The court’s opinion is not the final word on the case, but it upheld a lower court’s decision to suspend the state’s abortion ban.
Tag Archives: Pregnancy and Childbirth
Covid Worsened a Health Crisis Among Pregnant Women
In 2021, deaths of pregnant women soared by 40 percent in the United States, according to new government figures. Here’s how one family coped after the virus threatened a pregnant mother.
Pregnancy and Covid: What Women Need to Know
A pregnant woman is more likely to develop serious Covid-19 and to die of it. Several factors amplify the risks.
Her Doctor Said Her Illness Was All in Her Head. This Scientist Was Determined to Find the Truth.
After enduring severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, the geneticist Marlena Fejzo made finding the cause of her condition, hyperemesis gravidarum, her life’s work.
Abortion Opponents Want to Make Women Afraid to Get Help From Their Friends
A wrongful-death lawsuit in Texas is an act of intimidation.
A (Literal) Passport Out of Russia: Give Birth in Argentina
Since the Ukraine war, pregnant Russians have been flocking to the South American country where obtaining citizenship is relatively easy — if your child is born there.
Preterm Birth Drug Withdrawn After 12 Years
The F.D.A. seemed poised to rescind approval of Makena, after studies over time indicated the treatment did not halt early childbirth for many women.
Florida Republicans Propose 6-Week Abortion Ban
The bills would tighten the current 15-week limit and offer narrow exceptions. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he welcomed “pro-life legislation.”
Five Women Sue Texas Over the State’s Abortion Ban
The women, backed by an abortion-rights group, say they were denied abortions under state law despite risks to themselves and their fetuses that made the procedure a medical necessity.
How the Fall of Roe Turned North Carolina Into an Abortion Destination
The state, surrounded by neighbors with abortion bans and restrictions, has had a 37 percent rise in abortions since the constitutional right to abortion was overturned.
Premature Births Fell During Some Covid Lockdowns, Study Finds
Nearly 50,000 preterm births may have been averted across a group of mostly high-income countries in one month alone.
Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units
Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.
Global Declines in Maternal Mortality Have Stalled
Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported.
Many Personal Care Products Contain Harmful Chemicals. Here’s What to Do About It.
Take these small steps to lower your exposure.
In Rural Ukraine, a Mobile Clinic Provides Medicine and Hope
A mobile clinic is trying to restore medical services to villages once occupied by Russian forces as fighting rages nearby. “They’ll never beat our people,” a specialist with the team said.
Silent Suffering
Menopause has long been a taboo topic. Talking about it can help women learn more about an overlooked treatment.
A Deadly Epidural, Delivered by a Doctor With a History of Mistakes
Inspectors found that an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn hospital made numerous errors in administering epidurals. Some were life-threatening. One was fatal.
Early Abortion Looks Nothing Like What You’ve Been Told
We are primary care physicians who perform abortions. This fall, we published images of early pregnancy tissue. People were shocked by what they saw.
I.V.F. Offers Hope in China, Even to the Government
China is trying urgently to address its declining population. One idea is to subsidize assisted fertility procedures, which are often a last resort for couples and out of reach for many.
Republicans Under Pressure as Anti-Abortion Activists Call for a National Ban
Activists are pushing for tougher abortion restrictions, while politicians fear turning off swing voters who don’t support strict limits like a national ban.
Fighting Maternal Mortality Among Black Women: ‘I Don’t Want to Die’
A St. Louis doula program, part of a nonprofit that received funding in the $1.7 trillion federal budget bill, looks for solutions in a benefit largely associated with affluent white women.
Does the War Over Abortion Have a Future?
The issue is no longer a political hammer for the right.
Global Push to Treat H.I.V. Leaves Children Behind
Sub-Saharan Africa has made steady progress in delivering lifesaving medication to adults, but young patients are harder to reach and 100,000 are dying of AIDS each year
Their Mothers Were Teenagers. They Didn’t Want That for Themselves.
Teen pregnancies have plummeted, as has child poverty. The result is a profound change in the forces that bring opportunity between generations.
The F.D.A. Now Says It Plainly: Morning-After Pills Are Not Abortion Pills
Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb.
7 Women on Egg Freezing: Hope, Regret, Uncertainty
Ten years have passed since the procedure’s “experimental” label was lifted. The Times heard from hundreds of patients about their experiences.
Does American Society Need Abortion?
