Abortifacients

OB/GYN residents report a reduced desire to practice or pursue a medical fellowship after their residency in states with more abortion restrictions, according to survey findings published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

NEW ORLEANS — Rates of vasectomy and tubal sterilization rose in the months after the Dobbs decision removed a federal right to abortion, according to data presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

Women who attempted self-managed medication abortion from 9 to 16 weeks gestation experienced high completion rates, with 23.5% visiting health care professionals to confirm completion or treat complications, researchers reported.

A bill introduced to the Senate will provide funding for the next 5 years to medical school programs for abortion care training and for students who have to travel out of state for abortion training, according to a press release.

The ability of Texas health care professionals to provide evidence-based abortion care to women with medically complex pregnancies was disrupted after Texas Senate Bill 8 was implemented, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Obstetrics and gynecology residency programs at institutions and in states with abortion restrictions were less likely to incorporate patient factors when diagnosing early pregnancy loss, researchers reported.

BALTIMORE — In the wake of the Dobbs decision, a new energy surrounds self-managed abortions as a choice some people may make in the face of abortion restrictions, according to panelists at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — A special late-breaking session at the ACOG Annual Scientific & Clinical meeting featured the most up-to-date information and guidance on availability of the abortion drug mifepristone.

Parties to the federal case seeking to overturn FDA approval of the abortion drug mifepristone presented oral arguments to a panel of three judges in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday.