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With the Supreme Court possibly about to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that legalized abortion nationwide, a study that purportedly shows what happens when women are denied abortions has garnered renewed attention by the media. But pro-lifers warn that the study's flawed methodology casts doubt on many of its conclusions. 

As access to abortion care gets narrower and narrower across the country, there will be people who will find themselves in a difficult position of carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term. Dr. Diana Greene Foster is the lead researcher of The Turnaway Study, and she’s been studying how the inability to access abortion care affects the lives of the women who are forced to carry that pregnancy to term. In terms of health, financial situation, future planning, and general livelihood, “we see wors...

With the Supreme Court possibly about to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that legalized abortion nationwide, a study that purportedly shows what happens when women are denied abortions has garnered renewed attention by the media. But pro-lifers warn that the study's flawed methodology casts doubt on many of its conclusions. 

Overturning Roe vs. Wade and criminalizing abortion affects women in the workforce, too.

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Physicians owe it to our patients to seek a true understanding of abortion based on properly conducted studies to help our patients navigate their mental and physical health.

Restricting abortion access has negative effects on parents, as well as children and families, including increased poverty, unemployment, pregnancy-related deaths and higher health risks in children.

Who would be most impacted if the landmark Roe v. Wade is overturned? Experts say it will be people of color and those who are marginalized.

The Turnaway Study followed nearly 1,000 women who sought abortions, interviewing them regularly for years to understand the impact on their mental and financial wellbeing.