Category: Abortion

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When the leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization hit the press, suggesting the court is likely to overturn the Roe v. Wade precedent guaranteeing women the right to abortions….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – If the United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, state legislation would impact access to abortion care for tens of millions across the country….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – They say silence is golden. But when it comes to controversial issues such as the Supreme Court’s pending ruling on Roe v. Wade, saying something is better than saying nothing….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – With an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that is likely to further restrict abortion access, two new studies from The Ohio State University provide insights into what additional limits on abortion care could mean, particularly for those who will have to travel across state lines.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON (March 21, 2022) – Efforts to determine the actual size and makeup of the abortion provider workforce in the U.S. often rely on surveys that are limited in scope or else focus solely on abortion facilities.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A substantial minority of Americans morally opposed to abortion would nonetheless offer help to a friend or close family member who is seeking one

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, DC—The prescription opioid crisis has generated significant social suffering and public controversy, and while it is often portrayed as a uniquely American problem, rates of opioid prescribing have ballooned across the Global North.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio – Though Ohio never formally enacted a so-called “heartbeat bill” banning abortions after six weeks of gestation, legislative and legal actions appear to have fueled beliefs that abortion is illegal in the state

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Louisiana so-called “heartbeat bill,” essentially aiming to make abortion illegal once a fetal heartbeat is detected.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BUFFALO, N.Y. – Abortion fund recipients who have to travel out of state for an abortion travel roughly 10 times farther for their procedures than patients able to get care in their homes states.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – At least 10 major categories of abortion restrictions are premised on assertions not supported by rigorous scientific evidence

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Barriers to abortion access may exacerbate each other, creating significant difficulties for patients seeking care