Posts Tagged ‘medical abortion’
Report Documents 30-Year Abortion Trends
A new report released today documents 30-year abortion trends and provides in-depth analysis of the demographics of women who obtained abortion care between 1974 and 2004. The findings were gathered from data collected by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by periodic surveys of abortion providers conducted by the Guttmacher Institute. According…
Read MoreAbortion Hotline Launched to Serve Women in Anti-Choice Ecuador
Recently, a safe abortion hotline was launched to offer help to women living in Ecuador, a staunchly anti-choice country. Begun by the Dutch organization WOW (Women on Waves), the new hotline serves women by providing reproductive health information, including options for safe, at-home medical abortions. The hotline had a grand launch with activists hanging a…
Read MoreCelebrating 35 Years of Safe, Legal Abortion Care
Today marks the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion care in the United States. On this historic anniversary, it is important that we celebrate what we have achieved under the legacy of Roe while also assessing the challenges that lie ahead. Roe has undoubtedly saved the…
Read MoreBritain’s Department of Health May Allow Private Doctors to Provide Medical Abortion Care
Britain’s Department of Health confirmed this week that they are conducting trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of providing early medical abortion care in private doctors’ offices. Under current regulations, abortions can only be provided at National Health Service hospitals and specialist clinics and require the approval of two doctors. Earlier this year, a…
Read MoreNew Report on Medical Abortion
Today, the New England Journal of Medicine published research on the safety of medical abortion in terms of future pregnancies. The research concluded that there is no evidence that a previous medical abortion increases the risk of miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, preterm birth, or low birth weight. >View NAF’s fact sheet on medical abortion
Read MoreResearchers Search for Alternate Uses for Mifepristone
Researchers continue to look for other uses for mifepristone, such as treating breast cancer and reproductive system disorders. So far, the research has been promising. A study released in November reported that mifepristone had been successfully used to treat breast cancer in mice. Finding additional uses for mifepristone will increase its availability and benefit the…
Read MoreLousiana Legislature Sends Abortion Ban to Governor
The Louisiana legislature has sent a sweeping abortion ban to the governor for approval. Governor Katherine Blanco is expected to sign the ban into law. Mifepristone is expected to be available in Australia next month. The New York Times has an article analyzing the role of abortion in state elections.
Read MoreMust-Read Pro-Choice News
The New York Times reports on how South Dakotans are responding to the national attention they have received after banning almost all abortions in the state. Felicia H. Stewart, a former NAF board member who was influential in the fight to make emergency contraception available in the U.S., died last Thursday of cancer. Read about…
Read MoreLa Times Profiles Pro-Choice Activists in South Dakota
The LA Times has an inspiring story about the success of activists who are gathering signatures to place South Dakota’s abortion ban on the ballot. Yesterday the FDA declared a death previously reported after the use of mifepristone/misoprostol unrelated to abortion. Read the update. Anti-choice advocates in South Dakota have set up a legal fund…
Read MoreAnti-Choice Search Engine?
The FDA has issued a public health advisory about mifepristone. Read the advisory here. Is amazon.com’s search engine anti-choice? Pro-choice activists complained after readers who searched the word abortion were asked, “Did you mean adoption?” Read the New York Times story. Salon.com has an in-depth story about how anti-choice advocates want to ban contraception.
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