Abortion Access and Covid-19
Executive orders that close essential services and jeopardize health should not be justified by misinterpretations of Supreme Court decisions.
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Declining Abortion Rates in a Sexual Revolution
Abortion rates in the United States are falling. One explanation can be that high schoolers are having less sex than their predecessors did 40 years ago.
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Dobbs and Doctors
Of the more than 6,000 residents training to be OB-GYNs in the U.S., 43.9% are at programs in abortion-restrictive states and therefore will not have access to abortion training.
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Something Lost, Nothing Gained
PHP fellows and editors analyze how the decision to overturn federal abortion protection rolls back reproductive rights and affects health.
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Beyond Abortion Bans: Choose Well and Access to Contraception
After the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, Choose Well, a state initiative to reduce unintended pregnancies in South Carolina, greatly improved access to contraception, particularly IUDs, which increased from just 37% of clinics offering them to over 85%.
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Paula Lantz
Paula Lantz, James B. Hudak professor of health policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, discusses the effects of restrictive abortion policy in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.
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Too Little, Too Late
Laws restricting abortion access don’t reduce abortions or the need for them, they unfairly limit who has access to them.
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Anti-Life Legislation
Is cancer considered a medical exception in abortion bans? It’s unclear, and people in anti-abortion states are now left with few choices.
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All Pregnancies End
All reproductive experiences should be supported whether they end in childbirth, miscarriage or termination.
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Jacqueline Ayers
Jacqueline Ayers, Senior Vice President for Policy, Campaigns, and Advocacy for Planned Parenthood, has worked as a lobbyist and advocate to improve health care for over sixteen years.
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