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Anti-abortion politicians push efforts to prosecute women
Officials in Republican-dominant states are pushing legislation ahead of midterm elections that would punish both doctors and patients for abortions
44 minutes ago - ABC News
Demographics and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents Undergoing Multiple Abortions in One Year
Adolescents accounted for 12% of the 650,000 abortions that took place in the US in 2013. Half of terminations are performed on women with a history of prior termination, yet...
22 hours ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Abortion pill is being used to treat a rare disease
The same compound that terminates pregnancies in the abortion pill is also approved to treat a rare hormonal disorder, and the manufacturer, Corcept charges more than double...
1 day ago - Daily Mail
Wales is set to allow abortion pills to be taken at home
The Welsh Government looks set to follow Scotland in changing its laws to allow those up to nine weeks pregnant to have an unsupervised medical abortion.
1 day ago - Daily Mail
Factors Associated With Follow-Up Rates After Medical Abortion in Adolescents at Cook County Hospital
Each year John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County provides pregnancy termination care to nearly 300 adolescent females living in the Chicagoland area. Medical abortion is...
1 day ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Pennsylvania House votes to ban abortions for Down syndrome
A proposal to prohibit abortions in Pennsylvania when the sole reason is that the fetus has or may have Down syndrome is on its way to the state Senate after passing the House...
2 days ago - ABC News
Enforcement of Kentucky Abortion Law Suspended Pending Ruling
Kentucky state officials have agreed to hold off enforcing a new law that bans a common abortion procedure from the 11th week of pregnancy until a federal judge rules on a...
2 days ago - Medscape
Adverse pregnancy outcomes in adolescents and young women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a national estimate
Pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus have increased risk of adverse outcomes including disease flare, spontaneous abortion, preeclampsia/eclampsia, premature birth...
3 days ago - Pediatric Rheumatology
Incomplete Abortion: An Unusual Presentation of OHVIRA Syndrome
Obstructed hemivagina with ipsilateral renal agenesis is a term used to describe the triad of didelphic uterus, obstructed hemivagina, and ipsilateral renal anomalies. Patients...
5 days ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - 2 articles
Legal Abortion in Argentina? A Long Shot Is Suddenly Within Reach
If an abortion rights bill passes in Argentina amid a surge of feminist activism, it would be a milestone in a region where strict abortion laws are the norm.
5 days ago - NY Times
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