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Abortion restrictions in Texas could lead to a shortage of OB-GYNs, survey suggests

by Elizabeth Trovall
Oct 28, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services predicts a nationwide shortage of OB-GYNs by 2030.
On Sept. 1, 2021, Texas passed one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country, prohibiting all voluntary termination of abortions from the time a fetal heartbeat is visible on ultrasound, about four weeks after fertilization.
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Texas may be the next state to end the sales tax on period products

by Elizabeth Trovall
Apr 27, 2023
Texas is poised to be the next state to eliminate the sales tax on tampons, pads and liners. It's currently the most populous state taxing these products.
Nitya Pakala, a Houston-area high school student, hosts a period packing party at her parent's house to supply local schools with free pads and tampons.
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Abortion funds and clinics in the South expand their reach across state lines

by Paige Pfleger
Feb 20, 2023
People seeking abortions in the South, where it is largely illegal, face costs for travel, time off work and child care.
Protesters stand on the steps of Nashville’s courthouse on Aug. 25, the day Tennessee’s full abortion ban took effect.
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Local abortion funds are seeing higher demand post-Roe v. Wade

by Savannah Peters
Aug 23, 2022
Some funds are seeing a rise in their budgets, but there's also been a sharp rise in demand for services.
As more states move to restrict or ban abortion, local organizations like the Wild West Access Fund are seeing more requests for help.
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In states that ban abortions, providers are now turning into travel agents for people to leave

by Blake Farmer
Jun 30, 2022
Costs can include gas for car travel or airfare, accommodation, child care for people who have other children and time off from work.
A Planned Parenthood center in Missouri in 2019. In states where abortions are banned or restricted, some clinics are reorienting efforts to connecting patients with abortion funds or out-of-state clinics.
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LGBTQ people are more likely than ever to become parents. Is the fertility industry serving them?

by Hannah Harris Green
Oct 16, 2019
LGBTQ people could be a big part of the market for assisted reproductive technology and some fertility businesses are learning to cater to their needs.
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Women's health under the Trump administration

by Hayley Hershman
Nov 11, 2016
Access to low-cost birth control and funding for Planned Parenthood might change.
Right now, under the Affordable Care Act, many women have access to free birth control pills and other low-cost contraception. In January, that could change.
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The rising cost of infertility

by Sally Herships
Sep 13, 2013
It's getting more and more expensive to make a baby.
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