Abortion rates fell slightly in 2020, with most done at or before 9 weeks, says CDC
Source: CNN Both the number and rate of abortions reported in the US fell 2% from 2019 to 2020, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC requests abortion data each year from all 50 states and other jurisdictions, including the District of Columbia and New York City, […]
My transplant opened my eyes to the need for organ donors
Eryn Mathewson, CNN producer and New Mexico native, opens up about her very unexpected organ transplant and the importance of organ donation among minority communities.
How the U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling is already affecting Texas
The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade will radically change the reproductive health landscape in Texas.
Free COVID tests and treatments no longer free for uninsured, as funding runs out
You used to be able to get a COVID 19 for free. That is no longer the case in some places as federal funding runs out. Here’s why.
Supreme Court Upholds Trump Administration Regulation Letting Employers Opt Out of Birth Control Coverage
Source: The New York Times The regulation was the latest attempt to undermine the “contraception mandate,” a signature initiative of the Obama administration. The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Trump administration regulation that lets employers with religious or moral objections limit women’s access to birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act and could […]
What to Know About Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & COVID-19
Source: Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 is a new disease and we are still learning how it spreads, the severity of illness it causes, and to what extent it may spread in the United States. Can COVID-19 be passed from a pregnant woman to the fetus or newborn? We still do not know if a […]