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Pregnant African American mother holding her stomach

Health Jun 23

Why little is known about what causes many pregnancies to end in miscarriage

By Courtney Norris, Rachel Liesendahl, Casey Kuhn

Nation Jun 13

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Miscarriage is common. These researchers are on a mission to better understand why

While chromosomal abnormalities are the most common reason for pregnancy loss, little is known about other reasons or contributing factors.

By Courtney Norris, Rachel Liesendahl

Health Jun 13

A doctor carries Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, to a patient waiting in an exam room at Alamo Women's...
7 things to know about abortion pill access after the Supreme Court’s decision

Despite the ruling, women's access to mifepristone still largely depends on a patchwork of state laws.

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Nation Jan 09

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The increasing risk of criminal charges for women who experience a miscarriage

An Ohio woman faces criminal charges after she had a miscarriage. Brittney Watts was 22 weeks pregnant, and her pregnancy had been deemed non-viable just days earlier, when she miscarried in the bathroom of her home. Two weeks later, she…

By Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre, Amna Nawaz

Health Jul 30

Woman receives an ultrasound at an abortion clinic in Texas
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Texas woman describes ordeal with state abortion law after miscarriage

When Marlena Stell suffered a miscarriage last year in Texas, she says she begged her doctor for help but instead was forced to go for weeks with fetal remains inside of her because of strict anti-abortion laws. It's a story…

Jul 27

How abortion bans will likely lead to more deadly infections

By Laura Santhanam

When faced with this kind of infection, “it’s all about getting care quickly,” experts say. But abortion restrictions and bans complicate access to care, putting more pregnant people's lives at risk.

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May 18

What Ireland’s history with abortion might teach us about a post-Roe America

By Gretchen E. Ely, The Conversation

In 1983, a constitutional referendum outlawed abortion in Ireland. In 2018, another referendum repealed the ban and legalized abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy.

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May 06

Miscarriage isn’t your fault — an expert explains the science

By Rochanda Mitchell, The Conversation

Miscarriage occurs in 15% to 25% of diagnosed pregnancies, bringing heartache to millions of people, many of whom blame themselves. In most cases, however, miscarriage is due to random genetic errors.

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Nov 09

Michelle Obama reveals she had a miscarriage, used IVF to conceive daughters

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

The revelations are made in the former first lady's upcoming memoir.

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Sep 28

Watch 3:13
The identity crisis of losing a baby to miscarriage

By PBS NewsHour

It took just 10 minutes to flip a switch in Ariel Levy’s body and mind to make her into a mother. The journalist was on her final major overseas reporting trip, in rural Mongolia, when her pregnancy ended prematurely and…

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