Abortion Care Network in the news

Coverage of our 2022 Communities Need Clinics report:

• Bloomberg: Twice as Many Abortion Clinics Closed in 2022 as Last Year
• TIME: Abortion Clinic Closures Double in Year After End of Roe v. Wade.
• USA Today: Independent abortion clinics are ‘disappearing from communities’ after the end of Roe v. Wade.
• Ms. Magazine: Independent Abortion Clinics Are Critical to the Healthcare Ecosystem—And Must Be Protected.
• Washington Post: Abortion Clinics Shouldn’t Have to Stand Alone.

Abortion Care Network and Independent abortion clinics respond to the leaked Supreme Court decision in Jackson Women’s Health v Dobbs:

• The 19th: Abortion providers expected that Roe v. Wade could be overturned. But the leaked draft made it real
• VICE News: ‘People Aren’t Fired Up’: Abortion Clinics Are Bracing For the End of Roe
• The Associated Press: ‘Still in shock.’ Abortion defenders, foes stunned by leak
• The New York Times: Rising Anxiety and Increased Demand at America’s Imperiled Abortion Clinics
• TIME: How Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Affect Every American.
• Glamour: What’s Happening With Roe v. Wade and What You Can Do
• Bustle: How To Fight For Abortion Rights, Based On How Much Time You Have

Coverage of our 2020 Communities Need Clinics report:

• TIME: Abortion Clinics Are Rapidly Closing. Many Won’t Come Back. 
• VICE News: Indie Clinics Are Shutting Down All Over the Country
• Rewire News:The COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Everything, Including Abortion Care
• Ms. Magazine: The Future of Abortion Care Depends on Independent Providers
• Ms. Magazine: Communities Need Independent Abortion Clinics

The COVID-19 pandemic and Independent abortion care providers: 

• Rewire News: ‘I feel very powerless’ how abortion providers are dealing with COVID-19
• Bustle: Abortion access is “non-essential” in 2 states, leaving pregnant people stranded
• Jezebel: The coronavirus pandemic is forcing abortion providers to make impossible decisions
• Prism: Abortion care is not ‘elective.’ Providers scramble to provide access during pandemic 
• Gen by Medium: How abortion providers are defying the coronavirus to continue care
• VICE News: Anti-abortion activists are winning the coronavirus-pandemic
• Tulsa World: Oklahoma among states sued over abortion access during coronavirus pandemic
• MedPage Today: States Sued Over COVID-19 Abortion Limits
• VICE News: A court just let Texas ban abortions due to coronavirus
• Rewire News: Constantly preparing for the next crisis: how independent abortion clinics are faring with COVID-19
• TIME: COVID-19 could permanently hurt abortion access nationwide
• Common Dreams: You cannot get an abortion right now in Texas: federal appeals court upholds ban
• Rewire News: What it’s like to be an abortion care provider in the South during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Forbes: States Are Using Coronavirus Shutdowns To Enact Abortion Bans, And Federal Courts Are Trying To Keep Up
• Rewire News: Correcting the Record on Abortion During COVID-19: A Q&A With Dr. Erin King
• Forbes: Women Must Be Able To Have Abortions At Home During Coronavirus, Says NWHN
• Elite Daily: Turning away abortion patients during-coronavirus has been the hardest thing I’ve had to do
• VICE News: Abortion Clinic Protests Are Still Happening in the Pandemic: ‘They Accost Patients Face to Face’
• Shadowproof: Many abortion clinics may not survive COVID-19 unless progressives take bolder action
• TIME: Amid Social Upheaval and COVID-19, Black Women Create Their Own Health Care Support Networks

Independent abortion care providers are impacted by the Title X Gag Rule:

• Fortune: Financially reeling from Trump’s Title X rules, abortion clinics won’t see relief anytime soon
• Bustle: How Trump’s Title X Gag Rule will harm patients according to physicians and clinic workers
• VICE News: Trump’s new abortion rules are going to hit rural communities hardest — just look at Maine
• Teen Vogue: The Trump Admin Just Took a Huge Leap Forward in Defunding Planned Parenthood
• Business Insider: Maine clinic forfeited Title X funding to keep providing abortions
• GEN by Medium: Trump’s anti-abortion war is wiping out independent providers
• Politico: Family planning clinics watch their safety nets vanish
• VICE News: “I Am Honestly Scared to Death”: Small Abortion Clinics Are Fighting for Survival Over Trump’s New Abortion Rules
• New York Times: The G.O.P.’s War on Women’s Health Gets Results

Coverage of the independent providers at the center of the June Medical Supreme Court case:

• Wall Street Journal: A Day at the Abortion Clinic at the Center of the Supreme Court Case
• Vox: Getting an abortion in “the most pro-life state in America”
• USA Today: Abortion clinics face critical test at Supreme Court
• Harper’s Bazaar: Fighting for One of the Last Abortion Clinics Standing in Louisiana
• Bustle: Supreme Court’s Latest Abortion Case Would Harm Louisiana’s Most Vulnerable, Says Clinic Worker
• Elite Daily: Amy Hagstrom Miller Says the Supreme Court’s 2020 abortion case will lay out the future of abortion rights
• WNYC: Abortion is back before the Supreme Court
• Bustle: 11 activists tell us what’s at stake with this SCOTUS case
• The Lily: The Supreme Court just delivered a major victory for abortion rights. Providers say it’s hard to celebrate.
• USA Today: I run a Louisiana abortion clinic. Despite Supreme Court win, I’m nervous for our future.

