July 2025 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

31 Jul

Your Questions Answered: The Supreme Court’s Impact On Our Rights

PhoenixLatest NewsReproductive rights, Transgender Rights, United States

The Supreme Court's most recent term reshaped the legal landscape on immigration, transgender rights, and free speech. But behind the decisions, procedural shifts like limits on nationwide injunctions and expanded use of the emergency docket signal a court increasingly driven by politics.

30 Jul

Alabama AG seeks crackdown on abortion shield law protections

PhoenixLatest NewsAlabama, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Marshall urges Congress to override shield laws protecting out-of-state abortion access and criminalize abortion-related support.

30 Jul

Maryland joins states suing federal government over funding ban for Planned Parenthood

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Maryland, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Suit comes day after federal judge blocked Trump administration’s ban in Medicaid funding for certain health care providers

29 Jul

A Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Was Kept Alive in Georgia. It’s Unclear if State Law Required It.

JordanLatest NewsGeorgia, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

A Georgia woman declared brain-dead and kept on life support for more than three months because she was pregnant was removed from a ventilator in June and died, days after doctors delivered her 1-pound, 13-ounce baby by emergency cesarean section. The baby is in the neonatal intensive care unit.

29 Jul

Is gender equality going backwards?

JordanLatest Newsgender equality, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Three Gates Cambridge Scholars debate whether gender equality is going backwards in the second last episode of the second series of So, Now What?

29 Jul

The U.S. is destroying $9.7 million in contraceptives. Is there another option?

JordanLatest NewsContraceptives, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The State Department has confirmed plans to destroy millions of dollars' worth of taxpayer-funded contraceptives meant for women in low-income countries. The controversial move comes as the Trump administration continues to scale back foreign aid.

28 Jul

‘Kicked a hornet’s nest’: Missouri GOP repeal of voter-approved laws inspires backlash

JordanLatest NewsGOP, legislation, Missouri, Reproductive rights, Voting

Republican lawmakers’ decision to overturn a voter-approved expansion of paid sick leave means benefits Missouri workers accrued in recent months will disappear on Aug. 28. They also placed a question on the 2026 ballot rolling back abortion rights that voters enshrined in the state constitution in November.

28 Jul

Experts: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Access to Reproductive Health Care

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

President Trump’s newly signed law blocks federal funding for health care providers like Planned Parenthood.

27 Jul

How US adults feel about legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, according to AP-NORC poll

MollyEvents & Action, Latest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion poll, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Legal abortion, Poll, United States, US adults

"Three years after the Supreme Court opened the door to state abortion bans, most U.S. adults say abortion should be legal -- views that look similar to before the landmark ruling. The new findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that about two-thirds of U.S. adults think abortion should be legal in all or most cases. About half believe abortion should be available in their state if someone does not want to be pregnant for any reason...."

27 Jul

No, California is not guaranteed to remain an abortion haven

MollyEvents & Action, Latest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Haven, Abortion Rights, Budget deficit, California, Healthcare, Northern California, Planned Parenthood, United States

"The sudden closure of five Planned Parenthood clinics in Northern California last week reveals a sad, stark truth: California is not the national “haven” for abortion rights that it has aspired to be since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. No state could be under Republican rule in Washington, or while federal law trumps state law, the Supreme Court majority opposes abortion rights and clinics are reliant on federal money to survive. There are few options to fix this problem, even in California, the world’s fourth-largest economy. The state barely covered its budget deficit this year, and it has holes…

27 Jul

Women’s health care lacks funding, research, FDA chief says

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Woman's Health

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary has taken a personal interest in addressing hormone therapy treatment for menopause.

27 Jul

New contraceptive pill for men is safe, study suggests

DoryLatest NewsInternational, Male Contraception, Reproductive rights, U.K.

Trial results show no reduction in testosterone levels, sex drive or any other hormonal imbalance

26 Jul

How State Bans Increase Costs and Delay Abortion Care

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Costs of abortion ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

People in states that have banned abortion were more than twice as likely to receive them later in pregnancy, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

25 Jul

Open letter to Earle-Sears reflects Va. voters’ shifting sentiments on reproductive health care

RileyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia, Voting

As Virginia weighs whether or not to enshrine reproductive health care in its constitution, the issue is playing a significant role in the upcoming elections for governor and motivating voters across party lines — including some who say it’s reshaping how they plan to vote this fall.

25 Jul

Legal confusion historically delays emergency abortion care in Missouri

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, legislation, Missouri, Reproductive rights

In 2022, Mylissa Farmer arrived at a Missouri emergency room, bleeding and in pain. She was nearly 18 weeks pregnant. Her water had broken, and her pregnancy was no longer viable. Her condition was deteriorating. Doctors knew she needed emergency care. Instead of treating her, they called lawyers.