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Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions
Pregnant people were more likely to die from mental health conditions than any other cause, a CDC analysis found.
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Federal program aims to combat overdoses among expectant parents
This fall, six states received federal funding for substance use treatment interventions in an effort to tamp down rising rates of pregnancy-related death in the United States.
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Domestic violence calls about ‘reproductive coercion’ doubled after the overturn of Roe
Those experiencing domestic violence are facing a reality where an inability to receive reproductive care is also further endangering their lives, new data shows.
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Abortion opponents are trying to deter people from traveling out of state for care
Thousands of people have left states with abortion bans to access the procedure. Some opponents are targeting the people who help them.
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North Carolina was a critical abortion access point. Now, procedures have dropped by 30 percent.
The first analysis since the state implemented its 12-week ban shows just show dramatic the law has been in curbing abortion access across the South.
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What happens when nurses are hired like Ubers
“You basically just hope that nothing goes wrong,” a nurse said about a shift with the app Clipboard.
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Parents of color can’t see if medical providers have a history of mistreatment. Why not?
Many people, especially Black people, have reported discrimination in maternity care, but expectant parents lack tools to see where this happens.
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Suicide rates of teenage boys are skyrocketing because of firearm access
Experts on adolescent suicide say too often, guns and stigma around masculinity and mental health lead to deadly outcomes.
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Women and nonbinary people say doctors won’t stop talking about their weight
A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds they are more likely to report facing weight-based discrimination from health care providers, with sometimes devastating consequences.
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Only 2 percent of U.S. doctors are Latina, despite diversity leading to better care for patients
Research shows that a more diverse physician workforce also means healthier patients. But efforts to bolster Latina representation have for years faced an uphill battle.