Reporters experience multiple challenges when reporting on abortion

Common struggles include enduring harassment, maintaining neutrality, finding new angles, and educating editors on abortion

Receiving medication abortion through telemedicine as safe as in person

Study provides more evidence that bans on telemedicine provision of medication abortion aren’t justified

Abortion and Insurance: More than the Hyde Amendment

High deductibles and low reimbursement rates also matter

How are state and local health departments addressing abortion?

Health departments meet the legal requirements for abortion, but not the full range of activities to support public health

New paper examines distance traveled for abortion and source of follow-up care

Particularly in rural areas, women may have limited choices for follow‑up care

States with more punitive laws on alcohol use during pregnancy have more laws limiting reproductive rights

Concern that policymaking appears to be more about restricting reproductive autonomy

Mandatory ultrasound viewing does little to dissuade women from getting abortions

The majority of the women required to view ultrasounds proceeded with abortion

New Abortion Onscreen database

A searchable archive of the history of abortion portrayals on TV and in film

Study explores pathway to making medication abortion available without a prescription

Authors identify the research needed to make the “abortion pill” available over the counter

Preventing pregnancy is more than a physical burden

Women perform mental and emotional work to prevent pregnancy—and it doesn't have to be this way

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Recent publications

Altshuler AL, Ojanen-Goldsmith A, Blumenthal PD, Freedman LR A good abortion experience: A qualitative exploration of Women's needs and preferences in clinical care. September 2017. Social Science & Medicine, [Epub ahead of print].
Grossman D, Grindlay K Safety of Medical Abortion Provided Through Telemedicine Compared With in Person. September 2017. Obstetrics & Gynecology, [Epub ahead of print].
Sisson G, Herold S, Woodruff K “The stakes are so high”: interviews with progressive journalists reporting on abortion. September 2017. Contraception, [Epub ahead of print].
French VA, Steinauer JE, Kimport K What Women Want from Their Health Care Providers about Pregnancy Options Counseling: A Qualitative Study. September 2017. Women's Health Issues, [Epub ahead of print].
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Banner photos: Ultrasound image © zilli/iStockphoto.com; Preventing pregnancy image © Image Point Fr/Shutterstock.com; Image for TV and abortion—screenshot from NBC’s show Parenthood: Small Victories; image from Reign (CW) © 2016 The CW Television Network Supreme Court image by Joe Ravi [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons; All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center by Backline Bloomington; Dr. Dan Grossman speaking at the North American Forum on Family Planning © Michael Rubottom Photography.

Research category photos: Abortion photo © Can Stock Photo Inc. / Mark Adams, Rocketclips. Contraception photo © Cindy Chew for ANSIRH. Culture image part of an infographic designed for ANSIRH by Jessica Harrington, with art direction by Kate Giambrone and Julianna Johnson. International photo courtesy Stew and Vee Carrington via Creative Commons license. Policy photo courtesy of Heather Ault (modified and cropped). Turnaway photo © Jana Carrey for ANSIRH.

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