At a time of heightened confusion and legal battles over access to abortion, women are looking to social media for answers.
Category: Pregnancy and Childbirth
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The History Behind Arizona’s 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban
The state’s Supreme Court ruled that the 1864 law is enforceable today. Here is what led to its enactment.
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Saltarse el sexo para ir directo a la fecundación in vitro
Por logística, edad, historial médico o para seleccionar el sexo del bebé, algunas personas optan por métodos de reproducción asistida, aun cuando pueden concebir de manera natural.
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Some Couples Are Choosing to Skip Sex and Go Straight to I.V.F.
Well aware of how difficult conception or carrying a baby to term can be, some couples who hope to exercise a bit of control over an unpredictable experience are opting to do in vitro fertilization first.
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Quédate, bebé, por favor
El dolor de abortar es invisible en gran medida. Y con cada pérdida, el anhelo se multiplica.
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Please Stay, Baby. Please?
The grief of miscarriage is largely invisible. And with each loss, the longing multiplies.
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Fertility Clinic Errors Collide With a Redefinition of ‘Personhood’
The clinics are routinely sued by patients for errors that destroy embryos, as happened in Alabama. An effort to define them legally as “unborn children” has raised the stakes.
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Seeking a Family, They Got More Than They Bargained For
After multiple cycles of I.V.F. and donor eggs, doctors told Andres and Karen Castaño — who married in 2019 — that they would be having triplets.
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The Quiet Luxury of South Korea’s Postpartum Care Centers
Some new mothers say postpartum care centers are the best part of childbirth in South Korea, where fewer people are deciding to have children because of high costs.
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What to Know About the Federal Law at the Heart of the Latest Supreme Court Abortion Case
The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, known as EMTALA, requires hospitals to provide medically necessary care to stabilize patients in emergency situations.
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China Told Women to Have Babies, but Its Population Shrank Again
Faced with falling births, China’s Communist Party is ignoring the citizens it needs most to help stabilize a shrinking population and maintain economic growth.