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November 2023 Elections Mark 3 Big Wins for Abortion Rights

November 8, 2023 - On November 7, 2023, three states, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia, voted in favor of maintaining abortion rights. Although policy changes were only on the ballot in Ohio, votes in Kentucky and Virginia are predicted to have a similar effect. Issue one on Ohio’s ballot during this election was a proposal to engrain abortion rights into the state...

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KFF Surveys OB/GYNs on Their Experiences in a Post-Dobbs World

by Veronica Salib

A recent KFF survey of obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) on their experiences in a post-Dobbs world noted that 24% of clinicians had patients unable to get an abortion despite wanting one. The...

SCOTUS Lifts Abortion Pill Restrictions Pending Final Ruling

by Veronica Salib

On April 14, 2023, an order by Samuel A. Alito, Jr., a judge for the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS), issued an order that lifted restrictions on the abortion pill, pending a final ruling from the...

Wyoming Bans Medication Abortion, Limiting Access to Reproductive Care

by Veronica Salib

On Friday, March 17, 2023, Governor Mark Gordon signed an act prohibiting medication abortions in Wyoming. While Wyoming is already a red state with only one clinic providing abortions, this further...

NIH Researchers Identify Compounds for Non-Hormonal Male Contraceptives

by Veronica Salib

A preclinical study in Nature Communication identifies compounds that may help develop non-hormonal male contraceptives. The study — led by NIH researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine — used...

Scientists Explore Monoclonal Antibodies as Contraception

by Veronica Salib

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade early in 2022, the year has become a landmark for expanding access and options for reproductive care, especially contraception. Shortly after this policy change,...

AMA House of Delegates Adopts New Reproductive Healthcare Policies

by Veronica Salib

As healthcare professionals, patients, and public health experts continue to navigate the reproductive healthcare space in a post-Dobbs world, many have run into challenges. The American Medical...

77% of Females Favor Making Birth Control Pills Available OTC

by Veronica Salib

In a post-Roe world, healthcare professionals, public health experts, and industry leaders are looking to empower people to take charge of their reproductive health. With limited access to abortion...

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