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

17 Apr

Hello Visitors! Welcome to REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS.

TobysFundLatest NewsWelcome!

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!

18 Jun

The Global Gag Rule: Undermining Reproductive Rights and Health Worldwide

RandyLatest NewsInternational, Reproductive rights

Find out about the regressive U.S. policy that reduces access to reproductive health services and threatens the health and lives of women and girls throughout the world.

17 Jun

‘A situation with no good outcome.’ A mom describes how Dobbs made the loss of her pregnancy harder

CoreyLatest NewsPregnancy, Reproductive rights, Wisconsin

Two years ago Megan Kling and her husband were eagerly looking forward to the birth of their third child. Then at 20 weeks they got devastating news from their doctor.

17 Jun

Ohio Republicans Introduce Bill That Would Charge Women Who Receive Abortions with Homicide, Ban IVF

CoreyLatest NewsGOP, Ohio, Reproductive rights

“Republican lawmakers in Ohio to propose total abortion and IVF ban”

16 Jun

Don’t let them politicize your menstrual cycle. Period.

CoreyLatest NewsContraception, Menstruation, United States

In a country where birth control access is in jeopardy and women's medical needs have been historically overlooked, how do social media trends like #lutealphase and "cycle syncing" complicate the narrative?

16 Jun

Why We Must Keep Talking About Abortion Pills

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, International, mifipristone, Reproductive rights

As part of a delegation to Brazil, I saw how our countries’ respective struggles to maintain and expand reproductive justice are really part of the same fight.

15 Jun

JOIN TOBY’S FUND TODAY at Woodstock (Illinois) PrideFest. Table 45

MauraLatest News

On the 'square' in Front of the Courthouse!

15 Jun

New Michigan laws aim to clarify abortion bans. Doctors say it’s not so simple.

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Michigan, Reproductive rights

Almost three years after the fall of Roe v. Wade made way for near-total abortion bans, state lawmakers are weighing whether to offer more specific guidance about when doctors can perform abortions in a medical crisis.

14 Jun

Our film imagined a post-Roe nightmare. Then it came true

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Commentary, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Trump's rollback of emergency abortion protections will cost lives

14 Jun

Nevada U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen Joins Senate Democrats Push to Protect IVF Access for Families Nationwide

ChaseLatest NewsDemocrats, IVF, Nevada, Reproductive rights, Senate, United States

This week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Protect IVF Act, legislation that would establish a nationwide right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and protect families, providers, and insurers from state-level restrictions or interference. The bill comes in response to increasing attacks on reproductive freedom following the repeal of Roe v. Wade, including an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that effectively halted IVF services in the state last year. This legislation would ensure that no American is denied the ability to build a family due to extreme and politically motivated laws.

13 Jun

Texas clarified when abortions are OK and aligned with RFK Jr. on health this legislative session

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Reproductive rights, Texas

Amid a quiet legislative session for health, lawmakers’ priority legislation reinforced the U.S. health secretary’s agenda.

13 Jun

The veto governor: Paid leave, IVF bills fall as Nevada’s Lombardo crushes his own record

ChaseLatest NewsIVF, legilsation, Nevada, Reproductive rights

Gov. Joe Lombardo in 2023 smashed the record for most vetoes during a single legislative sesseion, rejecting 75 bills. This year, he beat his own record, vetoing 87 bills as of Thursday evening.

12 Jun

End of hospital emergency abortion care rule will affect rural KY women

MauraLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Hospital Care, Kentucky, Reproductive rights

Abortion rights advocates in Kentucky are concerned as the Department of Health and Human Services has revoked a policy requiring hospitals to provide abortion care in emergency situations.

12 Jun

Trans Texans brace for life under strict sex definition law

MauraLatest Newslegislation, Texas, Transgender

Texas has strictly defined man and woman, leaving trans Texans in legal limbo.

11 Jun

Column: Strict abortion laws set our rights back decades

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Opinion, United States

In the 1960s, women traveled to Mexico, hiding their faces, to make a choice that should have been available to everyone. In 2025, history repeats itself. Now, it is the law — not shame — that forces them to flee.

11 Jun

Abortion-Ban States Provide Worse Health Care To Pregnant Women, Study Says

MauraLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Pregnant women are more likely to have poorer health care in states that ban or restrict abortion, a new study says. Expectant mothers are more often uninsured and have less access to routine medical care in those states, researchers reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.