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Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture

January 3, 2025
By  GEOFF MULVIHILL and KEVIN S. VINEYS Updated 12:47 PM CST, December 28, 2024 Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and…
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For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Outweighs Concerns About Abortion Access

January 3, 2025
By Lillian Mongeau Hughes January 2, 2025 BAKER CITY, Ore. — In what has become a routine event in rural America, a hospital maternity ward closed in 2023 in this small…
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The Amazon One Medical lawsuit paints a troubling picture of the future of telehealth

January 3, 2025
A wrongful death case case serves as a reminder that we cannot afford to sacrifice patient safety for the sake of rapid innovation. Dec. 28, 2024, 11:00 AM CST By Dr.…
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Federal health care dollars are helping to house homeless Californians. Trump could stop that

January 3, 2025
By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters Published Dec 15, 2024 5:00 AM Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration unveiled a new plan to help solve the homelessness crisis: It began using health…
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Maternal mortality factors highlighted in federal agency map

January 3, 2025
FCC Chairwoman on crisis: ‘If we want to solve this problem, the first thing we have to do is measure it.’ By: Lorena O’Neil – December 14, 2024 5:14 am The Federal Communications…
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‘It’s a Crisis’: Criminalizing Medication Abortion Is Already Creating Problems in Louisiana

January 3, 2025
In October, Louisiana became the first state to classify mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled, dangerous substances.” Susan Buttenwieser Dec 13, 2024, 9:10am Abortion, including medication abortion, has been completely banned in Louisiana…
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Native American patients are sent to collections for debts the government owes

January 3, 2025
Tribal leaders, health officials, and a new federal report say patients are routinely billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the Indian Health Service, financial middlemen, hospitals,…
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Texas sues New York doctor for telemedicine prescription of abortion pills

January 3, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor who allegedly provided abortion pills to a pregnant woman in Collin County, Texas. Dec. 13, 2024, 7:36 PM CST By Zoë…
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Oregon clinics see rise in long-term birth control demand

January 3, 2025
By Meira Gebel, Tina Reed Dec 3, 2024 Several Oregon clinics and hospital systems are seeing a flood of patients seeking long-term birth control — such as IUD replacements, backup contraception and…
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Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House in 2025

January 3, 2025
Updated on: December 6, 2024 / 7:59 AM EST / AP Michigan Democrats are pushing this month to pass legislation they say will improve reproductive health care, in particular the safety…
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