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Heidi Moseson

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Abortion pills: An option not talked about enough

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By Katelyn K. Jetelina, Heidi Moseson
| Your Local Epidemiologist
In August 1986, a stomach ulcer medication called Cytotec arrived on pharmacy shelves across Brazil. It came in a small box, and on the label, printed clearly, was a warning: do not take it if you are pregnant because it can cause miscarriage. Abortion had been illegal in Brazil since 1890, so women who needed one faced a brutal menu of options that were dangerous, expensive, and often deadly. In fact, unsafe abortions were one of the leading causes of maternal death in the country.
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Trump’s rush to end gender-affirming care for trans people will have broad repercussions

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By Heidi Moseson
| San Francisco Chronicle Verified
When I go to the doctor, I expect to be offered treatment options that are most likely to help. You might imagine we all do. But that is changing. Last month, the Trump administration announced a ban on coverage of gender-affirming care for millions of federal employees, which takes effect in 2026. This move follows months of abrupt, politically motivated terminations of research studies that have gutted the science that informs our health care. I know because my research was terminated, too.
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Financial Barriers Are Associated With Self‐Managed Abortion in Indiana: Results From a Mixed‐Methods Study in 2021-2022

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By Heidi Moseson, Caitlin McKenna, Caitlin Mckenna, Alexandra Wollum, Bria Goode
| Wiley Online Library Verified
1 Introduction Self-managed abortion refers to any instance when a pregnant person takes or does something to end their pregnancy without clinical support [1, 2]. The methods people use for self-managed abortion vary. Self-managed medication abortion, specifically misoprostol alone or in combination with mifepristone, is well established as safe and effective [2-8] and non-inferior to clinician-managed medication abortion [5].
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