USA – Asked to clear up abortion bans, Republican Party leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion +++ Teen abortion access remains difficult even in states where access is protected +++ As medical students decide where to go for training, states with abortion bans are losing out

for youth from Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts’ ASPIRE Center for Sexual & Reproductive Health, released on Monday, called “The Minor Abortion Access Research and Advocacy Project” reveals that there

USA – Evaluation of a “smart” screening tool for asynchronous assessment of medication abortion eligibility +++ Experiences with misoprostol-only used for self-managed abortion +++ Sampling strategies among studies of barriers to abortion

USA Evaluation of a “smart” screening tool for asynchronous assessment of medication abortion eligibility: a pilot study by Elizabeth G Raymond, Laura J Frye, Kristina Tocce, Shay Gingras, Amy Almquist,

USA – About as many abortions are happening in the US monthly as before Roe was overturned, report finds +++ Two major US pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens, are to begin selling abortion pill mifepristone in some states +++ Vasectomy “boom” among younger men

of the #WeCount report, conducted for the Society of Family Planning, a non-profit organization that promotes research on abortion and contraception, finds that between 81,150 and 88,620 abortions took place

WHO ACADEMY – Online Self-Paced Training Course on Medical Abortion

the WHO Academy website at: https://lms-staging.lxp.academy.who.int/courses/course-v1:WHOA+0012_MA_EN+2023/course/ SOURCE AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ulrika Rehnström Loi, Technical Officer, UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction