Comment: Abortion access remains a priority in Maryland

Nearly a year ago, the US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has eliminated the constitutional right to abortion after nearly 50 years. Our patients in Maryland experienced uncertainty and concern after the ruling as other states began enacting a myriad of abortion restrictions. Meanwhile, reproductive health care providers were quick … Read more

Senator Elizabeth Warren investigates abortion access among states’ patchwork plans

wASHINGTON Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is launching a new round of questioning about states’ limits on abortion rights as a battle over medical abortion hangs in the balance in federal court. Warren and three other Democratic senators sent letters late last week to five major health care and pharmaceutical groups asking how the US Supreme … Read more

Indiana Medical Board Rebukes OB-GYN Physician Who Spoke on Providing Medical Abortion for 10-Year-Old Rape Victim

On Thursday, the Indianas Medical Licensing Board voted to reprimand and fine obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Caitlin Bernard $3,000 on trumped-up charges that she violated the privacy of a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim last year by speaking publicly of the implication of the rollover Roe versus Wade after providing the girl with a medical abortion. Dr. Caitlin … Read more

Guest columnist Sylvia Ghazarian: Access to abortion care is essential to supporting military personnel and their families

Women in the military shouldn’t have to worry about whether or not they have access to health care depending on where they are stationed or deployed. Nor should it be a service member family. Kim, former US Army officer and veteran activist The US military is one of the largest employers in the world, with … Read more

Access to abortion care is essential to support military personnel

The United States military is one of the largest employers in the world, with more than 1.3 million active duty personnel and millions more veterans and their families. It is important that military personnel who have served the country bravely have access to comprehensive health care, including abortion assistance, regardless of where they are stationed … Read more