ANSIRH

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. https://t.co/6T85dQRnVz

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Your reason for having an abortion is good enough.

Not wanting to be pregnant is enough.

Waiting to have kids when you’re ready is enough.

Focusing on the needs of the children you have is enough.

You know what’s best for you and your family.

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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. https://t.co/fATt1XzwRB

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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.

https://t.co/sOSUnluZ0X

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Political agendas have no place in abortion clinics.
Political agendas have no place at your OB-GYN’s office.
Political agendas have no place in the emergency room.

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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.

https://t.co/Ul5ar4jvQ8

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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.

https://t.co/EMZeMpkp7j

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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.

https://t.co/lSG0EBGPvz

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Medication abortions can be taken safely at home, meaning that patients can be surrounded by loved ones, in their pajamas, receiving essential health care.

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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.

https://t.co/QevXV577TQ

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The barriers to accessing abortion care aren’t just legal, they’re also logistical.

Going to a clinic often requires people to take time off work, find childcare, and travel for hours.

Telehealth and advance provision enable people to access medication abortions at home.

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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.

https://t.co/xf6nGvxXDq

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Miscarriages are heartbreaking.

Abortion bans make getting proper miscarriage care difficult, adding to the pain and distress of a very challenging time.

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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.

https://t.co/kvukA0tg3a

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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.

https://t.co/cDAvCJsja8

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Roughly two thirds of all abortions in the United States in 2023 were medication abortions. https://t.co/wSUu2b1W5m

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Clinicians providing obstetric and gynecological care in states with abortion restrictions are less likely to offer mifepristone as part of miscarriage treatment, research has found. https://t.co/kvukA0tg3a

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On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that one of the drugs in a highly effective two-drug regime for medication abortion can remain accessible via telehealth and mail — for now. https://t.co/37uKQEkQSf

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Abortion bans hurt everyone who might get pregnant, not just people who don’t want to be pregnant.

That’s because abortions are an essential part of miscarriage care.

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Misoprostol-only abortion has long existed at the edges of American abortion care; now, for providers, it could serve as a strategic hedge against an unstable legal future. https://t.co/RH8xdMJsy5

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Patients deserve to have abortions on their own terms.

Medication abortion is the most common method of abortion in the United States and can be safely administered at home.