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any texan can now sue docs

Sep 19, 2025

Texas has officially added a new attempt at punishing out-of-state abortion providers: any citizen can sue anyone involved with sending the pills to the state. And penalties start at $100,000.

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fighting chronic disease means actually studying women

Sep 18, 2025

MAHA says they want to fight chronic disease. The first place to look? Women and our chronic conditions that have long been ignored.

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when the side effects are actually good

Sep 17, 2025

The biggest side effect of hormonal birth control reported in a recent national survey? Lighter or no periods.

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$20k+ for an american baby

Sep 16, 2025

An analysis of pregnancy and postpartum care in the US found the average cost for people on employer-sponsored plans was over $20,000. Of that, the average patient paid over $2,700 out of pocket -- more than many can afford.

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IVF: still unmonitored

Sep 15, 2025

Given how Wired's story on surrogacy gone horribly wrong has reverberated around the internet this week, we wanted to highlight a piece from the archives on how IVF regulation is in an even worse spot following Trump administration cuts.

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blank bottles from california

Sep 12, 2025

California is a national hub for sending out abortion bills. They just passed a bill allowing the pills to be sent in bottles without a prescriber or patient name, as abortion ban states can use that as evidence.

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$1.2 million in state funds...untracked

Sep 11, 2025

Louisiana paid 12 anti-abortion pregnancy centers $1.2 million dollars last year. The state's auditor found that, contrary to the law, the state did not track how those funds were spent.

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