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NC Pregnancy, Abortion Rates Continued to Tick Down in 2016

September 6, 2018 by Rose Hoban

NC Pregnancy, Abortion Rates Continued to Tick Down in 2016 - North Carolina Health News

As Senate confirmation hearings in Washington bring attention to abortion rights, we take a look at the state of abortion in North Carolina.

By Rose Hoban With U.S. Senate confirmation hearings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh underway, advocates for abortion rights are expressing concern over what his confirmation might mean for access to the procedure in the future. Some have suggested that if the landmark 1972 decision Roe vs Wade were overturned, abortion policy would devolve to being determined […]

STD Rates Bump Up in NC

November 7, 2017 by Rose Hoban

STD Rates Bump Up in NC - North Carolina Health News

New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention find increases in chlamydia and gonorrhea, with high syphilis rates starting to level off.

By Rose Hoban Despite the fact that fewer young people are having early sex, and pregnancy rates among teens are at historic lows, teens and people in their early 20s are nonetheless contracting sexually transmitted diseases in North Carolina. In fact, North Carolina has some of the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in […]

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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Face Funding Cliff

July 19, 2017 by Rose Hoban

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Face Funding Cliff - North Carolina Health News

Five large programs, intended to collect evidence of how well comprehensive sex education prevents pregnancies, will lose funding two years early.

By Rose Hoban When Rick Brown received the annual letter and check from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month confirming the coming year’s funding for his program, he did a quick skim of the contents and put it in his file. Then he got a phone call asking if his […]

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States Start to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control Pills

February 19, 2016 by Editor

States Start to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control Pills - North Carolina Health News

Some states are hoping that allowing pharmacists to prescribe and distribute the drugs will reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies. But the policy is not without controversy. By Sarah Breitenbach Stateline Since January, Charley McGrady has been doling out hormonal contraceptive pills and patches to women who come to her Eugene, Ore. pharmacy without a […]

Abortion Waiting Period Bill Races through House

April 23, 2015 by Editor

Abortion Waiting Period Bill Races through House - North Carolina Health News

Legislators trim restrictions from a bill that would extend the waiting period for an abortion from 24 to 72 hours. By Rose Hoban House lawmakers put a new bill that would increase the waiting time for obtaining an abortion from 24 to 72 hours on the fast track Wednesday. The bill, which was heavily edited […]

Abortion Bill Would Cause Longer Waits, Restrict Doctors

April 2, 2015 by Editor

Abortion Bill Would Cause Longer Waits, Restrict Doctors - North Carolina Health News

A bill filed Wednesday tweaks North Carolina’s abortion laws, creating new restrictions and requirements on doctors and a longer waiting period. By Rose Hoban In a confirmation of the rumors that had been swirling in the halls of the General Assembly in recent weeks, legislators from the House of Representatives filed a bill Wednesday that […]

NC Pregnancy, Abortion Rates Dropping

February 3, 2015 by Editor

NC Pregnancy, Abortion Rates Dropping - North Carolina Health News

A look at trends in pregnancies, births and abortions in North Carolina over the past several years.

By Rose Hoban Fewer women in North Carolina got pregnant and gave birth in 2013 than in the previous two years, according to data from the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, and paralleling that drop in pregnancies was a falling rate of abortions. North Carolina’s pregnancy statistics mirror a national trend in which […]

Are Latina women missing prenatal visits due to fear of deportation? New research from Wake Forest University indicates that could be part of why these women receive fewer prenatal visits.

Latino Newborns May Be at Risk Due to Immigration Law Fears

January 19, 2015 by Editor

Latino Newborns May Be at Risk Due to Immigration Law Fears - North Carolina Health News

Regulations that give local law-enforcement officers the authority to act on federal immigration laws could have a chilling effect on the use of health care services within Hispanic communities. By Whitney L.J. Howell The health of North Carolina’s Hispanic newborns could be at risk from an immigration law. The federal Immigration and Nationality Act – […]

Majority of Pregnancies in NC Unplanned

September 30, 2013 by Editor

Majority of Pregnancies in NC Unplanned - North Carolina Health News

Studies shed light on how many women have unintended pregnancies, and why the numbers remain stubbornly high despite better methods of contraception. By Rose Hoban In July, the National Association for City and County Health Officials named the health department in Gaston County one of the three best county departments in the U.S. One of […]

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LIVEBLOG: House Debate on Abortion Bill SB 353

July 11, 2013 by Rose Hoban

LIVEBLOG: House Debate on Abortion Bill SB 353 - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina Health News will be liveblogging the debate on Senate Bill 353, a bill presented in committee Wednesday that would add restrictions to the provision of abortions in North Carolina to a bill originally about motorcycle safety. To see updates, you can refresh your browser. Earlier posts will be at the bottom, more recent […]

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