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https://time.com/article/2026/03/31/america-needs-reproductive-health-leave/

cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/43539526

Across the U.S., millions of women have to choose between working through unbearable pain, losing income they can’t afford to go without, or tapping into a limited number of sick days that then won’t be there if they…

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https://news.ohsu.edu/2026/05/18/abortion-bans-lead-to-worse-outcomes-for-miscarriages

Management of miscarriage requires the same medications and procedures used for abortion, including mifepristone and misoprostol, which in combination is proven to be safer and more effective than misoprostol alone.

In the retrospective cohort study,…

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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/14/antidepressants-pregnancy-not-raise-childrens-risk-autism-adhd-stud

James Walker, a professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Leeds, said the research had helped to “cut through the noise” regarding recent concerns regarding whether medications taken by mothers…