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They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.
ProPublica
A Birth Plan for the Dying
Texas Observer
‘I don’t want to die’: Texas doctors say their patients are afraid to get pregnant
Courier Texas
‘It’s a safe space’: Mobile midwifery clinics meet patients where they are
The 19th
Detained pregnant people are entitled to full medical care. They say it’s not happening.
The 19th
Dr. Austin Dennard is a Texas OB-GYN. She also had to flee the state to get an abortion. Both experiences have changed her.
Abortion in America
Idaho physicians like me struggle to provide health care for patients under strict abortion ban
Idaho Capital Sun
Harmonie pleaded for help as she suffered through her ectopic pregnancy in Illinois. Instead, she was denied care and lost her fertility.
Abortion in America
A Texas pregnancy center told her everything was fine. Three days later, she was in the ER
The Dallas Morning News
Pregnant people in rural parts of the country are running out of places to give birth
The 19th
When Politics Drives You From Home: 5 Americans Who Uprooted Their Lives Because of the State of the Nation
Architectural Digest
Freestanding birth centers are closing as maternity care gaps grow
The 19th
For birth workers and advocates Latona Giwa and Tasia Stewart, supporting pregnant people means embracing abortion care
Abortion in America
I’m a Texan. But I don’t know if I can be a Texas OB-GYN
COURIER Texas
Iowa has an OB-GYN shortage. Some doctors blame the state’s strict abortion ban
NPR
What one NICU nurse wants you to know about how abortion bans affect babies in Texas
Abortion in America