Abortions are a normal, essential part of reproductive health care. Abortions are a normal, essential part of reproductive health care. Abortions are a normal, essential part of reproductive health care.

It’s been another challenging year for reproductive health, and we need each other more than ever. We hope you can rest and spend some quality time with your loved ones so we can all come back stronger.

Abortion storylines on TV in 2025 didn’t really reflect the reality of abortion access—like barriers to obtaining care, which most Americans face. "I think there still is a lot of stigma," says ANSIRH researcher Steph Herold.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted millions of dollars meant for low-income children to stop Floridians from protecting abortion rights at the ballot box. He also weaponized state agencies to run a disinformation campaign against Amendment 4.

Bad news: Disinformation about the safety of abortion pills could be gaining ground. A recent poll found that 18% of Americans believe abortion pills are unsafe, up from 9% 2 years ago. The facts haven’t changed: abortion pills are safe and effective.

Under current law, crisis pregnancy centers don’t need to tell their clients that they are not medical clinics. Nor must they disclose that they don’t provide abortions or birth control.

Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups, and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks. This is censorship. Plain and simple. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Abortion bans and other barriers can make accessing abortion care complex. Many patients need to raise money, schedule childcare, and take time off work. Some are criminalized for seeking care. We deserve stories on screen that reflect real life.

Abortions are a normal part of reproductive health care. Many people who have an abortion are already parents or decide to have children later in their lives.

27% of the abortions provided from January to June were provided via telehealth. Telehealth has become a lifeline for women seeking to end their pregnancies, especially those who live under abortion bans, explains ANSIRH researcher @ushma.bsky.social.

Common reasons to get an abortion: 1. You want to. 2. You believe it is the best decision for you. 3. Your health depends upon it. 4. You’re focused on the children you already have. 5. You can’t afford to be a parent now.

“The U.S. is becoming a tale of two countries in terms of abortion access and abortion policy,” says @ushma.bsky.social. But this will “never take away from the fact that women will continue to need abortion care, and continue to get abortion care.”

Texas and Florida filed a lawsuit demanding that the FDA: ❌revoke the 2000 approval of mifepristone ❌ban telemedicine provision of abortion pills ❌revoke approval of two generic versions of mifepristone This isn’t about science. It’s about control.

This is why conservatives are so pissed off about abortion pills! Abortion pills are winning. The abortion rights & healthcare communities have come together to ensure patients can get the care they need despite Republicans’ draconian laws. Read more: jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-p...

IT'S HERE! Our research on how TV tackled abortion in 2025. Some notable findings: 📺 only 37% of shows featured a character who actually had an abortion, down past years 📺 the return of several troubling themes, notably the association of abortion w/shame & death www.ansirh.org/research/res...

The Pitt, Ginny & Georgia, All’s Fair – how did this year’s biggest TV shows tackle abortion? We tracked this year’s hits and misses in our Abortion Onscreen report. www.ansirh.org/research/res...

Telehealth has “become a lifeline” for women seeking to end their pregnancies, especially those who live under abortion bans, said @ushma.bsky.social, co-chair of #WeCount, to @washingtonpost.com. wapo.st/3MN5hfi

According to #WeCount results from last year, 1 out of 4 abortions was provided via telehealth. “All of this legislation will never take away from the fact that women will continue to need abortion care, and continue to get abortion care.” - @ushma.bsky.social

I’m proud to provide abortion care, and I am constantly in awe of the kindness and compassion of my colleagues. Abortion providers know that “the pregnant person is the protagonist of their own story, not a supporting character.”

Our researchers examined eight years of caller records from @dcabortionfund.bsky.social (DCAF) to see how overturning Roe v. Wade impacted call volume and the gestational distribution of callers. Findings show the spillover effects of abortions bans & restrictions. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Abortions are a normal, essential part of reproductive health care. Abortions are a normal, essential part of reproductive health care. Abortions are a normal, essential part of reproductive health care.

Expanding access to contraception is important because “the consequences of having an unintended pregnancy can be even more dire for people who are living in states where abortion access is so constrained,” says ANSIRH Director @drdgrossman.bsky.social.

