Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) is a research group at @UCSF. We're committed to advancing reproductive well-being through science.
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Losing access to mifepristone via mail & pharmacies would harm patients nationwide.
@UCLAReproPolicy & ANSIRH submitted a brief signed by hundreds of researchers urging SCOTUS to follow science & refrain from restricting mifepristone. ansirh.org/research/research…
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We’re outraged to see Congress approve a lucrative amount of money to DHS, allowing Border Patrol & ICE to continue terrorizing our communities.
Read our full statement from Katherine Olivera, our Director of Government Relations.
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Currently, medication abortion is only available through a health care provider, but our research could inform future conversations with the FDA about whether abortion pills could eventually get approved for over-the-counter use. feminist.org/news/is-there-a…
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A first of its kind study highlights the role of doulas and acompañantes in breaking down stigma and barriers to abortion care.
This research also explores the heightened risks they face in a post-Dobbs climate of fear and criminalization. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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New data shows the Dobbs decision increased demand for a medical hotline supporting self-managed abortion & miscarriage, particularly in states enacting abortion bans.
Findings underscore the need for confidential support systems like the M A Hotline. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Emily Waldorf was denied care for a risky miscarriage due to Arkansas’ abortion ban, even after she met the hospital’s CEO, called the governor’s office and got a lawyer.
Her experience was harrowing, and all too common.
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Abortion bans make it hard and sometimes impossible for people experiencing heartbreaking miscarriages to get proper care.
"This study highlights how these laws are having broad impact on pregnant people," said ANSIRH Director Dr. Daniel Grossman.
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North Carolina Republicans have introduced legislation that would punish abortion patients as murderers, legalize ‘deadly force’ against anyone who helps someone get an abortion, and outlaw IVF and some forms of birth control. That’s extremism.
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Telehealth abortion care is safe.
ANSIRH researcher Dr. Ushma Upadhya studied the safety and efficacy of telehealth abortion medication, eventually gathering data from more than 6,000 patients — 98% needed no additional care for their abortion.
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Abortion providers are facing rising rates of violence and harassment – including death threats, break-ins, and stalking. And the current administration's refusal to hold violent anti-abortion activists accountable is emboldening this violence.
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Advance provision allows people to get a medication abortion prescription to have on hand in case they need it in the future.
Planned Parenthood is now offering advance provision in Washington and in Hawai'i.
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Abortion restrictions impact the care people receive for miscarriages.
The most effective protocol to manage a miscarriage is to use mifepristone and misoprostol – the same medications used in a medication abortion.
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In a recent dissenting opinion, Clarence Thomas invoked the Comstock Act, an antiquated 19th-century law once used to police contraception, abortion, and queer expression.
msmagazine.com/2026/05/21/co…
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