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Health Aug 25

In post-Roe era, study finds more Americans are self-managing their abortions

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Andrew Chambers

Health May 11

Trust Women clinic in Oklahoma City provides medical and surgical abortions
More medical residents are avoiding states with abortion restrictions, analysis finds

According to new statistics from the Association of American Medical Colleges, students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.

By Julie Rovner, Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health News

Health May 04

New Mexico Abortion Clinic Provides Medical Abortions for Patients from Texas
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What Biden’s expansion of health privacy rules means for people seeking abortions

In late April, the Biden administration issued new rules designed to keep prosecutors from obtaining medical records of patients who seek legal abortions. The expansion of HIPAA prohibits the disclosure of health information to state officials as part of a…

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

Nation Jan 25

The Wider Image: After Roe v. Wade fell, this father-daughter duo left Texas to go on providing abortions
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Study estimates 64,000 pregnancies from rape in states that enacted abortion bans post-Roe

Polls show about seven in 10 Americans say abortion should be legal in cases of rape or incest. But since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, nine states have banned abortion in those cases. A study in the Journal…

By John Yang

Politics May 23

South Carolina State Capitol building, in Columbia, viewed from the southeast. File photo provided by Getty Images
South Carolina’s only women senators resist new abortion restrictions up for debate

The Republican-led state Senate on Tuesday is expected to debate a bill banning most abortions after an ultrasound detects cardiac activity, generally around six weeks and before most people know they are pregnant.

By James Pollard, Associated Press

Jul 22

Most abortions will soon become illegal in Wyoming

By Mead Gruver, Associated Press

The law bans abortions except in cases of rape or incest or to protect the mother’s life or health.

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Jun 28

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Illinois clinics ramp up aid for women seeking abortions across state lines

By Lorna Baldwin and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News

In the days since the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, one state after another has outlawed abortion. Illinois is one of the few states in the middle of the country where people can legally access abortion care. In…

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Apr 19

Medical students seeking abortion training face nationwide restrictions

By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press

For many U.S. medical students and residents seeking abortion training, options are scant and under threat. But doctors-in-training who plan to perform abortions say they are undeterred.

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Oct 09

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2021 saw a record number of abortion restrictions enacted

While the latest ruling in a US court of appeals has reinstated the near-total ban on abortions in Texas – two days after the restrictive law was challenged by the Biden administration – an analysis found that more than 19…

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