How to spot a fake abortion clinic: https://msmagazine.com/2025/03/17/how-to-fake-anti-abortion-clinic-crisis-pregnancy-center/

Groundwork Ohio and CareSource put together an analysis of the causes of infant and maternal mortality rates in Ohio, finding that disparities in outcomes between Black and white babies have grown: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cost-access-still-barriers-medical-care-black-ohio-women

Mass General Brigham and MIT investigators have developed long-acting self-administered contraceptive shots that could offer an alternative to surgically implanted devices: https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsroom/press-releases/new-non-surgical-contraceptive-implant-delivered-through-tiny-needles

The Center for Reproductive Rights shares a round-up of news of interest in U.S. Repro Watch: https://reproductiverights.org/u-s-repro-watch-3-14-25/

Drug Topics interviewed Nicole Cieri-Hutcherson, PharmD, BCPS, MSCP, FCCP, clinical associate professor at University at Buffalo, to discuss why community pharmacists are well-positioned to provide injectable contraception (Video): https://www.drugtopics.com/view/pharmacist-administered-injectable-contraception-can-help-fill-gaps-in-care

Texas has arrested a midwife on felony abortion charges; this is the state’s first post-Dobbs criminal abortion case: https://jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-texas-midwife-arrested-on

U.S. Senator Tina Smith reintroduced legislation Wednesday in Congress that would weaken the language of the Comstock Act, the 1873 anti-obscenity law which limits what can be shipped by mail: https://prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/SNWSR/SNWSR/1/105131/SwbcA02GgHnT0tMfFUYX_aqdtYhS9YUSCTUSuKxnHTL_archive

A combination of strict abortion laws, rising malpractice costs, and a dwindling workforce is driving OB-GYNs out of Indiana, creating a perilous gap in care: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bleak-future-ob-gyns-indiana

The Washington States Senate has passed a bill expanding maternal healthcare for incarcerated individuals: https://seattlemedium.com/maternal-health-care-incarcerated/

The Meteor shared an update of women’s rights around the world for International Women’s Day: https://wearethemeteor.com/global-backlash-against-women-un-report/