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Studies suggest that a reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision would be detrimental for many

Dr. Diana Greene Foster is professor at the University of California San Francisco and the leader of the Turnaway Study; a nationwide project which spends years following women who sought an abortion. The study examines the long-term effects of either having an abortion or being turned away. Her book based on her research “The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion” is published by Scribner. The main finding of The Turnaway...

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According to Lynn Fitch, curtailing legal access to abortions will improve women’s lives.

Creative Commons Mifeprex, a progesterone blocker used to end a pregnancy that is less than 10 weeks along. It’s been a record year for anti-abortion laws introduced in state legislatures, and in Louisiana, the latest battle is over a procedure not backed by scientific consensus — and that could potentially harm women. Abortions are common in Louisiana, where about 8,000 are performed every year. Medication abortions, in which women take pills rather than undergo a surgical procedure, mak...

Mifeprex, a progesterone blocker used to end a pregnancy that is less than 10 weeks along. It’s been a record year for anti-abortion laws introduced in state legislatures, and in Louisiana, the latest battle is over a procedure not backed by scientific consensus — and that could potentially harm women. Abortions are common in Louisiana, where about 8,000 are performed every year. Medication abortions, in which women take pills rather than undergo a surgical procedure, make up two of every ...

Actress Jameela Jamil discusses her abortion in a YouTube video. | Screenshot: YouTube/Jameela Jamil Pro-life advocates are criticizing actress Jameela Jamil after she credited her abortion for making her life "a million times better" and asserting that a baby can "ruin everything" if a woman is not ready to be a mother.  Jamil, a British actress who hosts the TBS late-night game show in “The Misery Index,” spoke about her abortion during the ninth installment of her "Ask Me Anything" You...

AAP PROSE Awards: The 2021 Category Winners From biological science and ‘The Ethical Algorithm’ to legal studies and ‘Demagogue for President,’ the AAP PROSE category winners embrace 45 fields of study. The apse mosaic of Sant’ Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna’s patron saint. Judith Herrin’s ‘Ravenna: Capital of Empire Crucible of Europe’ from Princeton University Press has won the 2021 European History category PROSE Award. Image – iStockphoto: Sergio Delle Vedove Swann: ‘Ex...

Misinformation on abortion I write in reply to the letter entitled ‘Traumatic effects of abortions’ (January 10). In a country steeped in misinformation on abortion, we need to stop using sensationalist and stigmatising language when talking about this subject. There are no “traumatic effects on women who have had abortions”. For some, their abortions are significant events in their lives; for others they are not. People have different feelings about their abortions, including relief (w...