Tag: Pregnancy and Childbirth
A Polish Priest’s War Against Abortion Focuses on Helping Single Mothers
SZCZECIN, Poland — Abortion has been banned in Poland for 29 years, but that has done little to…
An Indiana Doctor Speaks Out on Abortion, and Pays a Price
Three weeks before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist, donned her…
Yes, I’m Pregnant. No, I Don’t Need Your Thoughts.
“You guys are both pregnant,” the young man said.He was maybe in his 20s, younger than us, clean-cut…
Women Face Risks as Doctors Struggle With Medical Exceptions on Abortion
HOUSTON — Dr. Amanda Horton, an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, had been counseling pregnant patients at…
What Pregnancy and Childbirth Do to the Bodies of Young Girls
After the account of a 10-year-old Ohio girl crossing state lines to get an abortion drew national attention…
Making ‘Aftershock,’ a Documentary About Black Maternal Mortality
“Black lives matter because Black wombs matter!” Shawnee Benton Gibson chanted from the stage during a National Action…
After New Abortion Laws, Some Patients Have Trouble Obtaining Miscarriage Treatment
Last year, a 35-year-old woman named Amanda, who lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, had a miscarriage in…
‘It’s Like Parallel Realities’: Rituals of Life and Death Blur in a Vibrant Ukrainian City
LVIV, Ukraine — The tiny wail of newborn babies echoes out from the incubators and cribs lining a…
China Offers Women Perks for Having Babies, if They’re Married
When Chan Zhang heard about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, she was baffled…
Infertility Patients and Doctors Fear Abortion Bans Could Restrict I.V.F.
Anna Nibley Baker, a mother of four in Salt Lake City, is reasonably certain that she and her…
Where the Risks of Pregnancy Meet Abortion Laws and Health Care
As the United States has grappled with the unfolding consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v.…
When Where You Work Determines if You Can Get an Abortion
“In low-wage sectors, this is going to become one of those issues where people are leaving low-paying jobs…