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Black Physicians of Utah hosted a panel to discuss the high rate of maternal mortality in women of color, specifically Black women. One Black mother who nearly lost her life also shared her story.
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A bill that would close all Utah abortion clinics by 2024 and limit exceptions to 18 weeks of pregnancy was easily sent through committee by Republicans.
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Utah’s unique culture of perfection might contribute to the prevalence of eating disorders. Some Utah therapists who treat this mental illness have a year-long waitlist.
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Many rural providers in Utah provide care through family practice providers rather than services that are more common in metropolitan hospitals.
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As abortion becomes more restricted across the country, efforts are underway to connect women with abortion medications – a dose of two pills that can be taken at home.
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As the battle for reproductive rights deepens in post-Roe America, a law professor points out, “Colorado is going to be so important in the near future, immediate future, right now."
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With impending lawsuits over abortion access in the state, more young women are seeking permanent solutions to birth control.
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Utah OB-GYNs are now trying to resolve what their world looks like in a post-Roe shifting legal landscape.
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Utah’s abortion trigger law will soon go into effect, with it some pro-abortion advocates fear what this means for reproductive rights while others rejoice.
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When Julie Burkhart learned about the Supreme Court draft opinion that would end abortion protections, she let out an involuntary shriek from her airplane seat. “Because it felt like such a gut punch,” she said. “And then after that, getting into the opinion and reading that — it was chilling.”
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A Utah law passed this year requires public schools to provide free menstrual products to students and Hillcrest Junior High School pilots the program.
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The pandemic has exposed cracks in a support system where cultural stigmas already make it hard for mothers to get mental health care.