Coverage of our #EndAbortionDeception campaign:

• Politico: California Billboards Aim to Discredit “Abortion Reversal”
• Ms: Challenging Anti-Abortion Junk Science, One Billboard at a Time
• Rewire: Pro-Choice Advocates Hit Back Against Abortion ‘Reversal’ Deceit
• The East Bay Times: Bay Area billboards denounce anti-abortion centers, controversial procedure
• Colorlines: New Billboard Campaign Counters ‘Abortion Reversal’ Misinformation
• Capital Public Radio: California Nurse Puts Face On Billboards to Push Back Against ‘Abortion Reversal’ Science
• SF Weekly: Bay Area Billboards Target Abortion Deception
• Rewire: Anti-Choice Centers Targeted in California Billboard Campaign

Abortion Care Network and our members in the news:

• Salon: Telemedicine options for abortion are here to stay
• The Daily Beast: These Start-Ups Could Make Abortion One Click Away
  
• Marie Claire: First Large-Scale Telemedicine Abortion Service Launches in the US
• Fortune: Financially reeling from Trump’s Title X rules, abortion clinics won’t see relief anytime soon
• Prism: What a real love letter to abortion care providers would say
• Rewire: ‘Untold Story’: Independent Abortion Clinics Are Closing at a Rapid Pace
• ABC News: Clinics where majority of US patients get abortions are rapidly closing: Report
• CBS News: Dramatic drop in abortion providers as states target clinics with restrictive laws
• Rewire: Is technology really an answer to anti-choice restrictions?
• New York Times: How a Divided Left Is Losing the Battle on Abortion
• Health.com: Everything You Need to Know About Medical Abortion—the So-Called ‘Abortion Pill’
• The Cut: How to become an abortion clinic escort
• New York Times: The G.O.P.’s War on Women’s Health Gets Results
• Brightest Young Things Interviews: Seratones
• Parents Magazine: There’s No Such Thing as ‘Late-Term Abortion’ — Here Are the Facts
• VICE News: Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Want the State to Know Everything About Your Abortion
• Politico: Family planning clinics watch their safety nets vanish
• VICE News: Google Maps Is Still Directing Women Seeking Abortions to Pro-Life Clinics — and a Memorial for the ‘Unborn’
• AP News: AP: Women seek abortions out of state amid restrictions
• VICE News: “I Am Honestly Scared to Death”: Small Abortion Clinics Are Fighting for Survival Over Trump’s New Abortion Rules
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: Sticky fingers-sticky-conversations: BBQ and reproductive justice
• VICE News: Obstacles to opening new abortion clinics include anti-abortion harassment
• OneZero by Medium: You can now order STI tests online to take in the comfort of your own home
• Bustle: How Trump’s Title X Gag Rule will harm patients according to physicians and clinic workers
• VICE News: Trump’s new abortion rules are going to hit rural communities hardest — just look at Maine
• Tampa Bay Times: A Florida abortion clinic braces for a southern surge
• Wall Street Journal: The State of Abortion: How New Laws Could Affect Access
• Teen Vogue: The Trump Admin Just Took a Huge Leap Forward in Defunding Planned Parenthood
• Business Insider: Maine clinic forfeited Title X funding to keep providing abortions
• GEN by Medium: Trump’s anti-abortion war is wiping out independent providers
• Frontline/ PBS: After Abortion Ban Attempt in Alabama, a Flood of Confusion and Phone Calls
• New York Times: To Save Abortion Rights, We Have to Think Beyond Roe
• BUST: Activists Explain Why Abortion Is A Human Right
• Elite Daily: Crisis Pregnancy Centers Worry Abortion Clinics Like Hartford GYN
• Rewire: Study: Anti-Abortion State Laws Deny Science
• Teen Vogue: Crisis Pregnancy Centers: What to Know
• NowThisHer: Many restrictive abortion polices in the U.S. aren’t backed by science
• Rewire: Our patients aren’t stupid: New study finds mandatory waiting periods, counseling don’t work as intended
• Yahoo Beauty: 7 States are quietly moving to restrict abortion access
• VICE News: How anti-choice lawmakers are getting around Roe v. Wade 
• Medium: Abortion Care Network’s statement on repeal of Title X protections
• Elite Daily: Planned Parenthood Matters, But Support Local Abortion Clinics
• Bustle: 10 Reasons to Celebrate Independent Abortion Care Providers
• Reproductive Left (podcast): Who Are Independent Abortion Care Providers?
• Rewire: The real story of abortion providers isn’t one you’ll see in Gosnell
• ThinkProgress: The Abortion Providers Who Will See Us Though a Trump Presidency
• VICE News: Your Local Health Clinic Probably Needs More Help Than Planned Parenthood
• Huffington Post: A Quick Guide To Supporting Abortion Providers Who Need It Most
• Lady Parts Justice League: What Can I Do To Help?!?!
• FiveThirtyEight: Abortion Clinics In Blue States Are Closing, Too
• Rewire: Leading During Hostile Times: A Conversation With Yamani Hernandez and Nikki Madsen
• CBC News: Carafem’s ‘spa-like’ abortion clinic part of new U.S. trend
• WeNews: Planned Parenthood Attacks Intensify Pressure on Independent Clinics
• Fresh Air: Facing Harassment, Some Abortion Providers Turn To Armed Guards, Bullet-Proof Vests
• Governing: Why Abortion Clinics Are Also Closing in Blue States
• The Guardian: It’s not just Texas: abortion clinics are rapidly closing in liberal states, too
• Common Dreams: ‘We Are Not Ashamed’: How Abortion Providers Are Pushing Back Against Stigma and Intimidation
• Colorlines: As Planned Parenthood Reels, Independent Abortion Clinics Also Suffer—Under the Radar
• Rolling Stone: Planned Parenthood Under Attack by Anti-Abortion Hackers, Politicians
• Mother Jones: The War on Women Is Over—and Women Lost