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Monica McLemore talked to STAT News about white researchers colonizing health disparities research and turning these incidents into teaching moments.

Bixby members are speaking out in the media about the crisis in Texas and the ways abortion bans harm people.

Bixby members Jennifer Kerns and Nadia Diamond-Smith and colleagues released the first findings from the COVID-19 Impacts on Reproduction in the United States (CIRUS) Study, the first national study to explore cisgender women’s experiences seeking reproductive health care at multiple points throughout the pandemic.

Carole Joffe and Jody Steinauer explain the problems with abortion ban exceptions to protect the life of a pregnant person and call for abortion access for all. 

Daniel Grossman of ANSIRH called for over-the-counter access to medication abortion in response to increasing restrictions on abortion care.

All health care providers have faced significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for in-person services had to be weighed against the need to protect patients and staff from the virus. Facilities that provide abortion experienced unique burdens on top of these challenges.

Dr. Jennifer Kerns talked to NPR about the misleading use of the term "fetal heartbeat" by anti-abortion policymakers. 

ANSIRH researchers found that among patients who used the virtual clinic, 95% had a complete abortion without intervention, similar to in-person medication abortion. No patients reported any major adverse events.

With the clinical teams at ZSFG, Jasmine is working on ambitious equity and structural change plans to improve the clinical care provided, with input from the communities they serve. She’s working with the Bixby Center to implement equity recommendations developed by Bixby members and external experts to ensure that anti-racism is integrated into all aspects of our work, and that Bixby members have the resources needed to thrive.

New ANSIRH research tested how well it would work to have pharmacists give mifepristone to patients directly.