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Abortions provided by virtual-only clinics spike since Dobbs

Ronan — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 04:55:10 +0000

The number of legal abortions provided by virtual-only clinics via abortion pill prescriptions spiked 72% in the year following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade.

This is according to a report by #WeCount, a research project by the Society of Family Planning, a group that supports legal abortion.

The study is notable because it is the first full-year census of US abortion providers following the June 2022 US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization. This sheds light on how they view trends in their industry.

The survey only considered data from licensed clinics within the health care system, researchers said and does not account for what may be illegal procedures, such as abortion pills ordered from overseas.

Abortions provided by virtual-only clinics spike since Dobbs

Supreme Court agrees to hear abortion case, a possible threat to Roe v. Wade

Ronan — Thu, 20 May 2021 07:53:22 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving a challenge to a Mississippi law prohibiting most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy, a move that could weaken abortion rights nationwide.

The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, revolves around a Mississippi law passed in 2018 that bans all abortions after 15 weeks "except in a medical emergency or in the case of a severe fetal abnormality." The ban was blocked by lower courts who argued it violated previous Supreme Court rulings.

The case centers on whether states are permitted to ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb. It is seen as a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalised abortion nationwide.

Supreme Court agrees to hear abortion case, a possible threat to Roe v. Wade