REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS – Updated daily. A service of Toby's Fund for Reproductive Health Equity

17 Apr

Hello Visitors! Welcome to REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS.

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Welcome to RRA! Get all of your latest reproductive news here from a variety of news outlets. We started this website in order to help those who care about reproductive rights stay informed, stay educated, and stay updated!This website is run entirely by volunteers, and sponsored by Toby's Fund for Reproductive Health Equity! It's over 1 year since we started! The Fight CONTINUES! We start to understand the war on reproductive rights. We start to continue our community of people who wish fairness; We start to coalesce on strategies to bring humanity back to the United States!

04 Dec

Texas’ new abortion ban aims to stop doctors from sending abortion pills to the state

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Texas’ massive new abortion law taking effect this week could escalate the national fight over mailing abortion pills.

04 Dec

Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to Speaker Johnson’s Efforts to Ban IVF for Military Members

ChaseLatest Newsanti-IVF, GOP, Healthcare, IVF, military, Reproductive rights, United States

Today, Julianne McShane with MS NOW reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson has been quietly working to remove in vitro fertilization (IVF) coverage from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for active duty military members.

03 Dec

US judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Medicaid, Trump Administration, United States

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing in 22 states a provision of the Republican's signature tax and domestic policy bill that would deprive Planned Parenthood and local affiliates that perform abortions of Medicaid funding.

03 Dec

Pop Culture’s New Syllabus: Pleasure, Power, and Sabrina Carpenter

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Self-determination, United States

By claiming pleasure openly, Carpenter mirrors the heart of reproductive justice

02 Dec

Seaside (Oregon) loses trusted labor and delivery unit, reflecting a growing rural healthcare challenge in the Northwest

AlanLatest NewsGOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

On a recent afternoon in Seaside, Oregon, Heather Murdoch-Medema packed up her apartment, categorizing which boxes would go into storage and which she would take with her to her new home in Portland.

02 Dec

Rise of crisis pregnancy centers highlights shift in anti-abortion movement

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Fake Clinicws, Healthcare, United States

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey. The organization is hoping to block the state from investigating whether they misled women into believing the centers offered abortions. The case highlights an effort to crack down on so-called crisis pregnancy centers. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rise-of-crisis-pregnancy-centers-highlights-shift-in-anti-abortion-movement

01 Dec

Fertility Testing Devices Trends and Forecast Report 2025: An $18.38 Billion Market by 2030, Driven by Rising Infertility Rates, Delayed Pregnancies, Advancements in Reproductive Testing Technologies

AlanLatest NewsFinance, Global, Infertility

Key opportunities in the Global Fertility Testing Devices Market include addressing the rising infertility rates with accessible, advanced diagnostic tools. Expanding at-home testing options cater to growing demand for privacy and convenience, enabling proactive reproductive health management.

01 Dec

State Variations in the Role of the Reproductive Health Safety Net for Contraceptive Care Among Medicaid Enrollees

AlanLatest NewsGOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Medicaid, Reproductive rights, United States

Medicaid is a major source of coverage for contraceptive care for millions of people. Many Medicaid patients rely on a range of safety net providers including Planned Parenthood clinics, community health centers, state and local health departments, and Indian Health Services for their contraceptive care. The composition of the safety net and the relative role of the different providers vary considerably from state to state.

30 Nov

HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act of 2025

JordanLatest NewsGOP, legislation, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States, US Congress

U.S. House of Representatives Act -- Full Text

30 Nov

‘It was soul destroying’: men on the struggle to get answers about infertility

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Infertility, Men, Reproductive rights, United States

Failure by GPs to diagnose treatable causes had huge time, money and mental health costs for these men

29 Nov

Updated cornerstones of contraceptive care

JordanLatest NewsContraception, Global, Reproductive rights, WHO

Launch of the updated Medical eligibility criteria and Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive care

29 Nov

Canada’s Pillars of Wellness Announces Introduction of Integrated Care Model for Women’s Health

RileyLatest NewsCanada, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

Pillars of Wellness announced the introduction of an integrated care model focused on women’s health. The initiative establishes a coordinated framework designed to support individuals managing interconnected physical, emotional, and physiological needs. The announcement outlines a structured approach that brings multiple disciplines together within a single physiotherapy clinic environment to address a wide range of women’s health conditions through collaborative planning.

28 Nov

Democratic U.S. Senators Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Efforts to Restrict Mifepristone

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, mifepristone, Trump Administration, United States

U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and all of their Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary expressing alarm over the Trump Administration's plans to reexamine the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone. Since 2000, mifepristone has been approved by the FDA as a safe and effective medication for abortion care and miscarriage management. The Administration’s basis…

28 Nov

WHO issues first global guideline on infertility

RileyLatest NewsGlobal, Infertility

The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for all in its first-ever global guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility.

27 Nov

Advocacy in Action

RandyLatest NewsAmerican Society for Reproductive Medicine, ASRM, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

ASRM is monitoring, with concern, cuts to several critical federal programs and agencies relied upon by many of our members. If these actions have affected you and you would like to let us know how we can provide support