The Science of Abortion Rights
Safe and accessible reproductive health care is a basic right that is supported by science, medicine and respect for human dignity
Abortion Rights Are Good Health Care and Good Science
Restricting access to abortion goes against science, safety, and human dignity and portends a dangerous future
How Abortion Misinformation and Disinformation Spread Online
With reproductive rights being dismantled, social media companies need to stop propagating lies
What the Supreme Court Should Know about Abortion Care
It’s an uncomfortable topic for some people, but it’s a safe and critically important part of health care that needs to be protected
Genetic Counselors Scramble Post-Roe to Provide Routine Pregnancy Services without Being Accused of a Crime
The Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means that prenatal advice to patients can suffer and that counselors can face lawsuits and criminal charges
Abortion Restrictions Could Cause an Ob-Gyn Brain Drain
With Roe v. Wade overturned, banning abortion in many states could lead to a large number of ob-gyns avoiding practicing there or failing to receive crucial medical training...
New Abortion Laws Could Make Prenatal Genetic Screening Harder to Do
States that outlaw abortions after a certain number of weeks could make it difficult or impossible to terminate a pregnancy because of a serious genetic disorder
Graphic: Many States That Restrict or Ban Abortion Don’t Teach Kids about Sex and Pregnancy
States that protect abortion rights tend to have more comprehensive sex ed policies
The Antiscience Supreme Court Is Hurting the Health of Americans
Justice Alito’s leaked opinion signaling an end to Roe v. Wade is the latest in a broad trend of rejecting science and expertise
Police Who Tear-Gas Abortion-Rights Protesters Could Induce Abortion
Tear gas is widely used by law enforcement, even though it may cause spontaneous abortion
Primary Care Providers Can Help Safeguard Abortion
As abortion access becomes more limited in the U.S., primary care providers can and should provide these services to people who need them
Yes, Phones Can Reveal if Someone Gets an Abortion
To protect personal information from companies that sell data, some individuals are relying on privacy guides instead of government regulation or industry transparency
Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Have Devastating Health and Financial Impacts, Landmark Study Showed
The researcher who led the Turnaway Study explains how being denied an abortion had lasting negative effects on those who were forced to carry their pregnancies to term and on their children...
Pregnancy Is Far More Dangerous Than Abortion
Restricting access to and prohibiting abortion in the U.S. will only increase maternal mortality in the nation that already ranks shockingly low in maternal health
How Abortion Restrictions Could Affect Care for Miscarriages
The drugs and procedures used to terminate a pregnancy are the same ones used to treat patients for early pregnancy loss or ectopic pregnancies
How Medication Abortion with RU-486/Mifepristone Works
A step-by-step look at how these drugs end pregnancy
The Harmful Effects of Overturning Roe v. Wade
A landmark study of women who were turned away from getting the procedure found that being forced to have a child worsened their health and economic status.
Abortion Pills Are Very Safe and Effective, yet Government Rules Still Hinder Access
If the U.S. Supreme Court fails to uphold abortion rights this spring, more restrictions are likely
Abortion Doesn’t Have to Be an Either-Or Conversation
Treating the decision with nuance and care is essential to reproductive justice
Latin American Abortion Laws Hurt Health Care and the Economy—a Lesson for a Post-Roe U.S.
A region with some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws has started to tentatively move in the opposite direction
Being Denied an Abortion Has Lasting Impacts on Health and Finances
A landmark study of women seeking abortions shows the harms of being unable to end an unwanted pregnancy
A Timeline of How Abortion Laws Could Affect Pregnancy Decisions
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in a Mississippi abortion case, numerous state laws will interfere with key biological and social decisions during pregnancy
The Absurd Pregnancy Math behind the ‘Six-Week’ Abortion Ban
The law the Supreme Court just failed to block is not just a blow to women; it’s biologically nonsensical
What Quantum Mechanics Can Teach Us about Abortion
As light can exist as both a particle and a wave, an abortion provider can honor birth and fight for a person’s right to give birth when it’s right for them
Conservative Justices Seem Poised to Overturn Roe’s Abortion Rights
Justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a case over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy
Texas Toughens Ban on Medication-by-Mail Abortions
A new law threatens jail time and hefty fines for anyone who prescribes the pills online or by mail
California Plans for a Post-Roe World as Abortion Access Shrinks Elsewhere
Abortion providers are preparing for a surge in demand from other states if the Supreme Court overturns the landmark ruling
Hundreds of Scientists Weigh In on a High-Stakes U.S. Abortion Case
Studies suggest that a reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision would be detrimental for many
The FDA Should Remove Its Restrictions on the ‘Abortion Pill’ Mifepristone
The science is clear: abortion by medication is safe and effective
Abortion Rights Are at the Greatest Risk since Roe v. Wade Was Decided in 1972
The Supreme Court will hear a case in the upcoming term that could officially overturn that historic ruling
Abortion and Contraception in the Middle Ages
Both were far more common than you might think
Abortion Bans Based on So-Called “Science” Are Fraudulent
Our silence in the face of new anti-choice laws across the U.S. is deafening
Lessons from before Abortion Was Legal
Before 1973, abortion in the U.S. was severely restricted. More than 40 years later Roe v. Wade is under attack, and access increasingly depends on a woman's income or zip code
Druggists Shouldn’t Be Morality Police
Some states let them deny care for nonmedical reasons
Abortion Is a Problem to Be Solved, Not a Moral Issue
Education and birth control are slowly making the politics less relevant
If High Court Reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 States Poised to Ban Abortion
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy had been a swing vote on the issue
