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

17 Apr

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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!

21 Jan

Women’s health is opening new doors in science and investment, say experts

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Women, Women's Health

Panelists discussed how women’s health is not just a moral imperative, but a transformative business opportunity poised to potentially redefine healthcare.

21 Jan

Missouri leans on disputed mental health claims in defense of strict abortion laws

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Missouri, Reproductive rights, United States

Two Missouri women who had abortions 50 years ago testified Tuesday to mental health effects they suffered from the procedure

20 Jan

It’s time to translate vague unease around stem cell IVF into clear guardrails

JordanLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, Stem Cell

Thorny ethics around using stem cells to create eggs and sperm demand tough conversations

20 Jan

World Fertility Awards Make History as Global Fertility is Projected to Drop in 2026

JordanLatest NewsFertility, Global, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

he World Fertility Awards (WFAs), produced by pregnantish, the first global, consumer-facing media event dedicated to celebrating the changemakers shaping the future of fertility, took place on December 1, 2025 at the Times Center in New York City. Unlike traditional industry conferences, the event was designed to reach beyond clinical and professional audiences, uniting advocates, clinicians, innovators, industry leaders, and media to spotlight progress, purpose, and possibility in reproductive health.

19 Jan

Updated guidance highlights unmet needs in endometriosis care

JordanLatest NewsEndometriosis, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

NEW international guidance has highlighted persistent gaps in the diagnosis, management, and long-term support of people living with endometriosis, calling for earlier recognition and more integrated reproductive healthcare pathways.

19 Jan

Virginia lawmakers send reproductive rights amendment toward November vote

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

Measure advances after party-line debate as Democrats cite urgency amid regional abortion restrictions.

18 Jan

States with abortion restrictions found to have worse outcomes for patients using fertility treatment

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Fertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Research from Oregon Health & Science University has found that laws restricting access to abortion may disproportionately affect pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment.

17 Jan

Gov. Newsom Stands Firm on Reproductive Rights, Rejects Extradition Request

FlynnLatest NewsCalifornia, extradition, Healthcare, Louisiana, Reproductive rights, United States

Gov. Gavin Newsom has formally rejected a request from Louisiana to extradite a California doctor for providing abortion medication that is legal under California law, reaffirming the state’s refusal to cooperate with efforts by other states to criminalize reproductive health care.

17 Jan

A pregnant woman at risk of heart failure couldn’t get urgent treatment. She died waiting for an abortion.

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, North Carolina, Reproductive rights, United States

In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.

16 Jan

Republican senators urge more regulations on abortion pill in Senate hearing

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its review of the abortion pill mifepristone, Republican lawmakers are repeating calls for stronger federal regulations of the drug.

16 Jan

Abortion Bans Might Endanger Pregnancies Achieved Through Fertility Treatment

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Fertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortion restrictions could be endangering some pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment, a new study says.

15 Jan

Native Americans Are Dying From Pregnancy. They Want a Voice To Stop the Trend.

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Native Population, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting.

15 Jan

South Dakota attorney general sued for banning abortion ad campaign

RileyLatest NewsFirst Amendment, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, South Dakota, United States

South Dakota's attorney general is violating the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by blocking a nonprofit organization's reproductive health care advertising campaign at gas stations across the state, a federal lawsuit.

14 Jan

Unhoused women on Skid Row face dire health outcomes. This doctor wants to change that

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Unhoused, United States, Women's Health

An assistant professor of medicine at UCLA, is also the family medical services director at the Union Rescue Mission. The Christian organization operates a four-story homeless shelter that is one of the oldest and largest homeless missions in Southern California. She told NPR she's coming up on 20 years tending to the more than 5,000 men, women and children who come through the doors of the shelter every year. Over that span, she's also become a recognizable figure throughout Skid Row on regular walking rounds of "street medicine" delivered to unhoused people where they are.

14 Jan

Study: FDA Regulation of Abortion Drug Mifepristone from 2011 to 2023 Shaped by Evidence and Caution

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, FDA, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Review of hundreds of internal FDA documents obtained under FOIA finds FDA generally followed cautious and evidence-based recommendations from staff scientists.