Forward Midwifery in the News

Doctors and midwives in blue states are working to get abortion pills into red states — setting the stage for a historic legal clash.

These new efforts, which test the legal boundaries, have sprung up since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and many states restricted abortion.

Medication abortion accounts for more than half of procedures nationwide

Completely valid if you’re feeling shocked and gutted by the SCOTUS ruling. Just know that abortion activists on the ground—those who’ve spent years funding, facilitating, performing, and agitating in support of abortion—have prepared for this moment. With input from movement leaders in all 50 states, here’s how to find your place in the fiercely hopeful world they’ve been building.

Since Friday, more than 100 clinicians have come forward to seek help in offering medication abortion to patients, according to the abortion-rights advocacy group Plan C.

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A mother in Texas says she turned to an online clinic when she realized her state banned her from getting an abortion. Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, her experience could become more common.

We talk to abortion providers, advocates, and mutual aid organizations around the US about how they are preparing to get people the care and protection they need after Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Safe, effective pills will allow millions of people to avoid back-alley abortions if Roe is overturned, but conservative lawmakers are already gearing up to cut off access.

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