Induced Abortion

Induced abortion during the first trimester did not increase risk for Rh sensitization, which suggests that Rh testing and treatment in pregnancy is unnecessary before 12 weeks gestation, researchers reported in JAMA.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, Sarah Horvath, MD, MSHP, talks about the state of obstetrics and gynecology training 1 year after the Dobbs decision revoked a federal right to abortion.

ORLANDO — Most medical students think abortion education should be included in medical curriculum, and many worry about their ability to care for future patients since Roe v. Wade was overturned, according to an expert.

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.

In an update to its 2018 public policy on abortion, the ACP cemented its position on reproductive health services, reaffirming its “opposition to undue and unnecessary governmental interference in the patient–physician relationship.”

Procedural-induced abortion may be slightly safer than pharmaceutical-induced abortion, although both are safe and effective, according to researchers.

The FDA finalized changes to its dispensing requirements for mifepristone to allow certified pharmacies to provide the abortifacient to patients, according to updated postmarket drug safety information.

Restrictions on reproductive care access were associated with higher state-level rates of suicide among reproductive-aged women, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

This year, women’s health care providers have faced challenges that developed throughout the year, from the lingering COVID-19 pandemic to a changing legal landscape.

Among Healio Women’s Health & OB/GYN content, abortion-related articles were some of the most read content this year.