WASHINGTON — Vaccines, birth control pills, hormone therapies and fertility drugs would be subject to new litigation if the Supreme Court endorses a challenge to abortion pill mifepristone, pharmaceutical industry experts warn. When the court on Tuesday weighs whether to roll back Food and Drug Administration findings that made mifepristone more readily available, it is… Continue reading From IVF to birth control, Supreme Court abortion pill case could spark challenges to other drugs
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Women with poor mental health ‘have 50% higher risk of preterm birth’ | Pregnancy
Women who struggle with their mental health have an almost 50% higher risk of preterm births, according to the biggest study of its kind. The research, published on Tuesday in the Lancet Psychiatry, examined data from more than 2m pregnancies in England and found about one in 10 women who had used mental health services… Continue reading Women with poor mental health ‘have 50% higher risk of preterm birth’ | Pregnancy
Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi | Abortion
A 13-year-old girl in Mississippi gave birth to a boy after she was raped as well as impregnated by a stranger – and then was unable to get an abortion, according to a Time magazine report published on Monday. The mother of the girl, who uses the pseudonym Ashley in the report, was looking to… Continue reading Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi | Abortion
Birth control pills recalled due to possible reduced effectiveness
The pharmaceutical company behind the birth control pill Tydemy is recalling two batches of the drug because they may have reduced effectiveness. Lupin, the New Jersey-based drugmaker, announced Saturday that it was recalling the batches after tests showed the pills had decreased levels of ascorbic acid, an inactive ingredient, and high levels of a “known… Continue reading Birth control pills recalled due to possible reduced effectiveness
The tragedy of Rianna and baby Aisha: why a teenager gave birth all alone in a prison cell | Prisons and probation
The last thing Rianna Cleary remembers before she passed out in the early hours of 27 September 2019, alone and in the throes of labour pain, was a scene involving a chicken leg in the film Killer Joe, which was showing on the TV screen in her prison cell. Cleary was 18 at the time… Continue reading The tragedy of Rianna and baby Aisha: why a teenager gave birth all alone in a prison cell | Prisons and probation
‘Serious failings’ contributed to baby’s death in 12-hour lone prison birth | Prisons and probation
Serious systemic failings contributed to the death of a newborn baby in a cell at Europe’s largest women’s prison, a coroner has concluded. Rianna Cleary, who was 18 at the time, gave birth to her daughter Aisha alone in her prison cell at HMP Bronzefield, in Surrey, on the night of 26 September 2019. The… Continue reading ‘Serious failings’ contributed to baby’s death in 12-hour lone prison birth | Prisons and probation