Companies Could Face Hurdles Covering Abortion Travel Costs
After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to an abortion that’s been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where the procedure is now illegal so they can terminate pregnancies. But the companies gave scant […]
Abortion Pill Web Searches Surged After Leaked SCOTUS Decision
Internet searches on abortion medication spiked to “record national highs” following the leak of the draft Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade, researchers reported. In the 72 hours following the leaked draft on May 2, searches related to abortion medications were 162% (95% CI 149-175) higher than expected, with approximately 350,000 searches for abortion […]
Abortion’s Becoming A Hot Corporate Benefit. Here’s What You Need To Know To Use It.
If you want an abortion in the U.S., one of your first steps might be figuring out whether your insurance will cover the service. And even though 11 states restrict insurance coverage of abortion in all private insurance plans, many employer-based insurances do cover abortion. Advertisement This may come as a surprise to people who […]
Abortion Rights Advocates Slam New Oklahoma Law
Abortion rights advocates are decrying a law passed by the Oklahoma legislature last week that would ban all abortions in the state from the moment of fertilization, with exceptions for rape and incest only if they are reported to law enforcement. “Without abortion access at the local level, people will lose the ability to make […]
More Than Half of States Will Ban Abortion if Roe Is Overturned, Expert Says
Abortion will become illegal in slightly more than half of states if the Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade becomes final, while many of the remaining states are working to ensure that abortion continues to be accessible there, according to one expert. Most states have limits on abortion around viability, with […]
Rep. Cori Bush: Biden Should ‘Absolutely’ Say The Word ‘Abortion’ More
WASHINGTON ― As the Senate voted on safeguarding abortion rights Wednesday, a group of House Democrats were there urging their colleagues to vote yes. The Women’s Health Protection Act, which would have created federal protections for providing and accessing abortion services, failed along party lines ― with the exception of West Virginia’s Joe Manchin, the […]
Republicans Set To Block Bill Codifying Roe v. Wade Once Again
WASHINGTON — Legislation aimed at safeguarding abortion rights across the country is set to fail in the Senate for the second time this year as a conservative majority on the Supreme Court prepares to strike down its landmark 1973 ruling, Roe v. Wade. The Women’s Health Protection Act would create federal protections for providing and […]
What It Would Take For Abortion Rights To Be Codified Into U.S. Law
With the Supreme Court poised to roll the clock back half a century on abortion, codifying Roe v. Wade just became alarmingly urgent for those who believe a person has the right to terminate their pregnancy. The landmark Roe decision legalized abortion on a national scale when it was handed down in 1973, but there’s […]
Early Abortions Are Getting More Expensive
Patients paid increasingly more for medication abortion and first-trimester procedural abortion from 2017 to 2020, while the percentage of facilities accepting health insurance declined, researchers found. From 2017 to 2020, median patient charges for medication abortion rose from $495 to $560, representing a 13% increase, which was higher than healthcare inflation alone, at 8%, according […]
Prescribing the abortion pill without restrictions is safe and effective, study finds: Researchers say Canada’s experience offers a roadmap for other countries
Abortion remains safe after Canada removed restrictions on the medical abortion pill mifepristone in November 2017. That’s one of the key findings from a UBC-led study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study used comprehensive government health data to examine 315,000 abortions in Ontario between 2012 and 2020. An analysis showed […]