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For birth workers and advocates Latona Giwa and Tasia Stewart, supporting pregnant people means embracing abortion care

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She needed an abortion but KY’s ban prevented it. “Somebody is going to die,” doctors warn.

Lexington Herald Leader

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Stephen Montgomery and Genevieve Postlethwaite are photographed in Murray, Ky., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2025. in July, Postlethwaite had a severe complication in her pregnancy that made it nonviable. But because of Kentucky’s abortion laws, they had to hastily go to Illinois to get an abortion Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com

Stephen Montgomery and Genevieve Postlethwaite are photographed in Murray, Ky., on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2025. in July, Postlethwaite had a severe complication in her pregnancy that made it nonviable. But because of Kentucky’s abortion laws, they had to hastily go to Illinois to get an abortion Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com

Baptist pastors Fred Smith and Errol Domingue take on misconceptions about abortion and faith

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Baptist pastors Fred Smith and Errol Dominuge take on misconceptions about abortion and faith

Baptist pastors Fred Smith and Errol Dominuge take on misconceptions about abortion and faith

Two Louisiana women denied miscarriage treatment reflect on their friendship and the importance of speaking out

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Nancy Davis and Shedric Cole on being denied abortion care in Louisiana

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“A huge lack of trust of the medical community”: An OB/GYN and medical student discuss the consequences of Louisiana’s abortion ban for the field of health care

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Wisconsin mom exposes painful reality of abortion laws after tragic pregnancy loss

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For one Louisiana mom, speaking out about reproductive health care is a way of honoring her son’s memory

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Forced to leave Texas for abortion care, now one family has a new baby this Christmas

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I’m a Texan. But I don’t know if I can be a Texas OB-GYN

COURIER Texas

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“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.

ProPublica

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Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.

KFF Health News

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‘Traumatized’: Northern California woman sues Catholic hospital group, alleging 2 emergency abortion denials

San Francisco Chronicle

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Idaho banned abortion. Three years later, minors and seniors struggle to get routine care

Oregon Capital Chronicle

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Rachel Castor, a single mom of two and teacher, stands outside her home in Sandpoint, Idaho. Castor’s son could not be admitted to the local hospital during an asthma attack because Bonner General Health lost its pediatrician coverage at the same time it closed the labor and delivery unit in 2023 following the Dobbs decision. (Photo by Erick Doxey for States Newsroom)

Rachel Castor, a single mom of two and teacher, stands outside her home in Sandpoint, Idaho. Castor’s son could not be admitted to the local hospital during an asthma attack because Bonner General Health lost its pediatrician coverage at the same time it closed the labor and delivery unit in 2023 following the Dobbs decision. (Photo by Erick Doxey for States Newsroom)

Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety

The Guardian

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Her life was at risk. Alabama didn’t care.

The Meteor

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Idaho is losing OB-GYNs. Doctors who remain are trying to shoulder the extra burdens.

States Newsroom

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Dr. Becky Uranga, an OB-GYN in the Boise area of Idaho, holds one of many babies she has delivered over her 14 years of practice. As OB-GYNs and specialists have left Idaho after the implementation of a near-total abortion ban, Uranga said she is shouldering more work and feeling unable to give as much of her attention to some patients as she used to. (Courtesy of Dr. Becky Uranga)

Dr. Becky Uranga, an OB-GYN in the Boise area of Idaho, holds one of many babies she has delivered over her 14 years of practice. As OB-GYNs and specialists have left Idaho after the implementation of a near-total abortion ban, Uranga said she is shouldering more work and feeling unable to give as much of her attention to some patients as she used to. (Courtesy of Dr. Becky Uranga)

Iowa has an OB-GYN shortage. Some doctors blame the state’s strict abortion ban

NPR

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