January 24, 2025
(New York Times) – Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored. Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion … Read More
January 24, 2025
(Optimist Daily) – In a nation known for its relentless work ethic, Tokyo is making waves by introducing a four-day workweek for government employees starting this April. It’s a move aimed at tackling Japan’s record-low fertility rates while promoting better … Read More
January 23, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Now a preliminary study suggests that using another drug in place of mifepristone may be just as effective for terminating an early pregnancy. The drug, called ulipristal acetate and sold as a 30-milligram pill under the brand … Read More
January 22, 2025
(NPR) – A site the Biden administration launched after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ReproductiveRights[dot]gov, is now a broken link. (An archived version of the site is still viewable through the Internet Archive.) These changes to the information … Read More
January 21, 2025
(Associated Press) – Vermont’s child welfare agency relied on baseless allegations about a pregnant woman’s mental health to secretly investigate her and win custody of her daughter before the baby was born, according to a lawsuit that alleges the state … Read More
January 20, 2025
(NPR) – Cecile Richards, a prominent advocate for women’s rights and other progressive causes, died Monday. In a statement, her family confirmed her death, saying she passed away at home, “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie.” (Read More)
January 17, 2025
(Politico) – Risch said in a statement that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has disclosed that funds from the $5 billion program that helps developing countries combat HIV and AIDS were used to pay health workers who performed … Read More
January 17, 2025
(The Walrus) – Better screening is only a small piece of the puzzle A 2022 study found that, in addition to people having more Westernized diets over the past three decades, today’s adults were exposed to other risk factors—such as … Read More
January 15, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Thanks to more sophisticated genetic-testing techniques, IVF—an expensive, invasive treatment originally developed to help people with fertility troubles—is becoming a tool for optimizing health. A handful of companies offer screening for diseases and disorders that range from … Read More
January 15, 2025
(Washington Post via MSN) – Research shows a significant increase in vasectomies and tubal ligations in the months just before and after the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the 2022 decision that ended a constitutional … Read More
January 15, 2025
(The Guardian) – Democratic states across the country are embarking on a pioneering effort to increase access to abortion by teaching people who are not doctors to offer and perform the procedure. In Washington state, a first-of-its-kind pilot program called … Read More
January 15, 2025
Bioethics (vol. 39, no. 1, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 14, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – While these embryos persist in suspended animation, patients, clinicians, embryologists, and legislators must grapple with the essential question of what we should do with them. What do these embryos mean to us? Who should be responsible … Read More
January 14, 2025
(The Guardian) – Trend away from hormonal contraception corresponds to rise in abortion rates, say researchers Women in England and Wales are increasingly ditching the pill in favour of fertility-tracking apps, raising the risk of a rise in unplanned pregnancies, … Read More
January 14, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – A new report from the Congressional Budget Office lowers expected immigration, fertility and population growth The Congressional Budget Office forecast sharply lower population growth in the U.S. over the next three decades than it projected one … Read More
January 13, 2025
(Politico) – Medical students at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston are developing artificial intelligence tools to help them learn how to provide all-options pregnancy counseling without putting themselves or their patients at risk of prosecution under the … Read More
January 7, 2025
(New York Times) – Pharmacists have begun prescribing abortion pills, not simply dispensing the medication — a development intended to broaden abortion access by taking advantage of rules that give them prescribing ability in most states. The new effort is … Read More
January 7, 2025
(Longreads) – In this deeply thoughtful essay, Kristina Kasparian explores the complicated emotional landscape she’s navigated in choosing to have a child by surrogate pregnancy. With an egg donated by a third party and carried by a surrogate, Kasparian considers … Read More
January 6, 2025
(The Sydney Morning Herald) – Artificial intelligence is being used in Australian fertility clinics to help choose which embryos should be transferred into patients, with the potential to be dehumanising for parents and babies, researchers say. Allowing machine learning to … Read More
January 6, 2025
(ProPublica) – The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems. A long-awaited report from the Environmental Protection Agency … Read More
January 3, 2025
(Slate) – It was supposed to make my pregnancy journey easier. Instead, it became an emotional and medical battleground. One in five American women experiences infertility. As many as 52 percent of them suffer from depression because of it. Not only … Read More
December 30, 2024
(Washington Post via MSN) – Statewide, according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, at least 18 babies have been abandoned this year. The latest occurred just before Christmas at a Whataburger in San Antonio. A decade ago, … Read More
December 26, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Medical authorities are reclassifying life-saving procedures to make a political statement. The intent when managing PPROM is to balance the needs of mother and baby, and the best-case scenario is to preserve both their lives. The … Read More
December 24, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – A two-tier system that has long made workers leave offspring behind in villages is cutting into birthrates Even as China’s leaders have looked for ways to lift sagging birthrates, Beijing thought there was one group who … Read More
December 24, 2024
(Daily Mail) – A retired NHS scientist has sensationally revealed that IVF pioneer Patrick Steptoe, whose work led to the world’s first test tube baby, used sperm from ‘lots’ of medical staff without keeping records of the children they fathered. … Read More
