/tags/womens-health Women's Health en-US Copyright Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:50:21 GMT /2024-11-11/abortion-rights-state-supreme-court-election An expensive campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats has yielded mixed results. One of the most heated and closely watched court races in North Carolina remained too early to call two days after the election. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:50:21 GMT /2024-11-11/abortion-rights-state-supreme-court-election Associated Press /health/2024-07-02/abortion-limits-north-carolina-patients-providers-struggle Increased restrictions have ushered in a new landscape of care with patients navigating more logistical hurdles and travel. Abortion providers have reworked operations to comply with the new law. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:44:16 GMT /health/2024-07-02/abortion-limits-north-carolina-patients-providers-struggle Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News /health/2024-06-21/north-carolina-lawmakers-appeal-judge-decision-abortion-pill-restrictions North Carolina Republican legislative leaders are appealing portions of a federal judge's order this month that blocked several state laws that restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:29:13 GMT /health/2024-06-21/north-carolina-lawmakers-appeal-judge-decision-abortion-pill-restrictions Associated Press /show/embodied-radio-show/2024-02-02/menstruation-period-blood-science-culture-policy-menstrual-equity There are 1.8 billion monthly menstruators worldwide. Better understanding the science behind period blood, as well as cultural stigma and period policy, can help menstruators everywhere break down period myths. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2024-02-02/menstruation-period-blood-science-culture-policy-menstrual-equity Paige Miranda, Omisade Burney-Scott /health/2023-11-07/nc-increasingly-funds-crisis-pregnancy-centers-advocates-lack-of-accountability-carolina-public-press Centers known for discouraging clients from accessing abortions continue to receive public money, despite media reports of taxpayer funds spent on religious material and what critics call little oversight. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:00:56 GMT /health/2023-11-07/nc-increasingly-funds-crisis-pregnancy-centers-advocates-lack-of-accountability-carolina-public-press Grace Vitaglione | Carolina Public Press /health/2023-10-11/impact-north-carolina-new-abortion-restrictions Reproductive health care providers say NC’s new abortion law makes it harder for patients to obtain care and for providers to offer it. Data shows a 31% decline in abortions one month after law took effect July 1. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:01:24 GMT /health/2023-10-11/impact-north-carolina-new-abortion-restrictions Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News /health/2023-05-10/cooper-makes-eleventh-hour-plea-to-block-new-abortion-limits Gov. Roy Cooper is urging the constituents of four state GOP lawmakers to demand they uphold abortion access. Wed, 10 May 2023 21:27:50 GMT /health/2023-05-10/cooper-makes-eleventh-hour-plea-to-block-new-abortion-limits Associated Press /politics/2023-05-02/nc-abortion-ban-propsal-gop-lawmakers-announce-agreement After months of closed-door discussions among Republican lawmakers, N.C. House and Senate leaders announced Tuesday night that they’ve agreed to ban abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Tue, 02 May 2023 23:06:13 GMT /politics/2023-05-02/nc-abortion-ban-propsal-gop-lawmakers-announce-agreement Colin Campbell /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-08/combating-mistreatment-black-women-healthcare-doula-pregnancy-gynecology For this summer’s ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Youth Reporting Institute, participants were tasked with telling stories from their communities. Reporter Parys Smith spoke with medical professionals and the women in her family about the experience of Black women in the healthcare system. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-08/combating-mistreatment-black-women-healthcare-doula-pregnancy-gynecology Parys Smith /health/2022-07-01/heres-who-would-be-impacted-by-a-20-week-abortion-ban-in-north-carolina Republican leaders in North Carolina’s legislature want the state to start enforcing a 20-week abortion ban. Only a small number of abortions in North Carolina are performed after 20 weeks, but as it gets harder to obtain abortions in other states, experts say there may be more abortions later in pregnancy. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:30:07 GMT /health/2022-07-01/heres-who-would-be-impacted-by-a-20-week-abortion-ban-in-north-carolina Claire Donnelly