Dec 15 Watch 6:03 Why Americans are stockpiling abortion medication ahead of Trump’s second term By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Since Trump’s reelection, many women and health care providers across the U.S. have been stockpiling supplies of abortion pills and emergency contraception. One of the largest suppliers of abortion medication reported a 17-fold increase in requests the first 24 hours… Continue watching
Dec 11 WATCH: Bidens deliver remarks at White House women’s health research conference By Associated Press President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is “so proud” that a women's health research initiative he launched last year at his wife's urging already has invested nearly $1 billion because having healthy women improves not only their well-being but… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 8:32 After Roe, pregnant women face increased risk of criminal prosecution By Sarah Varney, Layla Quran In the first year after the Supreme Court ended the federal right to an abortion, 210 women faced charges for behavior related to pregnancy, abortion, pregnancy loss or birth. The decision emboldened prosecutors to develop aggressive strategies to charge and… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 6:16 Why both abortion and infant mortality rates have gone up in post-Roe America By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn Reproductive rights are front and center as the election enters its home stretch, more than two years after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Despite the state bans that followed the Supreme Court ruling, the number of abortions has actually… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch How a new FDA requirement could help identify more breast cancer cases By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. That’s one reason doctors recommend women get yearly mammograms beginning at age 45, but for some women, mammograms won’t detect their cancer. A new FDA requirement… Continue watching
Aug 12 Pregnant women in distress report being turned away from ERs despite federal law By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022. Continue reading
Jul 12 More than 6 in 10 Americans support protecting access to in vitro fertilization, AP-NORC poll finds By Colleen Long, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press According to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. But a significant share – 46%… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 4:04 Why little is known about what causes many pregnancies to end in miscarriage By Courtney Norris, Rachel Liesendahl, Casey Kuhn Every year, about 1 million pregnancies in the U.S. end in a miscarriage. In as many as half those cases, doctors are at a loss to explain why, and experts say stigma and shame are hampering efforts to learn about… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 6:10 New study details potential long-term health risks as American girls reach puberty earlier By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins A new study adds to the evidence that girls in America are reaching puberty earlier with potentially troubling implications for their long-term health. More girls are getting their first periods sooner than previous generations and experiencing longer periods of menstrual… Continue watching
May 14 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states’ bans or restrictions, survey finds By Laura Ungar, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The abortion-rights group Society for Family Planning issued its #WeCount survey Tuesday showing providers in states with laws that seek to protect them from prosecution by other states were writing prescriptions that covered about 1 in 10 abortions nationally. Continue reading