abortion

Health Saima May Sidik

Amid the battle over abortion rights, a failure to agree on how to define abortion

First Opinion Kathleen M. Crowther

How ideas from ancient Greece like ‘a bun in the oven’ continue to affect reproductive health policy

Health Associated Press

CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon

The Readout Meghana Keshavan

STAT Plus: GSK pill works in uncomplicated gonorrhea

Health Annalisa Merelli

Abortion pills offered via telehealth as safe as in-person medication abortions, study finds

Health Care Associated Press

Studies cited in abortion pill case are retracted due to flaws and conflicts of interest

Health Olivia Goldhill

STAT Plus: Texas Medical Board under pressure to define emergency exception to abortion ban

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Supreme Court slates abortion pill case for March

Health Olivia Goldhill

Abortion funds run short of money as demand soars and donations fall

Politics Olivia Goldhill and Annalisa Merelli

STAT Plus: Advocates expect Supreme Court Idaho abortion decision to fuel efforts to further restrict access

Special Report Sarah Owermohle

HHS’s Xavier Becerra, once an ‘invisible’ secretary, is racing to cement a clearer legacy

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Morning Rounds Elizabeth Cooney

Morning Rounds: Americans put faith in nurses as overall confidence in health care ebbs

Health Shravya Pant — Medill News Service

Pregnant cancer patients often have to terminate. Abortion pill restrictions could make that choice even harder

Morning Rounds Elizabeth Cooney

Morning Rounds: Americans’ health is trending downward, poll finds

Health Olivia Goldhill

Kate Cox is one of hundreds in Texas denied abortions despite serious health risks, data show

First Opinion Michael Stebbins and Eric D. Perakslis

The federal government fails to provide Americans with reproductive health information they need. Here’s a better approach

Health Amy Pedulla

When Dobbs forced one doctor to shutter his abortion clinic, he took his mission on the road

First Opinion Eva Temkin and Grace Colón

In mifepristone case, the Supreme Court must affirm the FDA’s authority. Medical innovation is at risk

First Opinion Abigail Wilpers

Exceptions to abortion restrictions often fail people like Kate Cox whose babies are sure to die

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Supreme Court will decide abortion pill access

Health Olivia Goldhill

Mexico’s activist ‘companion networks’ quietly provide abortion pills and support to U.S. women

Health tech Paul Webster

STAT Plus: Proposal to protect abortion patients’ records faces pushback from Epic, UnitedHealth

First Opinion Francois I. Luks, Tippi Mackenzie, and Thomas F. Tracy Jr.

New abortion restrictions pose a serious threat to fetal surgery

Health Care Annalisa Merelli

Texas abortion case puts doctors’ agency in treating pregnancy complications in the spotlight

First Opinion Emily Freeman

Ohio has enshrined the right to an abortion. But major obstacles remain for patients and providers

Exclusive Olivia Goldhill

Cancun abortion clinic aims to serve Americans from restrictive states

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang and Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Republicans divided over financial crisis in Medicare

Politics Associated Press

STAT Plus: Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights