Reproduction
Artificial Womb Trials in Humans Could Start Soon
U.S. regulators will consider clinical trials of a system that mimics the womb, which could reduce deaths and disability for babies born extremely preterm
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Reproduction
Racism in Health: The Roots of the U.S. Black Maternal Mortality Crisis
What is behind the Black maternal mortality crisis, and what needs to change? In this podcast from Nature and Scientific American, leading academics unpack the racism at the heart of the system...
Pharmaceuticals
FDA Approves the First Birth-Control Pill for Over-the-Counter Access
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the oral contraceptive Opill without a prescription, increasing access to birth control at drug stores and online retailers
Reproduction
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Have Been Approved. Let’s Make Them Inexpensive and Easily Available
Here’s how to make newly approved over-the-counter birth control pills affordable and easy to get
Health Care
One Year after Dobbs, Abortion Bans Are Harming Reproductive Care, Ob-Gyns Say
The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is impacting health care well beyond abortion in states that have banned the practice
Reproduction
Scientists Create Human Embryo-Like Structures with Stem Cells
To better understand early pregnancy loss without using actual human embryos, scientists employed stem cells to create models that mimic this stage of development
Reproduction
Are Sperm Counts Really Declining?
Some studies have found marked drops in sperm count, whereas others have not, and it’s surprisingly hard to measure
Health Care
Abortion Bans Are Driving Off Doctors and Putting Basic Health Care at Risk
Many physicians say they are reluctant to practice in states with abortion bans, harming access to regular exams and screenings
Animals
Lab-Grown Monkey Embryos Reveal in 3-D How Organs Begin
At 25 days old, these specimens could be the oldest primate embryos ever grown outside the womb
Reproduction
A 19th-Century Obscenity Law Is Being Used Again to Limit Abortion
Recent rulings on the abortion pill cite the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that’s still on the books
History
This 19th-Century Obscenity Law Is Still Restricting People’s Reproductive Rights
The Comstock Act is part of a federal case over access to abortion pills. A historical science-fiction writer weighs in on the legacy of 19th-century prudishness
Reproduction
How to Unravel The Recent Mifepristone Rulings
Courts hand down conflicting decisions often. Here’s how this has played out with mifepristone
Reproduction
How the Mifepristone Ruling Could Affect Abortion Access
A federal judge in Texas ruled to withdraw the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, potentially making medication abortion less accessible nationwide...
Reproduction
Mifepristone Is Safe. A Court Ruling Reducing Access to It Is Dangerous
A judge’s bad decision about the abortion pill rests on stigma about abortion that harms health care
Reproduction
How Medication Abortion with RU-486/Mifepristone Works
A step-by-step look at how these drugs end pregnancy
Reproduction
Nationwide Effort to Track Abortions Found Thousands Fewer People Got Them after Dobbs
The end of Roe reshaped abortion access across the U.S. What does it take to track those changes?
Reproduction
Mice with Two Fathers? Researchers Develop Egg Cells from Male Mice
Recent research offers a tantalizing glimpse at a future in which two men can have biological children together, but any human applications remain far in the future
Reproduction
New Test Predicts a Life-Threatening Pregnancy Disorder
Preeclampsia is a common pregnancy disorder, but doctors lacked a decisive way to predict its severity until now
Pharmaceuticals
U.S. Lawsuit Threatens Access to Abortion Drug: The Science behind the Case
A judge’s decision could ban mifepristone across the country and weaken the Food and Drug Administration’s authority
Reproduction
COVID Poses Severe Risks during Pregnancy, Especially in Unvaccinated People
Pregnant people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit or die than those who are uninfected, but vaccination significantly reduces the risk
