10 Things to Know About Abortion Access Since the Dobbs Decision
This policy watch presents 10 key facts to know about abortion access two years after the Dobbs decision.
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Compare the Candidates on Health Care Policy
FeatureThe side-by-side comparison tool provides a quick overview of former President Trump's and Vice President Harris' records, positions, public statements, and proposed policies on a range of key health care topics.
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Democratic Women Voters See Vice President Harris As Trusted Messenger on Abortion Policy
Poll FindingFollowing the launch of Kamala Harris's presidential campaign, this analysis explores Democratic and Democratic-leaning women voters' trust in her on abortion policy. It draws on data from the KFF Survey of Women Voters, conducted prior to President Biden's decision to end his reelection bid.
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A Growing Share of Voters See the Election as a Referendum on Abortion Access; Vice President Harris Holds a Strong Advantage on the Issue
News ReleaseMost voters (61%) now say that the outcome of this year’s presidential election will have a major impact on access to abortion in this country – up 10 percentage points from March, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds.
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How Abortion Misinformation Gives Rise to Restrictive Abortion Laws — The Monitor
FeatureThis volume explores false claims suggesting abortions occur after birth, misleading narratives around the safety abortion pills, like mifepristone, and other tactics used to distort the safety of abortions. It also explores research on the acceptance of health misinformation and the proliferation of AI-generated fake news sites.
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Misleading Narratives and Social Media Shape Contraception Perceptions — The Monitor
FeatureThis volume examines misleading claims about birth control, focusing on the mischaracterization of emergency contraceptives as abortifacients, the influence of social media on patient-provider communication, and online messages that inaccurately promote fertility awareness methods as safer alternatives.
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10 Key Data Points About the Experiences of LGBT+ Women and Their Access to Care
Issue BriefThis brief presents key data points on the health care experiences of LGBT+ women from the KFF Women’s Health Survey, a nationally representative survey of women in the United States conducted from May 13 – June 18, 2024.
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Flawed Report Aims to Undercut Established Research on Abortion Pill Safety, Plus How a Federal Initiative to Study Autism May Overemphasize Environmental Toxins — The Monitor
FeatureThis volume highlights how a report criticized for flawed methodology is influencing renewed efforts to restrict access to mifepristone; a federal plan to study the causes of autism that could be contributing to stigma by over-emphasizing environmental toxins; and the resurgence of false claims about fetal tissue in vaccines.
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Fertility Awareness-Based Methods to Prevent Pregnancy
Fact SheetThis fact sheet provides an overview of fertility awareness-based methods to prevent pregnancy and their efficacy rates, and discusses associated costs and insurance coverage of these methods.
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Social Media Content Moderation Policies and False Claims that COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Cancer — The Monitor
FeatureThis volume examines recent social media and AI policy changes; conflicting studies on COVID-19 vaccines and cancer; ACOG guidance on contraceptive misinformation; an alternative to the CDC’s MMWR; the Texas AG’s Tylenol lawsuit; and findings from a recent KFF Tracking Poll on trust in health care apps and websites that use AI.