The March of Dimes 2024 report card details the US’s persistent challenges with infant and maternal health outcomes and confirmed the US preterm birth rate remains historically high with significant disparities among racial and ethnic groups: https://www.marchofdimes.org/about/news/us-earns-dplus-preterm-birth-rate-third-consecutive-year-2024-march-dimes-report-card

Jessica Valenti interviewed reproductive rights experts and shared 10 actions pro-choice politicians could do right now: https://jessica.substack.com/p/ten-actions-dems-can-take-to-protect

Reproductive health providers in Maine caution worsening funding challenges under Trump: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/maine-reproductive-health-providers-caution-worsening-funding-challenges-under-trump

Some providers are asking pregnant patients to pre-pay months in advance for delivery: https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/pregnancy-maternity-care-prepayment-billing-insurance/

There’s a growing movement to recognize abortion as a human right: https://msmagazine.com/2024/11/18/abortion-usa-human-right-supreme-court-roe/

A state judge struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy: https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/g-s1-34813/wyoming-abortion-ban-struck-down

Abortion, Every Day shares 5 things you can do right now following the election: https://open.substack.com/pub/jessica/p/five-things-you-can-do-right-now

Sales of Plan B and abortion pills increased as folks stockpile post-election: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/11/11/women-stockpiling-abortion-pills-plan-b-trump/76132221007/

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments on the state’s 1849 abortion law: https://www.wpr.org/news/scowis-arguments-19th-century-law-abortions-wisconsin

Slate’s “What’s Next” podcast analyzed the voters who supported Trump and abortion rights: https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2024/11/how-the-trump-administration-can-restrict-abortion-access