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Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.

✇NYT: Science
By: Carl Zimmer
16 May 2024 at 14:00
In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new study found.

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Researchers estimate that a human pregnancy demands almost 50,000 dietary calories over nine months, the equivalent of about 50 pints of ice cream.

Supreme Court Arguments on Idaho’s Abortion Ban: 5 Takeaways

✇NYT: Science
By: Pam Belluck
24 April 2024 at 15:19
The court’s ruling could extend to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans, and the implications of the case could stretch beyond abortion.

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Idaho’s attorney general, Raúl Labrador, speaking outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Women Talk Through Their Abortions on TikTok

✇NYT: Technology
By: Emily Schmall
18 April 2024 at 09:58
At a time of heightened confusion and legal battles over access to abortion, women are looking to social media for answers.

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Arizona’s 1864 Abortion Ban: The History Behind the 160-Year-Old Law

✇NYT: Science
By: Pam Belluck
10 April 2024 at 10:55
The state’s Supreme Court ruled that the 1864 law is enforceable today. Here is what led to its enactment.

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Demonstrators at a small rally led by Women’s March Tucson on Tuesday in Tucson, Ariz., after the Arizona Supreme Court revived a law dating to 1864 that bans abortion in virtually all instances.
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