miscarriage

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Many women can’t access miscarriage drug because it’s also used for abortions

BY: - October 21, 2023

Read more Stateline coverage on how states are either protecting or curbing access to abortions. Since losing her first pregnancy four months ago, 32-year-old Lulu has struggled to return to her body’s old rhythms. Lulu, who asked to be identified by her first name to protect her privacy, bled for six full weeks after her […]

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Dangers and deaths around Black pregnancies seen as a ‘completely preventable’ health crisis

BY: - August 30, 2023

HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost faith that she would someday have a child. But, just five weeks after confirming her pregnancy, and the day after a gender-reveal party where she announced she was having a […]

A crowd of protestors gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court protesting the court's decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, which protected abortion rights in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Doctors recount ‘heart-wrenching’ stories in new study on medical care post-Roe

BY: - March 1, 2023

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) are trying to piece together how the end of Roe v. Wade has so far transformed pregnancy-related medical care in America, and the yet-to-be-released preliminary data are alarming, the lead principal investigator told States Newsroom in an exclusive interview. The team has already received dozens of […]

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Alabama Board of Pharmacy formally adopts policy on miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy treatment

BY: - February 15, 2023

The Alabama Board of Pharmacy Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt new guidance for  pharmacists on filling medication for ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, and other conditions unrelated to abortions.  “We had a position that the Board staff was taking based on the minutes, but we felt in order to have additional clarity and be sure that what […]

A blister pack with one of three pill remaining and a Mifegyne pill box behind it.

Alabama Board of Pharmacy clarifies ectopic pregnancy treatment after AG’s remarks

BY: - February 7, 2023

The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy will not take disciplinary action against pharmacists using abortion-inducing drugs for other medical conditions. In a unanimous vote at its Jan. 25 board meeting in Birmingham, the board said it would give guidance on filling medication for ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, and other conditions unrelated to abortions. Donna Yeatman, who […]