Texas Medical Board Doesn’t Specify Abortion Ban Exceptions in Proposed Rules
The Texas Medical Board has issued proposed rules for when emergency abortions can legally be performed under the state’s 6-week abortion ban — but it won’t specifically enumerate those exceptions. The proposed rules come in response to a law that took effect in September 2021, which banned abortions after 6 weeks’ gestation except to save […]
Abortion Bans and Cancer Care; Melanoma Vaccine in the Works; New Cancer Epidemic?
Ohio’s 6-week abortion ban has forced women with cancer to seek out-of-state abortions so they can receive cancer treatment. In at least two cases, women were refused cancer treatment until they had abortions. (The 19th) CT and MRI may miss some pancreatic tumors, reducing the potential for early detection and a chance at life-saving surgery, […]
What Doctors Want You To Know About Abortion Right Now
Since 1973, Roe v. Wade has protected the right of all Americans to access safe and legal abortions. But a leaked document published by Politico on Monday shows that the federal protections conferred by Roe may be struck down by the Supreme Court this summer. If Roe falls, the legality of abortion will be determined […]