PBS News Weekend covered a new study which shows self-managed abortions have increased since Roe v. Wade was overturned: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-post-roe-era-study-finds-more-americans-are-self-managing-their-abortions

Ms. Magazine reported on the inflatable IUD that’s traveling across the country to call attention to attacks against contraception access: https://msmagazine.com/2024/08/21/republicans-birth-control-inflatable-iud-contraception/

Karen Thompson, the litigation director for Pregnancy Justice, reports on the criminalization of abortion medication: https://jessica.substack.com/p/mifepristone-misoprostol-war-on-drugs

Advocates for abortion access say compounding crises of abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are beginning to cause significant funding challenges and potential disruptions to reproductive care: https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/08/19/perfect-storm-of-crises-is-leading-to-cutbacks-in-abortion-care-advocates-say/

Dobbs-era legislation has had various impacts on teenage pregnancy: https://time.com/7010634/dobbs-era-policy-teenage-pregnancy-essay/

Planned Parenthood’s appointments to get a free abortion or a vasectomy at the DNC filled up fast: https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-world/planned-parenthood-offers-free-vasectomies-and-abortions-at-democratic-national-convention-planned-parenthood-americans-for-contraception-emergency-contraception-great-rivers-of-st-louis-roe-v-wade-reproductive-rights

Even though abortion is legal in Ohio, accessing abortion care can be burdensome: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ohio-sees-spike-out-state-abortions-access-abortion-care-can-be-challenging

Health care companies have developed a self-collection test for cervical cancer offering an alternative to a pap smear with a speculum: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/well/pap-smear-cervical-cancer-test-alternative.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DU4.dmOH.xrcv_QzUs5tZ&smid=url-share&emci=9fb75fef-065c-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=14826f32-1a5e-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=522156

The Spillover covers how the Texas abortion ban impacts eastern New Mexico: https://www.latinousa.org/2024/08/18/thespillover/

Arizona has certified the abortion access ballot measure which voters will get to decide on in November: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/13/g-s1-16714/arizona-abortion-access-measure-ballot