Mifepristone is one of the safest, most studied medications in the United States. No amount of misinformation from anti-abortion groups changes that.

“Adoption is often framed as a happy ending, but for many, it’s a lifelong process of grief and searching for identity,” says Dr. Gretchen Sisson, an ANSIRH sociologist.

The internet is full of disinformation about contraception and abortion care. You deserve access to accurate data from dedicated reproductive health researchers around the country. That's why we're still here.

Some people experience mood swings or fatigue after an abortion, but regret is very rare. Research has repeatedly found that people who have had abortions overwhelmingly report feeling relieved, both immediately after and in the years that follow.

Good news: A new study shows that over-the-counter birth control pills are reaching the very people they’re meant to help: people who are uninsured, in rural areas, or in states with abortion bans.

ANSIRH's @drdgrossman.bsky.social said that while access to over the counter birth control is growing, there is more work to be done to combat concerns around affordability and misinformation.

The Turnaway Study found that people who have had abortions overwhelmingly report feeling relieved, both immediately after and in the years that follow.

Abortion bans are bad for our health. The Turnaway Study found that people who are denied abortion care are more likely to experience poor physical health for years after the pregnancy, including chronic pain and gestational hypertension.

Political agendas have no place in the emergency room.

Advocates in South Carolina defeated a bill that threatened abortion patients with the death penalty, banned certain forms of birth control, and even criminalized speech like abortion referrals.

No one should ever be denied emergency health care. But a Catholic hospital system in California sent a woman home to miscarry without medical treatment – twice. sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...

Medication abortions are extremely safe. “The actual percentage of related serious adverse events that required hospital admission in these two studies was 0.5 percent,” said ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.

Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, died in Texas because she could not access abortion care. She was told by doctors that there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.

Every denied abortion is a human rights violation. It is often accompanied by dreams deferred, severe financial distress, unsatisfying relationships, and poor bonding with their children.

Abortion pills are safe, effective, and well-liked by patients, according to established science and experts like our researchers. ⬇️

Thanks to @reproaction.bsky.social, @heyjane.com, & @reprorights.org in helping us reclaim the narrative around mifepristone with the facts: Medication abortion is safe & effective. The work doesn't stop here. Join the movement and continue to share the facts on medication abortion with us.

“The vast majority of mothers who are relinquishing their children very much do want to parent, but they don't have the support and the financial resources to make parenting feel tenable to them,” explains Gretchen Sission.

More restrictions on abortion care will diminish the quality of all reproductive health care.

A misleading report is being used to undermine trust in Mifepristone. The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.

Our research shows that medication abortion patients who receive pills by mail without first getting an ultrasound do just as well as those who are examined and given the drugs in person. Any attempt to restrict this type of care is not based on science.

Telehealth abortions are just as safe as in-clinic care. In both cases, patients receive abortion pills, and the abortion occurs at home, explains ANSIRH researcher Ushma Upadhyay.

Evie Magazine, which spreads egregious medical misinformation, has plans to launch a wearable period-tracker that collects data about your cycle, sleep, diet, and movement. This is reproductive surveillance.

“American women need the freedom to determine the course of their own lives,” writes the New York Times’ Editorial Board. “Sometimes, access to abortion is even more than that: It can be lifesaving.”

At least 101 studies in 26 countries over three decades have found that medication abortions are very safe. So why is the FDA reevaluating access to abortion pills? [Thread🧵 ]

Abortion rights are incredibly popular, and last week, voters turned out to support candidates who support reproductive freedom.

Abortion is a social issue, but it is also an economic one. The Turnaway Study found that people denied wanted abortions had almost four times greater odds of being below the federal poverty level than those who received wanted abortions.

Carrying a pregnancy to term comes with a wide range of risks and can be dangerous. Access to abortion care ensures that patients have every option to navigate and survive the most heartbreaking complications.

The Heritage Foundation is calling on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commission a safety study on oral contraception. We can save the government some time: Oral contraceptives are one of the best-studied and safest medications on the market today.