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Could NC enact more abortion restrictions in 2025?

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Republicans no longer have a supermajority in the NC House, but they need only one Democrat to join them, or to simply miss a vote, to still be able to override a veto from Josh Stein. And while Republican leaders have suggested they don't expect a push for further restrictions in 2025, Democrats say they've heard that before.
Researchers looked at the air pollution levels while the donor eggs were developing and the 72 days when the sperm was developing and found a link between an increase in exposure to air pollution and lower embryo quality and egg survival in both cases. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

New study finds that air pollution could be threatening the success of IVF treatment

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Researchers looked at the air pollution levels while the donor eggs were developing and the 72 days when the sperm was developing and found a link between an increase in exposure to air pollution and lower embryo quality and egg survival in both cases.
Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Misinformation about birth control is rampant on social media, alarming doctors

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Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.
Trump

Opinion: Nationwide threats to reproductive health care will come for us all

We can also expect the Trump Administration to take away affordable health care coverage and federal funding for people with low incomes, blocking them from getting essential services like birth control, STI testing and treatment, and cancer screenings from the reproductive health care provider they trust. 
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote "abortion pill reversal," a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards. (AP Photo/Leah M. Willingham, File)

Crisis pregnancy centers give questionable advice on unproven ‘abortion pill reversal,’ study finds

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A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote "abortion pill reversal," a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards. 
Comstock Act

Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban

In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock —  a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.