Unplanned pregnancy

A study has found that the number of women charged with crimes related to their pregnancies jumped in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for abortion bans across the country. Most of the cases identified were in just two states: Alabama and Oklahoma.

Community youth organizations still have time to submit their applications to the Alabama Department of Public Health for federal funding. ADPH is soliciting requests for proposals (RFPs) from education programs providing evidence-based information on the risks associated with unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to Alabama youth aged 10 to 19. These applications are due by August 4 at 3 p.m. Central Time.

A nonprofit organization is helping Auburn University students with unplanned pregnancies. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that Baby Steps was created to…