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Alabama passes law to protect access to IVF treatments
IVF services in the state have been paused since a Feb. 16 Alabama Supreme Court decision that declared frozen embryos children.
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WIC helps keep families fed. But its clinics also step up when disaster strikes.
After months of a spending battle that imperiled the strength of the program, Congress is expected to vote on a plan to fully fund the program.
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If your boss is the state of Texas, some pregnancy protections just ended for you
A federal judge has blocked Texas state employees from the protections of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
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For new parents in Wisconsin, Medicaid postpartum care lags most of the country
Wisconsin doctors say the state could help save lives by extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year, as many states offer.
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CVS and Walgreens will start selling abortion pills this month
Mifepristone will be available at stores in seven states. Eventually, both pharmacies will make it available in all states where abortion is legal.
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The 19th Explains: Will states follow Alabama in ending IVF access?
The implications of the state Supreme Court ruling outside of Alabama remain uncertain, but legal researchers have their eye on a handful of states that could see similar changes.
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‘We don’t want to go through the same heartbreak’: An administrator’s death sparks a call to action at an HBCU
Academia can be an unfriendly place for Black women. In the wake of Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s death by suicide, alumni and students at Lincoln University are pushing for justice and accountability.
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More teens are reporting that a partner has threatened their reproductive health
The increase in "reproductive coercion” calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline after the overturn of Roe v. Wade underscores the need for policies addressing teen dating violence, experts say.
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Nikki Haley, like the Alabama Supreme Court, said IVF embryos are babies
These views speak to the concerns of reproductive care advocates who say abortion bans and fetal personhood laws threaten access to IVF.
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Pregnancy care was always lacking in jails. Could it get worse?
A lack of oversight and standards for pregnancy care in jails is becoming more problematic as the number of incarcerated women rises and abortion restrictions put medical care further out of reach.