to know the difference — and your options.

July 08, 2022
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  • Maria Godoy and
  • Carmel Wroth
Plan C shows a combination pack of mifepristone and misoprostol tablets, two medicines used together, also called the abortion pill.

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  • National

Self-induced abortions can raise medical — and legal — questions for doctors

Doctors are thinking about how to help women who have questions or concerns after taking abortion pills at home — without putting themselves or their patients in jeopardy.

July 07, 2022
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  • Sarah McCammon
A Planned Parenthood of Montana clinic in Helena is among those that recently changed its policies to restrict its distribution of abortion pills only to patients from states without abortion bans in effect.

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  • Health

Montana clinics preemptively restrict out-of-state patients' access to abortion pills

Montana is an island of legal abortion, but four of the state's five clinics now restrict abortion pills from people in states with trigger bans to shield themselves and patients from legal attacks.

July 07, 2022
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  • Katheryn Houghton and
  • Arielle Zionts
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