2025 – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

30 Apr

The Long List of Trump’s Harmful Reproductive Rights Restrictions

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

A report compiling harmful actions taken by US President Donald Trump against reproductive rights was released today by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), a legal organization defending reproductive rights globally. It’s a long list, including policy positions, personnel appointments, website takedowns, administrative changes, government agency shutdowns, and funding cuts.

30 Apr

Trump Restores Title X Funding for Two Anti-Abortion States — While Wiping It Out Elsewhere

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Oklahoma, Reproductive rights, Tennesee, Title X

The Trump administration quietly restored federal family planning money to Tennessee and Oklahoma, despite court rulings that the states weren’t entitled to funds because they refused to provide women information about terminating pregnancies or abortion referrals on request.

29 Apr

Attorney General Andrew Bailey demands records from Missouri abortion nonprofit

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Missouri, Reproductive rights, United States

Elad Gross, who ran as a Democrat against Bailey and is representing Missouri Abortion Fund, called the subpoena ‘an abuse of government power’ and a ‘fishing expedition’

29 Apr

Spooked by Alabama ‘embryonic personhood’ ruling, Pa. lawmakers aim to expand and protect IVF access

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, IVF, Pennsylvania, Reproductive rights, United States

Several Pennsylvania lawmakers who have personally faced challenges conceiving children are pushing to require health insurers to cover fertility services, and to also enshrine the right to the care in state law.

28 Apr

Women’s Health Initiative gets reprieve from HHS cuts

CoreyLatest NewsDOGE, Healthcare, United States

The Trump administration said it's reversing course on a plan to end funding for a decades-long study of women's health after outcry from the research community.

28 Apr

WHO issues new recommendations to end the rise in “medicalized” female genital mutilation and support survivors

CoreyLatest Newsfemale mutilation, Healthcare, International, misogyny

Urgent measures are needed to curtail the rising “medicalization” of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to engage health workers to prevent the practice, according to a new guideline published today by the World Health Organization (WHO).

27 Apr

Louisiana ponders IVF protections that anti-abortion groups oppose

CoreyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, IVF, Louisiana, Reproductive rights

A Louisiana lawmaker says he wants to avoid the scenario that unfolded last year in Alabama, where clinics offering in vitro fertilization closed their doors rather than risk legal liability based on a new interpretation of a 19th century law. The matter has pitted some conservative Republicans, who normally take the same side on reproductive health issues, against one another. It also provides a glimpse into the national debate over IVF, which proponents fear could be threatened under Trump administration policy.

26 Apr

Rep. Karen Camper talks ‘Fertility Treatment & Contraceptive Protection Act’

PatLatest NewsAccess, Contraception, IVF, Tennesee, United States

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26 Apr

Reproductive Justice, Executive Order Threats & Speaking Truth to Power

PatLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Last week AMSA members and allies gathered in Washington DC for the 75th annual convention to share their research, network with friends and colleagues, learn from presenters, partners, and exhibitors, and meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

25 Apr

Assisted Reproductive Technology Market worth US$6.02 Billion by 2030

PatLatest NewsART, Healthcare, Infertility, Reproductive rights

Increased levels of infertility caused by stress, lifestyle changes, and medical conditions are among the key drivers affecting the assisted reproductive technology (ART) market. The sector has expanded due to technological advancements such as preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), embryo freezing, and enhanced in-vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques that have significantly improved success rates. Industry growth is prevented by ethical and regulatory issues, including legal bans, expensive processes, and the ethical debate over the handling of embryos and surrogacy. Government backing from the state, a change in social perception, and rising public awareness all drive market growth. Improved healthcare infrastructure and greater…

25 Apr

Arkansas abortion ban gets tweaked; pro-choice advocates plan “immersive” event

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Arkansas, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The Arkansas Abortion Support Network plans to show people on Saturday what seeking an abortion was like before the state’s ban took effect nearly three years ago, the group announced in a press release.

24 Apr

Abortion saved her. Now it could cost her freedom.

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Tennessee, United States

As the Trump administration cuts funding for Planned Parenthood, one court offers Black women in the South a legal lifeline.

24 Apr

If both Title X and Medicaid are gutted, Missourians will face impossible barriers to care

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, Medicaid, Missouri, Reproductive Health, Title X, United States

Missouri’s sexual and reproductive health care safety-net is in crisis — and Congress must act before it’s too late. The attacks are coming fast and from every direction.

23 Apr

US fertility rate hovers near record low as Trump administration pushes for a baby boom

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Women in the United States are less likely to have babies than ever before, but key figures in the Trump administration seem keen on changing that – even as federal programs focused on reproductive health face significant upheaval.

23 Apr

The Trump administration wants women to have more babies

AlanLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Parental consent, United States

The Trump administration has been soliciting ideas for ways to entice Americans to have more children, according to a report in the New York Times, in an effort to combat what it sees as a crisis of falling birth rates in the U.S. Some of the proposals reportedly being floated: a $5,000 cash “baby bonus,” government-funded educational programs on menstrual cycles, and a “National Medal of Motherhood” awarded to mothers with six or more children.