Wyoming
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Illinois
(The Center Square) – An Illinois conservative advocacy group is criticizing a new state law that allows minors to obtain birth control, including implants and IUDs, without parental consent or notification, arguing the measure undermines parental rights and medical oversight.
Ohio
The federal government is taking swipes at funding for teen pregnancy prevention, causing concerns in Ohio and elsewhere as advocates attempt to keep helping teens. The cuts are also bringing about discussion when it comes to teens who are already parents. Rosemary Oglesby-Henry was a teen mom herself three decades ago, and from what she’s […]
States Newsroom
For decades, women in West Virginia have learned to make do with less. Less access to healthcare. Less access to specialists.
Montana
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Bridgercare is trying to replace lost funding after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ended support for its teen pregnancy prevention program before a five-year grant was set to finish.
Missoula
At the Montana Abortion Access Program, we close gaps in abortion access so everyone can receive the abortion care they want, need and deserve. June 24 marked the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion. Since then, 13 states have passed total abortion bans, with an additional six banning abortion within the first trimester. We're grateful for the Montana Constitution's right to privacy, which continues to protect abortion, but we know firsthand that legal standing does not mean access. Since 2022, we've seen a surging need. Abortion is legal here, but how do people reach one of six clinics and afford care that ranges from $300 to $2,300, plus childcare, gas, lodging, and lost wages?
Louisiana
Four years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood has announced plans to open a clinic in New Orleans and provide telehealth services in the state.
(The Center Square) – A pro-life organization is working to provide a “pro-life safety net” to care for mothers and children in post-Dobbs America amid the news that an estimated 660,000 babies a year could be allowed to live if expectant mothers in crisis were provided more support.
