Most read news on abortion-related topics
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Among Healio Women’s Health & OB/GYN content, abortion-related articles were some of the most read content this year.
The articles revolved around the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade in the context of fertility care, abortion access and mortality rates.
Here are Healio’s top abortion-related articles of 2022.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
In June, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Mississippi law limiting abortion after 15 weeks’ gestation at issue in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Because the ruling overturned the precedent set by Roe, states with more restrictive abortion “trigger laws” have almost entirely banned abortion. Read more.
VIDEO: Overturning Roe v. Wade could be ‘catastrophic’ for OB/GYN training, practice
Prior to the Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs case, fourth-year medical student Gabrielle R. Magalski, BS, projected that overturning the precedent set by Roe would limit the capabilities of up-and-coming OB/GYNs, as some procedures and medications associated with abortion are also used in the management of miscarriage, evacuation and dilation. Read more.
Q&A: As Supreme Court weighs abortion rights, OB/GYN recalls practice before Roe v. Wade
In anticipation of the Supreme Court decision, senior OB/GYN and maternal-fetal medicine physician Washington C. Hill, MD, discusses his experiences as a medical student and physician before the Roe v. Wade case was decided. He highlights the safety concerns at the time, as well as what would be different should the Court overturn Roe. Read more.
VIDEO: How SCOTUS decision on abortion impacts fertility treatment
Following the leak of the Supreme Court opinion on Dobbs, experts in the field of assisted reproductive technology expressed concerns about the implications for reproductive care. In this video interview, Judy Daar, JD, Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold Dean and Professor of Law at Northern Kentucky University, highlights the main clinical implications for treatments such as IVF. Read more.
HHS secretary outlines plans for reproductive health care after Dobbs decision
In the days after the decision on Dobbs was announced, Secretary Xavier Becerra of the HHS announced the department’s intention to enable access to reproductive health care. Specifically, the department would work to increase access to medication abortion and ensure patient privacy. Read more.
Travel distance to facility represents barrier to abortion care in US
Even before the Dobbs opinion was handed down, travel time to clinics offering abortions was already a barrier to accessing care. Data showed that people living farther from a facility were more likely to still be searching for an abortion or planning to continue with pregnancy. Read more.
HHS secretary vows abortion rights support
At ACOG’s Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting in May, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra vowed to continue the department’s support of patients seeking abortions should the Supreme Court overrule Roe. Becerra called on ACOG members to protect their pregnant patients’ decisions. Read more.
VIDEO: Dobbs abortion decision may require changes to reproductive medicine practice
The reasoning behind the Dobbs decision may place IVF-related processes in danger of being restricted in some states, according to I. Glenn Cohen, JD, the James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law and deputy dean at Harvard Law School. In this video interview, Cohen explains the potential limitations the Supreme Court decision may have on assisted reproductive technology. Read more.
Dobbs decision may limit access to fertility services for patients with cancer
More than 32,000 adolescents and young adults with cancer may not have access to fertility preservation due to the Dobbs decision. The largest numbers of patients who would be impacted lived in Texas, Ohio and Georgia, according to researchers. Read more.