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Indiana doctor performed abortion for a 10-year-old girl, document shows
The veracity of a story of a 10-year-old girl who was raped and got an abortion has been debated in the media, though a document confirms details of the story.
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Vice President Kamala Harris talks abortion, voting rights in midterm-focused Florida trip
The vice president's remarks were part of a daylong trip to Florida, where she brought the Democrats’ case for the 2022 midterms to state lawmakers and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters.
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Latina veterans saw themselves in Vanessa Guillén. A new documentary tells their stories.
In an exclusive interview with The 19th, Andrea Patiño Contreras, the film’s director, spoke about making the film, the resilience of survivors of military sexual violence.
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IVF patients started moving their embryos out of states with abortion bans when Roe fell
Fertility patients are beginning to move their frozen embryos to states that protect abortion, worried that abortion laws could strip them of their choices.
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Sex ed was in trouble before Roe v. Wade’s reversal. Now the curriculum matters even more.
Proposals to restrict sex ed coincide with abortion restrictions at the national and state levels and a movement to stop educators from discussing gender and sexual orientation.
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Pharmacies can’t deny prescription birth control or emergency contraception, Biden administration says
Refusing patients prescription medications because of their potential pregnancy status could violate federal anti-discrimination law, per new federal guidance.
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The cost of giving birth with insurance: $2,854, a new study says
The out-of-pocket costs represent insurance-related bills related to pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. And "this is maybe the smallest of the costs."
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Prosecutor explains what preparing for a future of post-Roe abortion cases might look like
Jean Peters Baker is part of a project that aims to educate other prosecutors across the country over how to navigate this new legal arena.
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Americans support extending child support payments to pregnancy, survey finds
“If we’re thinking of a fetus as an actual person with rights, then a whole bunch of other stuff has to change,” said Chris Ellis, the co-director of the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy.
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The 19th Explains: What to know about monkeypox and its symptoms
Though anyone can contract monkeypox, men who have sex with men are disproportionately affected. Limited vaccines are available.