Abortion Rights

01 Mar

Abortion clinics are closing, even in states that have become key access points

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Dozens of abortion clinics closed in the US after the Supreme Court Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to an abortion in June 2022 – mostly in states that enacted bans. But the churn has continued, leaving even states with some of the most protective abortion policies to do more with less. There were 753 brick-and-mortar abortion clinics in the US at the end of 2025, according to a new report by the Guttmacher Institute – 54 fewer than in 2020, including a net loss of 12 abortion clinics since March 2024. “Running a clinic in an environment like we have today…
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22 Feb

Fertility Tracking Must Be Grounded In Evidence And Reproductive Justice

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If you have scrolled through wellness social media content lately, you may have encountered videos celebrating fertility tracking. The videos echo a common message: Fertility tracking has allowed people to reclaim their bodily autonomy and help them achieve their goals of getting pregnant, avoiding pregnancy, or monitoring aspects of their reproductive health. Sometimes referred to as “fertility awareness-based methods” (FABMs), these practices can help people identify the days during their menstrual cycle when they’re most likely to conceive if they have sex without contraception. And digital approaches to using an FABM suddenly seem to be everywhere—from our social media feeds to…
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18 Feb

‘We face very real threats to our reproductive rights’

DoryLatest News, ,
UNISON agreed to champion reproductive health in the workplace and fight back against the far right On the third day of UNISON national women’s conference, motions on reproductive health dominated the agenda. The first to pass was a motion titled ‘abortion is healthcare’, which called on the union to campaign for the full decriminalisation of abortion.
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15 Feb

New Research Finds State-Level Abortion Restrictions Associated with Increased Maternal Deaths 

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The increased number of state-level abortion restrictions in the U.S. was associated with a parallel increase in maternal deaths between 2005 and 2023, according to new research presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2026 Pregnancy Meeting™. Researchers found that states with five or more different abortion restrictions had higher rates of maternal deaths from any cause, cardiovascular disease, and violence than those states with fewer restrictions. 
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