Alan – Page 6 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

05 May

Commentary: In the fight for reproductive rights, no one can save us but ourselves

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Florida, Opinion, United States

Mayday! Mayday! As of midnight on May 1, Florida’s dangerous new six-week abortion ban is the law — effectively banning all abortion care in our state and causing doctors, patients and freedom-loving Floridians everywhere to elevate our calls for the passage of Amendment 4 so that we may enshrine abortion rights in the Florida Constitution.

30 Apr

“Abortionist”: The Label That Turns Healthcare Workers Into Criminals

AlanLatest NewsAbortion, Abortionist, Healthcare, History of Abortion Politics, United States

The moniker has branded those who help terminate pregnancies as illegitimate, dangerous, and, in turn, allowable targets of violence.

29 Apr

HHS Amends HIPAA To Further Protect Privacy of Reproductive Health Care Informatio

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, HHS, HIPAA, Privacy, Reproductive Health, United States

Changes to the privacy rule are likely to put regulated entities at odds with courts and law enforcement The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week released final amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to further protect the privacy of protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health care. The amendments will provide patients, health care providers, and others with greater protections from PHI being used and disclosed to conduct investigations or impose liability on those seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating reproductive health care.

25 Apr

Can 14 strangers from Wisconsin help America find common ground on abortion?

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, United States, Wisconsin

Abortion opponents and supporters seek consensus solutions on reproductive health policy as part of a new citizen-led initiative guided by national nonprofit Starts With Us

24 Apr

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on abortion access in emergency rooms

AlanLatest NewsAbortion, Abortion Ban, Emergency Departments, Healthcare, Idaho v. United States, Supreme Court, United States

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments today in a case about whether patients have access to emergency room abortions in states banning the procedure.