Rosemary Westwood
Rosemary Westwood is the public and reproductive health reporter for WWNO/WRKF. She was previously a freelance writer specializing in gender and reproductive rights, a radio producer, columnist, magazine writer and podcast host.
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To support new moms, the city of New Orleans is trying a medical practice from the past: the house call.
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A genealogist has discovered that Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, where Black Catholics are now celebrating "Pope Leo of the 7th Ward." -
For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.
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Women who have suffered unnecessarily after being denied abortions are telling their stories — and that could impact the upcoming election:
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A new Louisiana law in effect Oct. 1 will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance. It's used in medication abortions, but also for postpartum hemorrhage and other obstetric issues.
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Louisiana lawmakers have voted to classify two drugs -- mifepristone and misoprostol --commonly used to induce abortions as "dangerous controlled substances."
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Louisiana could be the first state to regulate mifepristone and misoprostol in the same way as some narcotics and stimulants. Opponents predict harmful delays in miscarriage and other lawful uses.
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A new bill in Louisiana seeks to reclassify two abortion pills as "controlled dangerous substances." Someone possessing the pills without a prescription could be punished, including jail time.
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Florida had been a destination for people in the Deep South to get abortions, but on May first a six-week abortion ban goes into effect there, making the region the most restrictive for the procedure.
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A troubling new report from Louisiana shows how the state's abortion ban from 2022 is forcing doctors to delay or withhold medical care in ways that make pregnancy more dangerous.
