Abortion Safety: Health and Recovery Abortion safety. Health and recovery. Abortion is a very safe and standard medical procedure when performed by trained professionals. In fact, abortion is safer than many routine medical procedures, including wisdom tooth extraction or a colonoscopy. Serious complications are rare, especially when abortion is done early in pregnancy and…
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What Is Abortion?
What Is Abortion? Abortion is a safe and standard medical procedure used to end a pregnancy. People choose abortion for many reasons—some personal, some medical—and all are valid. In the United States, millions of people have abortions every year. Thanks to modern medicine, abortion is one of the safest outpatient procedures available when performed…
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Global Perspectives on Abortion: How the U.S. Compares Worldwide
Global Perspectives on Abortion: How the U.S. Compares Worldwide As abortion rights face unprecedented threats in the United States, it’s critical to examine how America’s policies compare internationally. The global landscape reveals stark contrasts—from nations treating abortion as essential healthcare to those imposing near-total bans. This analysis draws on the Center for Reproductive Rights data…
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The Next Generation of Abortion Rights Activists
The Next Generation of Abortion Rights Activists In a political climate where reproductive rights are under constant attack, young people are leading the charge to protect abortion access. Advocates for Youth is at the forefront of this movement, an organization dedicated to training and mobilizing Gen Z and millennial activists. Through education, storytelling campaigns, and…
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Abortion Access and Costs
Abortion Access and Costs. Abortion Access and Costs: Where can I safely get an abortion? Safe abortion care is available at certified clinics across the country, including many listed on Abortion Clinics Online (ACOL). These clinics follow strict medical guidelines to ensure safe, confidential, and supportive care. Always make sure you’re going to a…
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Abortion Access and Costs
Abortion Access and Costs. Abortion Access and Costs: Where can I safely get an abortion? Safe abortion care is available at certified clinics across the country, including many listed on Abortion Clinics Online (ACOL). These clinics follow strict medical guidelines to ensure safe, confidential, and supportive care. Always make sure you’re going to a…
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Abortion Research the Right Doesn’t Want You to Know About
The right specializes in false science that tells women abortion causes breast cancer, leads to irreversible trauma, and shatters lives. Study after study has debunked this notion. In a world where women are made to feel ashamed and fearful of abortion, however, it’s easy for stigmatizing fake data to stick. Since the Supreme Court affirmed…
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Study: Low Abortion Clinic Access Increases Abortion Costs
Anti-choice crusaders often claim that closing abortion clinics lowers the abortion rate. Research has consistently found that this strategy doesn’t work. According to a new study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, decreased access to abortion clinics has an unintended consequence. When women travel long distances for abortion, the costs of abortion aftercare skyrocket. This puts…
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Why Do Anti-Choicers Keep Lying About Abortion?
Anti-choice extremists continue to lie to women about the effects of abortion, suggesting that morality has little to do with their movement. These lies are especially prevalent at so-called crisis pregnancy centers. Crisis pregnancy centers draw desperate women in with promises of free reproductive health care and pregnancy tests, then subject them to an onslaught…
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Is Abortion Safe? The Answer is a Resounding Yes.
In recent weeks, it’s been nearly impossible to escape media coverage of the news that medical errors are now the third-leading cause of death in the United States. It’s enough to leave anyone terrified–especially women seeking abortions, who are often subject to a litany of false claims about abortion safety. So is abortion safe? The…
