Alan – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

26 Jul

Women journalists — worldwide and here at home — face outsized online attacks

AlanLatest NewsGlobal, Indiana, misogyny, On-line, Trolls, United States, women journalists

Indianapolis journalists tell of enduring online trolls because of their reporting

25 Jul

Abortion opponents press Congress to defund Planned Parenthood — again

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights

As House Republicans attempt to push through a party-line bill this week, anti-abortion activists and their allies in Congress are lobbying for their own preferred money-saver: reviving the ban on Medicaid reimbursement for Planned Parenthood that Congress recently allowed to expire, allowing the network of clinics to regain access to hundreds of millions in annual funding.

24 Jul

Title X: The Nation’s Program for Affordable Birth Control and Reproductive Health Care

AlanLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Title X, Trump

In 1970, the only federal program dedicated to providing low- and no-cost birth control and other reproductive health care was created with bipartisan support.

22 Jul

Emails Detail Confusion in State Department over Trump Plan to Destroy Contraceptives

AlanLatest NewsContraception, Global, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump

“Newly disclosed emails reveal confusion at the State Department during the Trump administration’s push last year to destroy almost $10 million worth of family planning commodities in a Belgian warehouse that were intended for distribution in some of the world’s poorest nations.

18 Jul

Conservatives rage over re-funding of Planned Parenthood

AlanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Vote

Despite the restoration of Medicaid funding for health care services — but not abortions — dozens of closed clinics are not likely to reopen.

16 Jul

Planned Parenthood to target GOP with $47 million midterm blitz

AlanLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Midterms, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote

The near-record investment from Planned Parenthood Votes will fund efforts to unseat Republicans who voted to defund the abortion provider last year.

15 Jul

Red and blue states pass laws to protect contraception access

AlanLatest NewsBlue States, Contraception, Healthcare, Red States, Reproductive rights

At least four states in recent months have enacted new laws.

30 Jun

Irish parliament votes to remove three-day abortion wait

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Global, Healthcare, Ireland, Reproductive rights

Waiting period before receiving medication was included in draft law to gain support for abortion ban in 2018 referendum

29 Jun

NEWS: Abortion bans, restrictions could cost economy $140 billion

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Anti-abortion, GOP, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump, US Economy

A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a national think tank focused on economic equity and eliminating barriers for women, estimates that the 16 states with the most restrictive abortion policies are responsible for more than $68 billion in annual lost earnings. In places like Alabama, Louisiana, and West Virginia, abortion bans have pushed women out of the workforce, diminished their earnings, and limited job growth, the report found. Removing reproductive health-care barriers could result in an estimated 325,000 more women aged 15-44 participating in the workforce each year, the report shows. That could boost the national…

28 Jun

Hate speech is ‘first step down the path of dehumanisation’

AlanLatest NewsHate Speech, Homophobia, misogyny

“Hate speech is the first step down the path of dehumanisation,” declared Mr. Guterres in his message marking the 2026 International Day for Countering Hate Speech.. It is a “tool of division,” he said, for targeting specific groups, including women, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA+ people, persons with disabilities and many other minorities, often for political gain

27 Jun

New study: Birth control pills may increase binge eating

AlanLatest NewsBirth Control Pills, Contraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

A new study from Michigan State University found increases in binge eating when taking hormone pills in the form of oral contraceptives — but not in all women. This is the first large-scale study of changes in binge-related symptoms with oral contraceptive use.

26 Jun

NFPRHA, FHCCP, and ACLU Sue Trump Administration to Protect Integrity of Title X Family Planning Program

AlanLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump

The administration’s FY 2027 Title X funding announcement is designed to enable the federal government to push highly qualified health care providers out of the program based solely on lack of “alignment” with the Trump administration’s political priorities.

12 Jun

US abortion restrictions are hindering access to miscarriage care, study finds

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Miscarriage, misogyny, Reproductive rights, United States

States with abortion bans are turning away from medications to a wait-and-see approach, with care falling below standards

11 Jun

Maryland codifies state-level emergency abortion access amid federal uncertainty

AlanLatest NewsAbortion, Abortion Rights, Democratic Governor, Healthcare, Maryland, Reproductive rights, United States

With Gov. Wes Moore’s signature , Maryland became one of the few states to enshrine a state-level version of the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

10 Jun

The pill has had huge impact on U.S. society

AlanLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Some fear reproductive freedom it has given women will be targeted