Abortion
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Throughout human history, pregnant people have sought ways to safely end their pregnancies and control their fertility. Today, the most common methods are in-clinic abortions and FDA-approved abortion pills, also known as medication abortion. Access to safe and affordable abortion care improves economic, social, and health outcomes. Yet misinformation is common and abortion opponents work hard to raise medically unnecessary barriers to abortion care. Get information on abortion.
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The FDA’s Convoluted Stance on Abortion Pills Doesn’t Protect Patients — It Endangers Them
By: Sarah Christopherson and Olivia Snavely Abortion, FDA Advocacy, Medication Abortion, Mifeprex, Mifepristone Deep Dive ArticlesThe FDA says pregnant people can meet with their doctors remotely and have their abortion at home — but first, they must travel during a global pandemic just to pick up their pills.
Policy Facts: Abortion with Pills (Medication Abortion)
By: NWHN Staff Abortion, Abortion Pill, Medication Abortion, Mifeprex, Mifepristone Consumer Health Info, Health InfoAbortion with pills, also called medication abortion, is a safe and effective way to end a pregnancy by inducing miscarriage. When pregnant people visit the doctor for an abortion using pills, they are most often prescribed two different drugs, to be taken 1-2 days apart.
Medication Abortion Should Be Available on My Campus: What SB 24 Means to Me
By: Sophia Harrison Abortion, Medication Abortion Policy UpdatesAt a time when so many states are choosing to take care options away from women, California state legislators are positioned to lead the fight to expand access to reproductive care by making medication abortion available at student health centers on campus for the first time.
Our View: Self-Managed Abortion with FDA-Approved Medication Is Safe and Effective
By: NWHN Staff Abortion, Medication Abortion, Mifepristone, Misoprostol, Pregnancy Deep Dive ArticlesWomen should not have to see a doctor, or “get permission” from the medical community, before ending their pregnancy with safe and effective FDA-approved medications.
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The FDA tried to ignore you, so we took your names to the FDA!
By: Sarah Christopherson ,Abortion, Abortion Pill, FDA Advocacy, Mifepristone Policy UpdatesOn September 28 — the 20th anniversary of FDA’s approval of the abortion pill — we held a socially distanced protest in front of FDA headquarters and delivered the names of all 12,000+ of our petition signers.
Saving the Supreme Court: The Next Six Weeks Could Change Everything
By: Sarah Christopherson ,Abortion, Health Care Reform Deep Dive ArticlesIn brazen disregard of their own stated principles, Senate Republicans are ramming through an illegitimate Court nomination with the election on the line.
Judge Orders FDA to Allow Patients to Receive Medication Abortion Pills by Mail During COVID Emergency
By: NWHN Staff ,Abortion, Medication Abortion Press ReleasesThe NWHN applauds the recent decision by District Court Judge Theodore Chuang to allow pregnant people to receive medication abortion care through telehealth, including receiving mifepristone through the mail.
It’s Time to #MailTheAbortionPill
By: Sarah Christopherson ,Abortion, COVID-19, FDA Advocacy, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medication Abortion, Mifepristone Deep Dive ArticlesPatients are turning to telehealth appointments and online pharmacies for routine medical care during the COVID-19 outbreak without having to leave their homes. But for most pregnant people seeking safe and effective abortion pills, the FDA has created a Byzantine...
The NWHN’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s opinion Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Restrictions
By: Evita Almassi ,Abortion, Abortion Restrictions, Supreme Court Press ReleasesContact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org
Lift Unnecessary Restrictions: Access to Medication Abortion During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: M. Isabelle Chaudry ,Abortion, COVID-19, FDA Advocacy, Medication Abortion Deep Dive ArticlesThe NWHN is calling on the FDA to lift politically motivated, medically unnecessary restrictions on the abortion pill right now and let pregnant people receive the abortion pill through the mail so that they can get the pill where they...
The FDA’s Convoluted Stance on Abortion Pills Doesn’t Protect Patients — It Endangers Them
By: Sarah Christopherson and Olivia Snavely ,Abortion, FDA Advocacy, Medication Abortion, Mifeprex, Mifepristone Deep Dive ArticlesThe FDA says pregnant people can meet with their doctors remotely and have their abortion at home — but first, they must travel during a global pandemic just to pick up their pills.
The FDA Must Permit Pregnant People to Get the Abortion Pill Where They Have the Abortion — at Home!
By: Evita Almassi ,Abortion, Abortion Pill, Medication Abortion, Mifepristone Press ReleasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org
What Happens in Pre-Abortion Counseling?
By: NWHN Staff ,Abortion, Abortion Restrictions, Fertility Clinics, Since You Asked Women’s Health FAQsThe NWHN fully supports women’s access to medically sound, unbiased information so that they can make informed decisions about their health care, but that’s not the goal of these state-mandated counseling sessions.
Conservative Courts Are Coming for Our Health Care: How We Fight Back
By: Sarah Christopherson ,Abortion, Health Care Reform, Medication Abortion, Roe v. Wade Deep Dive ArticlesTwo cases offer a warning about how far health care opponents will go to warp the federal judiciary to their ends — and what we must do to fight them.