At 19, Merritt Tierce found herself unexpectedly pregnant and facing what felt like an impossible choice.
Tag: Pregnancy and Childbirth
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When Psychiatrists Decided Who Could Get an Abortion
It was once an “open secret” that this was the safest pathway.
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Covid Vaccine Misinformation Still Fuels Fears Surrounding Pregnancy, a New Study Finds.
Health experts, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recommend that pregnant women get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as possible, to protect both maternal and fetal health.
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This Retreat Offers a (Pretty Expensive) Form of Postpartum Care
The newly opened Boram Postnatal Retreat offers new mothers able to pay up to $1,400 a night the support and pampering that too few receive.
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I’m a Prosecutor. But I Won’t Enforce an Inhumane Law.
No matter what the law says, I’ll never prosecute a woman for getting an abortion. My fellow prosecutors need to step up and make the same promise.