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Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) is a research group at @UCSF. We're committed to advancing reproductive well-being through science.

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Anti-abortion extremists are trying to stop us from accessing medication abortion. What they aren’t saying is that those pills are also essential for patients experiencing a miscarriage. Abortion restrictions hurt everyone.

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Forcing someone to give birth isn’t just immoral; it’s dangerous. Denying someone emergency miscarriage and abortion care isn’t just immoral; it can be deadly.

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Medication abortion plays a large role in maintaining abortion care access, accounting for 63% of all abortions in 2023. Here's why the FDA should follow its own precedent and allow mifepristone to be dispensed like any other prescription drug. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Medication abortion plays a large role in maintaining abortion care access, accounting for 63% of all abortions in 2023.

Here's why the FDA should follow its own precedent and allow mifepristone to be dispensed like any other prescription drug. 
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
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Diana Greene Foster, The Turnaway Study's lead researcher, planned to study outcomes of pregnant patients who showed up to emergency departments. But the NIH cut her funding, along with 1,450 other grants. “This was clearly a politically motivated cut.” projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-resea…

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"Every time we accept a limit, we inch closer to a world where no abortion is safe, legal, or accessible." Read Dr. Shelley Sella's powerful op-ed. time.com/7292801/third-…

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While data suggests the post-Roe demand for later abortions is on the rise, the supply has not kept pace due to restrictions. Now that Boulder Abortion Clinic is gone, later abortions will be even harder to obtain. theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

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Medication abortion is: 📦 Mailed safely 📱 Prescribed by telehealth 🩺 Trusted by science Get the facts from us. 👇 ansirh.org/research/sheet…

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The symptoms of a miscarriage and a medication abortion are identical. Medication abortion pills essentially prompt the body to have a miscarriage, a process that people often experience naturally at home on their own.

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The National Institutes of Health is responsible for more than 80% of the world’s grant investment in biomedical research. But the Trump administration has terminated more than 1,450 grants, including Diana Greene Foster’s research on abortion access. projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-resea…

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Anti-abortion activists are notorious for spreading disinformation about the safety of abortion pills. But having an abortion is objectively safer than giving birth.

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Did you know that six in ten abortion seekers in the United States are already parents? They know precisely what it takes to raise a child.

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Abortion bans lead to more violence. There has been an increase in intimate partner violence in places with a near-total ban on abortion. time.com/7295172/aborti…

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A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) reports that domestic violence is on the rise in states with abortion bans. The Turnaway Study showed that women who are denied abortions are more likely to stay with violent partners. jessica.substack.com/p/the-uk-is-de…

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On the eve of the 3rd anniversary of the Dobbs decision, the latest #WeCount report shows that, despite state bans on abortion care, abortions continue to increase nationwide. Telehealth abortion care has become a lifeline for people in ban states. societyfp.org/research/wecou…

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Access to safe, effective medication abortion care ensures people have the freedom to make personal decisions about their health and their futures.