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Ohio Voters Reject Republican-Backed Measure to Make Constitutional Changes More Difficult, Setting Up Fall Referendum on Abortion Rights

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Ohio Voters Reject Republican-Backed Measure to Make Constitutional Changes More Difficult, Setting Up Fall Referendum on Abortion Rights

Dennis Willard, spokesperson for One Person One Vote, celebrates the results of the election during a watch party on Aug. 8, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio voters have resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to pass abortion protections. | Photo Credit: AP Ohio voters on August 8 resoundingly rejected … Read more

How Doctors Are Weighing the Legal Risks of Abortion Care

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How Doctors Are Weighing the Legal Risks of Abortion Care

Editor’s note: The names of the doctors in this story have been changed at their request due to fear of legal repercussions and/or professional retaliation. July 26, 2022 – When an Ohio OB/GYN had a patient in need of an abortion this month, he knew he had to move quickly. Daniel, who also sees patients … Read more

Fertility Doctors, IVF Families, Post-Roe: ‘We’re Anxious’

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Fertility Doctors, IVF Families, Post-Roe: ‘We’re Anxious’

Shelly Battista, 36, mother and IVF patient, Chicago. Barbara Collura, president and CEO, Resolve, The National Fertility Association, McLean,VA. Sean Tipton, chief policy and advocacy officer, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Washington, D.C. Contemporary OB/GYN Journal: “Not just abortion: How the demise of Roe v. Wade may impact fertility care.” Eli Reshef, MD, reproductive endocrinologist, … Read more

Biden Moves to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care

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Biden Moves to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care

July 8, 2022 – President Joe Biden today signed an executive order that aims to push back on efforts in several states to extend abortion restrictions after the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade. The executive order calls on federal agencies to expand access to reproductive care, crack down on misinformation, and protect the … Read more

How to Manage Emotions About Roe v. Wade

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How to Manage Emotions About Roe v. Wade

July 7, 2022 – Anger, anxiety, numbness: These emotions are just a few that some may feel after the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, drastically changing a nearly 50-year precedent that gave people the right to abortion across all states. Indeed: The American Psychological Association says restricting access to abortion … Read more

SCOTUS Opinion Leak Caused Spike in Search for Abortion Drugs

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SCOTUS Opinion Leak Caused Spike in Search for Abortion Drugs

July 1, 2022 – Word that the U.S. Supreme Court was on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade led to a dramatic spike in web searches for abortion medications, a new study shows. On May 2, 2022, Politico leaked a draft majority opinion that revealed the court intended to reverse the guaranteed right to … Read more

Roe v. Wade Overturned, Ending 50 Years of Abortion Protections

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Roe v. Wade Overturned, Ending 50 Years of Abortion Protections

June 24, 2022 – The U.S. Supreme Court has voted to overturn the federal constitutional right to abortion, turning the issue over to individual states to decide.      . About 25 million women of reproductive age will now live in states that ban or severely restrict abortion, According to some estimates, 26 states are “certain or likely” … Read more

Apple, Google face scrutiny over collecting abortion data – ET HealthWorld

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Apple, Google face scrutiny over collecting abortion data – ET HealthWorld

San Francisco, A group of US senators have urged the tech giants Apple and Google to prohibit the apps in their app stores from collecting data that could be used to identify women seeking abortions, media reports say. The letter, signed by five Democratic and independent senators, comes in the wake of a leaked draft … Read more

Roe v. Wade’s Pending Fall Raises Privacy Concerns

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Roe v. Wade’s Pending Fall Raises Privacy Concerns

May 20, 2022 – If Roe v. Wade is overturned, can criminal prosecutors or tech companies use smartphone data against someone? Now that the future of U.S. abortion laws hangs in the balance, many women are questioning the degree of caution needed to keep their cyber activity confidential – especially period and fertility tracking apps, … Read more