Is nothing else so important as to continue ensuring that thousands of unborn lives can be ended in utero every year?
A Plea From Experts to Pregnant Women: Get Vaccinated Against Covid
Many expectant women have avoided the shots, unaware that the virus poses significant risks to the fetus — and to them.
The (Incomplete) Revolution in Counting Abortions
Researchers know more than before, but incomplete data is still an issue as more women try to sidestep restrictions.
Was She Ready to Be a Mother? A Judge Got to Decide.
As abortion access dwindles, America’s ‘parental involvement’ laws weigh even more heavily on teenagers — who may need a court’s permission to end their pregnancies.
They Were Surrogates. Now They Must Raise the Children.
In Cambodia’s weak legal system, surrogacy exists in a gray market, endangering all involved when political conditions suddenly shift and criminal charges follow.
While Abortion Rights Shrink in U.S., This Small Country Expanded Access
The West African nation of Benin adopted one of the continent’s most liberal laws on abortion last year after hearing testimony from gynecologists about women dying from illegal abortions.
The Sunday Read: ‘Taken Under Fascism, Spain’s “Stolen Babies” Are Learning the Truth’
Thousands of Spanish children were taken from hospitals and sold to wealthy Catholic families. This is Ana Belén Pintado’s story.
‘Design Mom’ Gabrielle Blair Pivots to Politics
After 16 years of making a name for herself as a blogger and home decor expert, Design Mom has written her manifesto — about reproductive health.
The Internet Still Thinks I’m Pregnant
When Amy Pittman had a miscarriage, she grieved her loss — and tried to move on. But the internet wouldn’t let her.
A Surge of Overseas Abortion Pills Blunted the Effects of State Abortion Bans
New data suggests that abortion has declined about 2 percent in the U.S. since the end of Roe, accounting for people who traveled across state lines or ordered pills online.
OB-GYN Residency Programs Face Tough Choice on Abortion Training
Many residency programs for obstetricians and gynecologists are in a risky position, caught between state abortion bans and accreditation requirements.
Biden Administration to Offer Plan to Get Addiction-Fighting Medicine to Pregnant Women
Pregnant women are more likely to die of a drug overdose than the average woman of childbearing age, but less likely to be accepted for medication-based treatment.
Politician, Thy Name Is Hypocrite
A rape-or-incest exception to anti-abortion laws isn’t humanitarian. It’s a meaningless rhetorical ploy.
FDA Panel Recommends Pulling Preterm Birth Drug From the Market
The agency has weighed years of study that showed the treatment given accelerated approval 11 years ago was not effective.
How Ukraine’s Surrogate Mothers Have Survived the War
When Russia invaded, Ukraine’s once-booming surrogacy industry seemed at risk of collapsing. But surrogate mothers and agencies have managed to continue deliveries, and clients are arriving again to pick up their children.
A Republican Burden
Banning abortion is weighing on the party.
Flu Shot: What to Know About Side Effects, Protection and Timing
And everything else you’ve been wondering about this annual vaccine.
An Abortion Ban With Unexpected Consequences for Older Mothers
Older women are more likely to carry fetuses with genetic disorders that often can’t be detected until 15 weeks of pregnancy, beyond the limit set in a Senate proposal.
What Do the Physical Costs of Pregnancy Mean for the Abortion Debate? //alt: Pregnancy Can Be an Ordeal. What Does that Mean for the Abortion Debate?
On the argument that childbearing’s trauma justifies abortion rights.
Your Medical Test Results Are Available. But Do You Want to View Them?
The 21st Century Cures Act gave patients easy access to their health information. Now, some diagnoses delivered without context are causing high anxiety.
The Stolen Babies of Spain
Under Francisco Franco’s rule, thousands of newborns were secretly taken from hospitals and sold to wealthy Catholic families. Now they are beginning to uncover their own histories.
‘Sobering’ Study Shows Challenges of Egg Freezing
Data from a fertility center showed many women did not get pregnant because of the age at which they froze their eggs and because they did not preserve enough of them.
Some Women Fear Giorgia Meloni’s Far-Right Agenda Will Set Italy Back
Some fear that the hard-right politician, whose party is expected to be the big winner in the election on Sunday, will continue policies that have kept women back.
Lindsey Graham’s Unbelievably Cruel Abortion Ban
Either he doesn’t know how pregnancy works, or he doesn’t care.