The rates of premature birth in the U.S. are high, especially in certain states. Experts worry that states restricting abortion have fewer maternal care providers than those with abortion access.| NPR
This is Issue 2 of the On Women’s Health Series. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade, many media sources have expressed concern that implementation of abortion restrictions by individual states will worsen maternal mortality in those states, many of […]| Lozier Institute
Updated on June 16, 2023, to correct the number of shield laws passed in 2023.| Guttmacher Institute
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And how this will impact the healthcare landscape in Iowa| lyz.substack.com
Two years after the US Supreme Court revoked the constitutional right to abortion, an increasingly robust body of evidence is emerging that illustrates the myriad harms caused and exacerbated by the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. Several dozen peer-reviewed studies and other rigorous research conducted since June 2022 illustrate key facets of the impact of Dobbs, including data on changes in clinic numbers, abortion incidence and travel for abortion care. This empiri...| Guttmacher Institute
