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Abortions declined significantly during the first year that an Iowa law that severely restricted the procedure was put in place. Iowa had 3,050 clinician-provided abortions in 2025. That's a 22% drop from 2024, which saw 3,880 abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an organization that supports abortion rights. (Krebs, 3/24)

Adanze Benjamin spent the end of 2024 feeling terrible. The lymph nodes in her armpits had swelled to the size of golf balls. Walking up the stairs left her winded. Every inch of her body ached.“ I literally would wake up in a pool of sweat in my bed, like soaked,” said Benjamin, now 24. (Watson, 3/24)

During labor things said can get lost in the rush – like a patient not knowing an incoming doctor’s name at the start of a new shift. Or sometimes patients worry about where their doctors are and if their personal concerns during delivery are being addressed. It’s why a program called TeamBirth has been implemented at Dartmouth Health’s member hospitals with labor and delivery services. (Richardson, 3/24)

Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm. The need is critical. In 2024, a total of 137 people died from a domestic violence crime — a figure up 14% from 2023, and an astounding 140% from 2022. (Harrington and Kozlov, 3/24)