Abortion

Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion" and occurs in approximately 30% to 40% of pregnancies. When deliberate steps are taken to end a pregnancy, it is called an induced abortion, or less frequently "induced miscarriage". The unmodified word abortion generally refers to an induced abortion.When properly done, abortion is one of the safest procedures in medicine,:1 :1 but unsafe abortion is a major cause of maternal death, especially in the developing world. Making safe abortion legal …

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WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English

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pregnancy-related infections, and complications of unsafe abortion. Indirect causes include pregnancy-related exacerbations


WHO: World Health Organization · 7 November 2024 English

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CHLPI: Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation · 4 September 2024 English

In August 2024, the IRA’s drug pricing provisions reached a significant milestone, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing the final negotiated prices for the first ten …

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WHO: World Health Organization · 1 August 2024 English

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reproductive health and rights services, including abortion care. These advancements underscore the critical


PHR: Physicians for Human Rights · 27 June 2024 English

Supreme Court’s decision to avoid ruling on the conflict between Idaho’s extreme ban on access to abortion and a federal law guaranteeing access to abortions in cases of emergency provides a reprieve to room clinicians facing a medical ethics crisis […] The post Supreme Court Decision to Send Idaho Abortion Case Back to Lower Courts is a Reprieve but Leaves Patients and Clinicians at Risk: P

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IHS: Indian Health Service · 30 April 2024 English

The Indian Health Service (IHS) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or "the Department") is issuing this final rule to remove outdated regulations that do not align …

Rules and Regulations 1 Final Rule, Provision of Abortion Services by the Indian Health Service, 47 FR Law 97–92 (1981). 3 Final Rule, Provision of Abortion Services by the Indian Health Service, 47 FR expended for any abortion’’ or ‘‘for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion,’’ except place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.’’ 6 The current IHS regulations practitioner other than a physician to certify an abortion in cases in which certification is required.


CHLPI: Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation · 25 April 2024 English

to unlawful receipt or provision of reproductive health care (i.e., data related to receipt of an abortion in a state that bans abortions before a certain gestational age). [...] What Privacy Protections state in which it is obtained Example: Reproductive health care is legally obtained in a state where abortion is legal, and the investigation originates in the state the patient lives where the service would

which overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the United States. The privacy rule released released in connection with the criminalization of abortion and other services. The rule does not, however has triggered a wave of state laws criminalizing abortion. Providers, patients, and policymakers have been services, and abortion services – out of fear that sensitive health information regarding abortion care will travels from a state with an abortion ban to a state with legalized abortion to receive care, an occurrence


UKHSA: UK Health Security Agency · 26 January 2024 English

Data on the real-world effectiveness and impact of the COVID-19 vaccines.

282 37. Kharbanda EO and others. ‘Spontaneous abortion following COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy’ mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and risk of spontaneous abortion’ New England Journal of Medicine 2021: volume


UKHSA: UK Health Security Agency · 26 January 2024 English

Data on the real-world effectiveness and impact of the COVID-19 vaccines.

2273-82. 32. Kharbanda EO and others. Spontaneous abortion following COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and risk of spontaneous abortion. New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 volume


UKHSA: UK Health Security Agency · 26 January 2024 English

Data on the real-world effectiveness and impact of the COVID-19 vaccines.

282 32. Kharbanda EO and others. ‘Spontaneous abortion following COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy’ mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and risk of spontaneous abortion’ New England Journal of Medicine 2021: volume


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