2025 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

25 Aug

Fairfax abortion allegations fuel new political firestorm in Virginia governor’s race

JordanLatest NewsDemocrats, GOP, Gubernatorial Race, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

The unproven claims have become campaign fodder for Republicans, with Democrats stressing parental involvement while awaiting results of a state police investigation.

25 Aug

As Republicans spar over IVF, some turn to obscure MAHA-backed alternative

JordanLatest Newsconservatives, GOP, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, Tennesee, United States

Meanwhile, Trump is retreating from some of his IVF promises.

24 Aug

Nearly a third of people using over-the-counter birth control pills previously used nothing, study finds

JordanLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, OTC, Reproductive rights

Two years ago, the first over-the-counter birth control pill was approved. Now, new research looks at who's switching to it and why.

24 Aug

Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Florida, GOP, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Texas and Florida on Friday asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying that they need to step in to protect their abortion policies after changes to other Republican-led states' abortion laws.

23 Aug

This ‘natural’ infertility treatment is backed by Maha. Is it the right’s path to limiting IVF?

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

Conservatives are promoting ‘restorative reproductive medicine’ instead of Trump’s promise to support IVF. Doctors are worried.

23 Aug

Planned Parenthood bets on redistricting to push back against GOP funding cuts

RandyLatest NewsCalifornia, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Redistricting, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to safety net health programs and restrictions on reproductive care.

22 Aug

Supreme Court lets Trump admin cut off health grants it says advance DEI or ‘gender ideology extremism’

RandyLatest Newsgender affirming care, Healthcare, NIH, SCOTUS

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to cut off health research grants it contends advance diversity, equity and inclusion efforts or promote “gender ideology extremism.”

22 Aug

Atrium Health (NC) halts gender-affirming care for patients under age 19, leaving some families scrambling

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, North Carolina, Reproductive rights, Transgender, transgender health care

The state’s largest health system says federal pressure influenced its decision. Families and advocates say the move is devastating for transgender kids.

21 Aug

How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, RFK Jr., Trump Administration, United States

When the Trump administration announced massive cuts to federal health agencies earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was getting rid of excess administrators who were larding the government with bureaucratic bloat.

21 Aug

Women in states with abortion bans are the biggest users of abortion telemedicine

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

As conservative lawmakers work to restrict online access to abortion medication, a new report shows how popular it has become for women who live in states that have outlawed abortion.

20 Aug

Planned Parenthood Bets on Redistricting To Push Back Against GOP Funding Cuts

RileyLatest NewsGerrymandering, GOP, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights

Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to safety net health programs and restrictions on reproductive care.

19 Aug

New poll shows Spanberger ahead, but Earle-Sears closes gap

DoryLatest NewsDemocratic, Reproductive rights, Virginia

Democrat Abigail Spanberger holds a 7-point lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the race for Virginia governor, according to a new Roanoke College Poll that shows the contest tightening since the spring.

19 Aug

Abortion pill campaign targets rural West Virginia, Kentucky gas stations

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, West Virgina

Advertisements promoting the abortion pill will be at gas stations across West Virginia and Kentucky over the next few weeks. Mayday Health, a New York-based health education nonprofit, will run the ads at 104 rural gas stations through Sept. 7. The campaign started Aug. 11.

18 Aug

Virginia abortion funds see sharp uptick in patients both in and out of state

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Funding, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia

Virginia-based abortion funds are citing an increased uptick in calls to their intake lines, as more people rely on their assistance to help cover the cost and sometimes travel expenses to get abortions. Since federal protections were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court three summers ago, various states have enacted restrictions or near-total bans on the procedure. With Virginia the least-restrictive southern state, several funds here told the Virginia Mercury in interviews they’re seeing a spike in assistance requests.

18 Aug

The VA Wants To End Coverage of Abortion for U.S. Military Veterans

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, U.S. Military, Veterans

President Donald Trump’s administration is calling to remove abortion coverage from the list of medical benefits for veterans and their families, saying it’s not needed.