May 2024 – Page 3 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

09 May

Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban cautionary tale for reproductive health care across US

PatLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Arizona, Opinion Piece, United States

When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state’s Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable, it brought into stark reality the potential impacts of leaving reproductive rights up to the states to regulate, and the related consequences for women’s health. The ruling, set to go into effect in late June 2024, will only remain active for a few months because Arizona lawmakers repealed the law on April 30. Starting in the fall, a previous state law banning abortion after 15 weeks will be reinstated.

09 May

Medical residents are starting to avoid states with abortion bans, data shows

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Abortion Rights States, Physicians, State Abortion Bans, travel, United States

Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she wanted to be trained to provide abortions, she shouldn't stay in Arizona. Blum turned to programs mostly in states where abortion access — and, by extension, abortion training — is likely to remain protected, like California, Colorado and New Mexico. Arizona has enacted a law banning most abortions after 15 weeks.

08 May

Arizona Abortion Ban: Warning for US Reproductive Health Care

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Arizona, Healthcare, legislation, States, United States

When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state's Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable, it brought into stark reality the potential impacts of leaving reproductive rights up to the states to regulate, and the related consequences for women's health. The ruling, set to go into effect in late June 2024, will only remain active for a few months because Arizona lawmakers repealed the law on April 30. Starting in the fall, a previous state law banning abortion after 15 weeks will be reinstated.

07 May

A Texas woman got an abortion in Colorado, now her ex wants to subpoena her. A state shield law might stand in his way

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Texas, travel

A Texas man is asking a Texas state district court to take legal action after his ex-partner traveled to Colorado to get an abortion. But Colorado’s so-called “shield law” could create a legal battle.

06 May

First Quarter 2024 State Policy Trends: An Evolving Focus of Attacks on Abortion, Youth Access, IVF and More

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Rights, United States, Unwanted Pregnancies

This legislative session has coincided with state court decisions that have had a major impact on abortion access in key states, most notably in Florida and Arizona. Since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022, Florida has become a key access point in the region for abortion care. Guttmacher’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study data demonstrated a major increase in out-of-state patients receiving care in Florida: 3,700 more patients from other states obtained an abortion in Florida in the first half of 2023 than in a similar period in 2020. However, on April 1, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of…

05 May

Why is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy on Cinco de Mayo?

AlanLatest News:atomX, Cinco de Mayo, Healthcare, Latina

Today is Cinco de Mayo. It is not, contrary to popular belief, Mexican Independence Day. It’s actually a celebration of the Mexican victory over the French in a battle in 1862. Many also point out that the holiday is more celebrated in the US than in Mexico. But either way, it’s a day that is associated with Latinos, and often celebrated through cultural appropriation and eating things like guacamole and drinking tequila. But that’s another post. This year, Cinco de Mayo is also the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.

05 May

Commentary: In the fight for reproductive rights, no one can save us but ourselves

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Florida, Opinion, United States

Mayday! Mayday! As of midnight on May 1, Florida’s dangerous new six-week abortion ban is the law — effectively banning all abortion care in our state and causing doctors, patients and freedom-loving Floridians everywhere to elevate our calls for the passage of Amendment 4 so that we may enshrine abortion rights in the Florida Constitution.

04 May

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’

TobysFundLatest News, United StatesAbortion Aftercare Kits, Abortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Idaho, legislation, Roe v Wade, The underground, travel, United States

Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor.

03 May

State abortion bans more frequently affect Black, White, American Indian women

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, State Abortion Bans, United States

White, Black, and American Indian / Alaskan Native women of reproductive age may be more adversely affected by statewide abortion bans than other racial and ethnic groups, according to new data.

02 May

In ‘The Unexpected,’ Emily Oster tackles the emotional toll of difficult pregnancies

PatLatest NewsHealthcare, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, United States

Economist Emily Oster made a name for herself using data to tackle big questions about pregnancy in her 2013 blockbuster book Expecting Better. Now, she's returning to the topic with a book on how to navigate difficult pregnancies and serious medical issues.

01 May

Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Florida, Healthcare

Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.