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Pill to prevent pre-eclampsia gets UK fast track for development

Exclusive: MHRA grants innovation passport to drug that could prevent women from developing condition

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

Abortion access hinges on state elections

In the first national election since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters in many states Tuesday will decide the future of abortion access, whether through ballot initiatives, gubernatorial and legislative races or choices for state courts.

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Inside a Michigan clinic, patients talk about abortion — and a looming statewide vote

Michigan faces a key vote on abortion rights as patients travel there from other states. At a clinic near Detroit, many women share what abortion access means for their own lives and futures.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2022

Rio Grande Valley abortion clinic bought by anti-abortion pregnancy center

Whole Woman’s Health, which owned the building for nearly two decades, said they were “duped” after the doctors who bought the building sold it to the McAllen Pregnancy Center.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 4, 2022

Your birth experience can often boil down to your postcode. Is there a better way?

Australia is among the safest places in the world to give birth. But the care you get largely depends on where you live, how much money you have, and how good you are at navigating the system.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

Tory minister who voted to limit access to pregnancy terminations given abortion role

‘Maria Caulfield potentially now has the ability to block the establishment of new abortion services and close existing clinics,’ says leading abortion provider’s chief exec

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

Like US, Mexico faces a state-by-state divide over abortion

Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against another — one group imposing sweeping bans, the other intent on making abortions accessible

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

Scholten shares experience with complicated pregnancy, miscarriage

WASHINGTON — West Michigan Democratic congressional candidate Hillary Scholten opened up about losing her first child to miscarriage, saying a nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks would have further complicated a deeply challenging decision about her pregnancy.

Tribune News Service · Nov 3, 2022

Abortion is a bread-and-butter economic issue. We need to treat it that way

Parenthood, criminality or death: these are now the all-too-expensive options for many women in the wake of the Dobbs decision

The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2022

Doctors and advocates tackle a spike of abortion misinformation – in Spanish

False information targeting the Latino community is surging. Much of it is designed to galvanize voters or discourage pregnant women from seeking care.

WEKU · Nov 3, 2022