Abortion funds across the U.S. are experiencing a drop in donations, risking their ability to provide services: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/abortion-funds-face-slowdown-in-giving-a-year-after-supreme-court-ruling

California is suing crisis pregnancy centers over their false claims regarding abortion pills: https://calmatters.org/health/2023/09/california-sues-crisis-pregnancy-centers-abortion-reversal/

A Seattle doula collective is drawing on indigenous knowledge to provide culturally competent prenatal and postpartum care to Indigenous communities: https://www.elle.com/culture/a45191818/indigenous-doulas-native-women-childbirth-2023/

Signature collection has begun for a 2024 ballot initiative seeking to make abortion a fundamental right in Arizona: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/arizona-abortion-access-initiative-start-signature-gathering%C2%A0

The Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies and contraception globally: https://apnews.com/article/gates-foundation-maternal-health-donation-6b66a6ec1d57e361ceb25f2ac7c460af

Woman is sentenced to two years in prison for providing medication abortion pills in Nebraska (soft paywall): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/us/jessica-burgess-abortion-pill-nebraska.html

Abortion rights activists in Missouri have launched a new website to ensure that people in the state know that they can get abortion care out-of-state if they want to: https://abortionhelpmo.com/

The Nation dives into ballot measures and their potential for restoring abortion access in many states: https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/abortion-ballot-initiatives-viability/

A shortage of OB-GYNs is leaving those pregnant in Mississippi stranded for care: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shortage-ob-gyns-leaving-mississippi-moms-be-stranded-care

STAT looks into why the U.S. doesn’t have more Black midwives: https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/18/midwife-training-expand-racial-diversity-maternal-health