Barbra – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

03 Jan

Some states on track to restore abortion access, while others push for fetal rights in 2025

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Heading into third year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, states will consider legislation to expand or restrict access to reproductive health care, abortion

02 Jan

Protecting reproductive health data: state laws against geofencing

BarbraLatest Newsgender affirming care, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Although many of these laws protect individuals' access to abortion and gender-affirming care services states have also identified the need to safeguard individually identifiable health data, including reproductive health data, from use by law enforcement or third-party companies.

01 Jan

Protections for Reproductive Health Decision-Making in Illinois Take Effect January 1

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, Illinois, Reproductive rights

Illinois continues to lead the country in strengthening reproductive rights. A law that takes effect January 1st prohibits discrimination based on a person’s reproductive health decisions, including fertility care and abortion.

31 Dec

Liberia launches the Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition Policy 2024-2031 (RMNCAH+N) and the Child Survival Strategy (CSS)

BarbraLatest NewsInternational, Liberia, Maternal & Child Health, WHO

In a bold step towards accelerating the reduction of maternal and child mortalities, the Government of Liberia in partnership with UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners, launched a comprehensive RMNCAH+N seven-year policy and the Child Survival Strategy and action plan.

31 Dec

Trump’s second term leaves abortion providers and harbor states in uncharted territory

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Since the Supreme Court overturned federally-mandated nationwide abortion access in the 2022 Dobbs decision, states have been enacting ever-tightening restrictions on access to reproductive healthcare.

30 Dec

Alarming rise in number of newborn babies abandoned in Texas unsettles towns and sparks urgent concern for women’s health care

BarbraLatest NewsAbandoned Babies, Abortin Ban, Post-Dobbs, Texas

The shocking rise in the number of newborn babies found abandoned in Texas has unnerved communities, raising urgent questions about women's reproductive health. At least 18 babies have been abandoned in the Lone Star state this year, with the latest found just before Christmas at a Whataburger fast food chain in San Antonio, according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

30 Dec

New insights into prevalence and risk factors of anemia among women of reproductive age in China

BarbraLatest NewsAnemia, China, Healthcare, International, Reproductive care

Anemia significantly impacts global public health, with over 571 million women at risk of adverse health outcomes due to iron deficiency and other causes. This nationwide, population-based study in China aims to estimate the prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age, explore geographic variations, and investigate the association between anemia and metabolic factors, particularly overweight and obesity. The study utilizes data from the Meinian Healthcare Group system, providing insights into the epidemiological characteristics of anemia and contributing to the development of targeted intervention strategies.

29 Dec

Faith in Action: The Red Tent Fund and the Fight for Reproductive Justice

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, National Council of Jewish Women, NCJW, Reproductive rights, United States

More than half of women of reproductive age enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP live in states that ban assistance coverage for abortion, with very rare exceptions. And about half of those women are women of color. That is according to the National Council of Jewish Women. At a recent event for the local chapter of NCJW, Allison Tombros Korman, founder of The Red Tent Fund, assisting those who need care is a fundamental Jewish value. “For me, Tikkun Olam needs to be more than just repairing a broken world. It needs to be about being proactive in preventing those things…

28 Dec

Abortions are up in the US. It’s a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, travel, United States

Even with abortion bans in place in most Republican-controlled states, the number of people obtaining them has grown slightly

27 Dec

Reproductive health newsmakers included pregnant women, judges and anti-abortion activists in 2024

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, travel, United States

Galvanized by a pivotal election almost two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections, patients, doctors, and activists in 2024 fought for renewed and expanded reproductive rights, while others pushed for more restrictions. These are some of the people and organizations that had an impact on reproductive health law and abortion access this year.

26 Dec

New Law Expands Reproductive Rights

BarbraLatest News2025, Illinois, Reproductive rights

Protections for Reproductive Health Decision-Making Take Effect January 1 CHICAGO - Illinois continues to lead the country in strengthening reproductive rights. A law that takes effect January 1st prohibits discrimination based on a person's reproductive health decisions, including fertility care and abortion.

23 Dec

Are abortion bans across America causing deaths? The states that passed them are doing little to find out.

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

In states with abortion bans, ProPublica has found, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and wound up in morgues with what medical examiners recorded were “products of conception” still in their bodies.

22 Dec

Total Maine Dec. 22, 2024: The future of abortion services in Maine

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Maine, Reproductive rights

The medical director for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England shares the concerns patients are sharing

21 Dec

LGBTQIA+ people face challenges in accessing SRHR

BarbraLatest NewsInternational, LGBTQIA+, Nepal, Reproductive rights

Social stigma remains a major barrier to accessing healthcare, including their sexual and reproductive health rights. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2024/12/21/lgbtqia-people-face-challenges-in-accessing-srhr

21 Dec

Solicitor General Nominee Sauer Backed Collecting Private Reproductive Health Data

BarbraLatest NewsData Privacy, Reproductive Health Data, Reproductive rights, United States

President-elect Donald Trump’s solicitor general nominee John Sauer has a history of collecting reproductive health data to bolster anti-abortion efforts, another signal the incoming administration is poised to limit access to reproductive care even though Trump recently said he likely wouldn’t restrict access to the abortion pill widely prescribed through telehealth. Sauer led anti-abortion litigation in Missouri, where he served as state solicitor general, and could aid anti-abortion states in taking legal action against states where the procedure is legal.