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A self-managed abortion is the termination of pregnancy outside the formal health care system, often with self-sourced abortion pills. Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images Plus

When abortion at a clinic is not available, 1 in 3 pregnant people say they will do something on their own to end the pregnancy

Lauren Ralph, University of California, San Francisco

The fall of Roe v. Wade will result in more people deciding to privately end a pregnancy, a new study finds. But how often people will turn to safe versus unsafe options remains to be seen.
Pregnancy poses significant risks for severe illness or death from COVID-19, for both mother and baby. ArtMarie/E+ via Getty Images

Vaccination against COVID-19 supports a healthy pregnancy by protecting both mother and child – an immunologist explains the maternal immune response

Matthew Woodruff, Emory University

In light of mounting research showing the serious risks of contracting COVID-19 during pregnancy, the CDC is re-upping its urgency that pregnant women get their shots.

Related Topics

  1. Abortion
  2. Abortion ban
  3. Abortion law
  4. Antibodies
  5. Dobbs v. Jackson
  6. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  7. Pregnancy
  8. Pregnancy care
  9. Roe v Wade
  10. US Supreme Court

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