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A mother and baby from Gaza are reunited 11 months after being separated at birth

by Elissa Nadworny October 31, 2024October 31, 2024

After an Israeli airstrike left mom-to-be Raneem Hizaji badly injured, doctors performed an emergency C-section. It took nearly a year for mom and baby to be reunited.

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It’s harder to pay and travel for abortion care, but support funds are struggling

by Stephanie Colombini October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

Financial aid funds that help women pay for abortions — or travel to other states to access care — are struggling financially, despite abortion’s role in this year’s elections.

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Abortion bans still leave a ‘gray area’ for doctors after Idaho Supreme Court case

by Elissa Nadworny June 28, 2024June 28, 2024

The decision on abortion that the Supreme Court handed down Thursday was narrow. But confusion for doctors in abortion ban states about how to deal with pregnancy emergencies remains widespread.

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Abortion is becoming more common in primary care clinics as doctors challenge stigma

by Selena Simmons-Duffin June 21, 2024July 9, 2024

More family medicine and primary care doctors are doing abortions and questioning why it’s been separated from other care for decades.

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Abortion providers back to ‘business as usual’ after high court’s mifepristone ruling

by Elissa Nadworny June 13, 2024July 9, 2024

The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling upholds access to mifepristone, a drug used in more than 60% of abortions. The decision shocked some doctors and abortion rights advocates.

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6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election

by Selena Simmons-Duffin May 22, 2024July 9, 2024

State laws on abortion keep changing – with new bans taking effect in some places while new protections are enacted in others. And abortion will be on the ballot in at least four states.

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Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth

by Elissa Nadworny May 14, 2024July 9, 2024

Telehealth accounts for 19% of all abortions, new research finds. And while the number of abortions did plummet in ban states, overall abortions across the country are up.