Access to information about abortion is being censored. South Dakota just made it a felony to advertise abortion care, and even providing information about how to get an abortion may be prosecutable.

The fall of Roe didn’t create abortion inequality – it exposed the deep, enduring disparities that had long shaped who could access care and who could not. ANSIRH researcher Katrina Kimport’s new book considers what did not change with Dobbs.

The fall of Roe didn’t create abortion inequality—it exposed the deep, enduring disparities that had long shaped who could access care and who could not. Read this excerpt from When Roe Fell, edited by Katrina Kimport.

We're seeking up to two full-time postdoctoral fellows with strong quantitative research skills to work on a new longitudinal study of abortion access and pregnancy complication care in states with abortion bans. Apply now!

Findings from UCSF show that pregnancy specific policies related to alcohol use do not improve health outcomes & can even lead to worse health outcomes. Join the researchers for a webinar on how evidence can better improve policy and professional education efforts.

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No one should have to fear that seeking medical care could result in their criminalization. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/u...

Anti-abortion activists are hoping that misinformation, junk science, and cherry-picked data will scare you into supporting bans on abortion and contraception. Don’t let them. We’re not here to fear-monger. We're researchers who stick to the facts and tell the whole truth.

For years, states have relied on policies that single out pregnant women’s drinking without ever examining whether they help women, children, or families. Join researchers from UCSF on April 17th to learn more about evidence-based policies that protect health. ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The science is abundantly clear: Mifepristone is overwhelmingly safe and effective, whether provided in-clinic, via telehealth, or in a local pharmacy. Any attempts to roll back access have nothing to do with safety. This is about limiting abortion access.

“Crisis pregnancy centers” are designed to coerce people into staying pregnant no matter what. Some legislators are trying to pass laws that would insulate crisis pregnancy centers from having to meet the standards that medical organizations face.

Abortion is a parenting issue. Parents seeking abortions tell us that they want to focus on providing for the children they already have, and when they can access care, their families thrive.

A Georgia woman was charged with murder after allegedly having an abortion. A report from If/When/How found that when self-managed abortion patients are turned in to police, nearly 40% are reported by healthcare providers.

We're seeking up to two full-time postdoctoral fellows with strong quantitative research skills to work on a new longitudinal study of abortion access and pregnancy complication care in states with abortion bans.

After Roe established a right to abortion, wealth and location determined who could actually get one. But when Roe was overturned, and many states banned abortion care, telemedicine providers began to expand access to places that never had access before.

Nothing happens in a vacuum. When states strip away abortion rights, families suffer financially, and access to health care suffers.

Abortion rights are still incredibly popular. A majority of Americans continue to say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

Voters in Kansas rejected an anti-abortion amendment in 2022. Now, anti-abortion politicians in the state are trying to sneak an abortion ban into an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ballot measure. They know this is unpopular – they just don’t care.

Adoption is not an alternative to abortion. Being pregnant comes with health risks, employment discrimination, and financial challenges.

Q: What’s the most common feeling after having an abortion? A: Relief. We asked over 1,000 abortion seekers, and the majority reported feeling relief even years after their abortion.

Voters in Kansas rejected an anti-abortion amendment in 2022. Now, anti-abortion politicians in the state are trying to sneak an abortion ban into an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ballot measure. They know this is unpopular – they just don’t care.

There is nothing wrong with choosing to have an abortion. There is nothing wrong with choosing to be a parent. Hope this helps!

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a bill to ban mifepristone. A quarter century of use and over 100 studies show that mifepristone is overwhelmingly safe and effective. Nothing changes the facts.

Thanks to @reprorights.org for highlighting the importance of starting conversations on reproductive rights. 🙌

There is no shame in having an abortion. No one knows your life better than you do.

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About half a dozen states have introduced legislation that would charge women who end their pregnancies with homicide—in some of those states, that could mean the death penalty.

A source of legal risk for pregnant people, including those attempting self-managed abortion (SMA), is from healthcare professionals reporting them to authorities. But new data shows most did not support SMA-reporting, although views varied by profession.

There have always been abortion providers, and there will always be abortion providers. Today, we celebrate everyone who makes abortion care possible. #CelebrateAbortionProviders

We’ve been around for over two decades, and in the past four years, we’ve seen a massive ramp-up in attacks on bodily autonomy and reproductive health care. None of this is normal.

Abortion bans impact access to all kinds of health care. A new study shows that states with abortion bans are getting fewer medical residency applications—and not just from OBGYNs.

"Punch’s birth wasn’t a political hot potato, but the same narrative that erases birth mothers pervades expressions of sympathy for him — what kind of awful, cruel mother could spurn little Punch!"

The number of laws encouraging neighbors—and relatives—to rat each other out is growing. Several GOP towns and states now allow residents to sue each other for getting abortion care, and get paid for doing it.

Having a medication abortion via telehealth is more common than ever, and we have years of research proving that it is safe and effective.

Anti-abortion extremists are trying to stop us from accessing medication abortion. What they aren’t saying is that those pills are also essential for patients experiencing a miscarriage. Abortion restrictions hurt everyone. Period.

Nurse practitioners are a lifeline for the millions of Americans who live in healthcare deserts. Yet an obscure committee now promises to strip them of access to educational funds, putting the healthcare system, the nursing workforce, and patients at risk.

A new study found individuals who experienced food insecurity were more likely to choose telehealth abortion because of economic constraints, like cost, challenges in finding transportation, and difficulty with finding child care.

No one knows your life better than you do. Our research shows that people are experts in their own lives and know when having an abortion is the best decision for them.

The Turnaway Study shows those who are denied access to abortion care face significantly increased risk of long-term domestic violence. Abuse can begin for the first time, or ongoing abuse is likely to escalate during pregnancy.

While AI for health care is frequently discussed, AI’s relationship to abortion has received limited attention. A new paper surveys data on AI and abortion to date, and proposes an Abortion AI research agenda. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Telemedicine abortion pills account for nearly 30% of all abortions—and nearly all abortions in banned states. That’s why anti-abortion activists are so desperate to obstruct access to the pills.

Medication abortion is safe and effective, including when provided through telehealth. Over one in four abortions in the U.S. now occur via telehealth, not because of politics, but because the data support its safety and patients choose it.

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Abortion bans hurt families. When women are denied an abortion, they are at higher risk of poor bonding with their new babies, and their existing children are also more likely to be raised in poverty and less likely to meet developmental milestones.

Pregnancy does not reduce medical risk; it often increases it. But abortion bans make providers afraid to provide lifesaving medical care to pregnant people, making pregnancy in America dangerous.

Abortion pills remain undefeated post-Dobbs. The antiabortion movement has tried so many different things, and the net result is a total of 0 seconds post-Dobbs that abortion pills have been further restricted. ZERO. On the flip side, they are cheaper and more available than ever.

Today, Louisiana is asking a federal court to reinstate medically unnecessary, burdensome restrictions that would effectively end telehealth access to mifepristone nationwide. Let's be clear: medication abortion via telehealth is safe and effective. This is about limiting patient access.

At least 101 studies in 26 countries over three decades have found that medication abortions are very safe. Pass it on.

Abortion clinics are continuing to close, even in key access hubs like New York and Illinois. There are about a dozen fewer brick-and-mortar abortion clinics in the US than there were two years ago.

The Turnaway Study followed thousands of women seeking abortion care, and one thing stood out to researchers–these women understood the circumstances of their lives and why an abortion was the right decision for them.