New Abortion Laws Could Make Prenatal Genetic Screening Harder to Do
States that outlaw abortions after a certain number of weeks could make it difficult or impossible to terminate a pregnancy because of a serious genetic disorder
States that outlaw abortions after a certain number of weeks could make it difficult or impossible to terminate a pregnancy because of a serious genetic disorder
With reproductive rights being dismantled, social media companies need to stop propagating lies
As abortion access becomes more limited in the U.S., primary care providers can and should provide these services to people who need them
The researcher who led the Turnaway Study explains how being denied an abortion had lasting negative effects on those who were forced to carry their pregnancies to term and on their children...
As states move to limit access to abortion, some are taking aim at the popular form of emergency contraception
Restricting access to and prohibiting abortion in the U.S. will only increase maternal mortality in the nation that already ranks shockingly low in maternal health
Technology editor Sophie Bushwick breaks down the precedent for using your phone to monitor personal health data.
Diseases such as endometriosis would have a cure if we could talk about them and study them without shame
To protect personal information from companies that sell data, some individuals are relying on privacy guides instead of government regulation or industry transparency
The drugs and procedures used to terminate a pregnancy are the same ones used to treat patients for early pregnancy loss or ectopic pregnancies
Safe and accessible reproductive health care is a basic right that is supported by science, medicine and respect for human dignity
A landmark study of women who were turned away from getting the procedure found that being forced to have a child worsened their health and economic status.
Restricting access to abortion goes against science, safety, and human dignity and portends a dangerous future
Noninvasive screens that look for abnormal fetal genomes often reveal hard-to-interpret results, raising challenging questions about selective abortion and eugenics
It’s an uncomfortable topic for some people, but it’s a safe and critically important part of health care that needs to be protected
As light can exist as both a particle and a wave, an abortion provider can honor birth and fight for a person’s right to give birth when it’s right for them
If the U.S. Supreme Court fails to uphold abortion rights this spring, more restrictions are likely
A landmark study of women seeking abortions shows the harms of being unable to end an unwanted pregnancy
Treating the decision with nuance and care is essential to reproductive justice
A new law threatens jail time and hefty fines for anyone who prescribes the pills online or by mail
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