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Post-Dobbs Situation Report

By | May 16, 2024
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A map of the US showing the range of abortion restrictions as of May 2024

Abortion Bans Are Driving Off Doctors and Closing Clinics, Putting Basic Health Care at Risk The rush to ban abortion in some US states after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may not have considered: fewer medical services available for all women living in those states.… Read More »

The State of Abortion in America in 2019

By | June 19, 2019
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A 14-year-old girl came to my primary care clinic with abdominal pain, similar to abdominal pain she’s had intermittently for years. As with all women of reproductive age, I checked a urine pregnancy test, and it was positive. I returned to the patient’s room to talk with her about the result, and her first question… Read More »