May 2026 – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

24 May

Reproductive Coercion and Abortion

DevonLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive Coercion, Reproductive rights

Abortion advocates have countered that laws regulating abortion drugs are counterproductive and that abortion coercion is not a serious concern compared to the frequency with which women are coerced to get pregnant or carry a pregnancy to term.

23 May

What The Abortion Pill Case Could Mean For The Workforce And Healthcare

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Access to reproductive healthcare has been in the spotlight. Before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, I unpacked the ways in which reproductive healthcare access is not only a social issue, but also an economic issue.

23 May

Pressley, Murray, Duckworth Introduce Bicameral Bill to Help Women with Disabilities Access Reproductive Health Care

DevonLatest NewsDemocrats, Healthcare, People With Disabilities, Reproductive rights, US Congress

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, along with Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), reintroduced their Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act, legislation to help women with disabilities—who face discrimination and extra barriers when seeking care—get better access to the timely, informed, and culturally competent reproductive health care they deserve.

22 May

Abuse of women journalists made ‘easier and more damaging’ by AI

AlanLatest NewsAI, Global, Intimate Partner Violence, misogyny

The findings revealed that 12 per cent of women human rights defenders, activists, journalists and other media workers have experienced non-consensual sharing of personal images, including intimate or sexual content.

22 May

CA Attorney General Bonta Urged U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Telehealth Access to Mifepristone, Welcomes Temporary Halt of Fifth Circuit Ruling

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Blue State, California, SCOTUS

Co-leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta this morning urged the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a recent appellate decision that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication, by reinstating a medically unnecessary requirement that it be dispensed in person. In an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court, Attorney General Bonta and the coalition argue that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s May 1, 2026 ruling is not supported by science, would create regulatory and administrative chaos nationwide, and would interfere with states’ ability to…

21 May

The exit of this Trump administration official could threaten abortion access nationwide

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, FDA, GOP, Healthcare, MAGA, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Marty Makary, who anti-abortion groups had long criticized for not pushing forward their agenda, plans to resign from his post as FDA commissioner.

21 May

Effects Beyond Reproductive Care: The Backlash of Overturning Roe

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post Roe, Reproductive rights, United States, Unwanted Pregnancies

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has caused major issues for women and pregnant-able bodies all around the country. It has forced unwanted pregnancies, increased the number of children in foster care, and has caused women to pursue unsafe abortion alternatives.

20 May

Moms.gov debuts with pro‑life resources as administration proposes fertility rule

AlanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, MAGA, Reproductive rights

The site, with information on pregnancy-related healthcare, does not reference in vitro fertilization while a proposed rule would expand IVF insurance coverage.

20 May

Ovaprene phase 3 interim data supports potential of monthly hormone-free contraceptive

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Daré Bioscience has announced positive interim safety and efficacy results from its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT06127199) of Ovaprene, an investigational monthly, hormone-free intravaginal contraceptive.

19 May

Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2026)

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The Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment is on the ballot in Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.

19 May

By Changing Women’s Lives, the Pill Changed the Nation

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The pill helped give birth to modern America

18 May

MPs v the manosphere: ministers battle misogyny as they take a different message to men and boys across Australia

FlynnLatest NewsAustralia, Global, Healthcare, misogyny, Reproductive rights

The whole idea is to make generational change.

18 May

Birth Control Under Threat: How Birth Control Rights and Access Are Being Undermined Since Roe v. Wade Was Overturned

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In June 2022, the National Women’s Law Center published “Don’t Be Fooled: Birth Control Is Already at Risk,” the first comprehensive accounting of policymakers’ attacks on birth control in recent years.1 In addition to identifying the range of ways anti-reproductive health lawmakers were already threatening birth control, the Law Center warned that attacks on birth control would only escalate if the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion. Unfortunately, those were prescient warnings.

17 May

Delaware House committee clears reproductive rights amendment

FlynnLatest NewsBlue State, Deleware, Democratic, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

A bill that would more permanently protect reproductive rights in Delaware resurfaced after months of inaction, passing the House Administration Committee with little debate.

17 May

With legal briefs in, Supreme Court weighs telehealth access for the abortion pill

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Pills, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

A federal appeals court ruling on May 1 immediately rolled back telemedicine access to mifepristone nationwide. Two drugmakers appealed to the Supreme Court right away. For several days, it was not clear what the appeals court ruling meant in the real world.