A Teenager's Story Of Her Choice For An Abortion
Precedes the Overturn of Roe
The Consequences of That Decision Follow
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Pulitzer Center: Retracing The Steps To My Abortion
Makayla Montoya Frazier who has an autoimmune condition, anemia, and early signs of M. S., shares her traumatic story that led her to abortion and why it was the right choice for her. In this feature article for Teen Vogue, author Dina Gachman retraces the steps Frazier took to access an abortion.
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Retracing the Steps of My Abortion
Editor's Note: This story was published just hours before the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that previously guaranteed the right to a legal abortion. Makayla Montoya Frazier found out she was pregnant on her 19th birthday. Her...
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Insurance Coverage for an Abortion After Scotus Decision
The question of whether an insurance plan covers abortion is not the same as whether abortion is allowed in a state. Coverage issues are complicated and governed by a wide variety of factors, including the level of access a state allows. Politifact suggests things to consider.
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PolitiFact - Three things to know about insurance...
Will a health plan pay for an abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade? Even before the June 24 ruling, insurance coverage for abortion varied widely. Now the issue is even more complex as states set varying rules - about...
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Women's Rights and Democracy
The Brennan Center for Justice and Ms report on how inadequate progress for women's participation in government, reproductive rights, and maternal mortality are indicators of a backsliding democracy. The essays demonstrate that the fight for abortion rights, the fight for equality and the fight for representative democracy all are in service of the same goal: justice for all.
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Abortion Is Essential to Democracy - Ms. Magazine
After S.B. 8 went into effect in Texas on September 1, and following the Supreme Court's 5-4 egregious ruling allowing its enforcement, a cohort of staff from across the Brennan Center for Justice came together to show solidarity, express...
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Guttmacher Reports On Teen Reproductive Health and
The Fuller Project Tracks Abortion Laws State By State
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Teens
As a leading authority on teen reproductive health, the Guttmacher Institute estimates national and state-level teen pregnancy rates; documents teens' access to sexual and reproductive health information and services; and promotes fact-based,...
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How Major Abortion Laws Compare State by State: Map
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overruled the landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade, that for nearly 50 years recognized a nationwide, constitutional right to abortion. The 6-3 decision means that each state is now free to fashion its own laws ...
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Lawmakers Question Google on Abortion Information
U. S. lawmakers question the failure of Google to provide women with safe and accurate information regarding abortion services. The CCDH report found that 1 in 10 Google search results for abortion services in 'Trigger Law' states lead users to anti-abortion 'fake clinics.'
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US Lawmakers Grill Google on Anti-Abortion...
Today, 14 US Senators and 7 Representatives sent a letter to Google CEO, Sundar Pichai questioning the company's failure to provide women with safe and accurate information regarding abortion services. In their letter, lawmakers cited [...]
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Google search results for abortion services are leading...
Today, 14 US Senators and 7 Representatives sent a letter to Google CEO, Sundar Pichai questioning the company's failure to provide women with safe and accurate information regarding abortion services. In their letter, lawmakers cited [...]
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counterhate.com
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Global Healthcare For Women Of Reproduction Age
Using data from The Commonwealth Fund's 2020 survey, this brief compares selected measures of health care access and outcomes for women of reproductive age (18 to 49) in 11 high-income countries. The survey indicates that U. S. healthcare does a poor job on all measures.
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Health and Health Care for Women of Reproductive Age
Women in each country answered a series of questions regarding their mental health at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the survey was conducted. They were asked about being diagnosed with a mental health condition; experiencing stress,...
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Abortion Debate
Philosopher and bioethicist, Nancy S. Jecker addresses the problems in medicine and health policy, including abortion. The bioethical approach to abortion often appeal to four principles that should be the principles that guide the U. S. abortion debate.
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Abortion and bioethics: Principles to guide U.S....
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established the nationwide right to choose an abortion. For decades, rancorous debate about the ruling has often been dominated by politics. Ethics...
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