Barbra – Page 15 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

09 Sep

Pregnant women living in polluted areas more likely to have smaller babies, study finds

BarbraInternationalInternational, Pollution, Pregnancy

Women exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy.

08 Sep

Combo of Certain Birth Control Pills, Painkillers Could Raise Women’s Clot Risk

BarbraInternational, United StatesContraceptives, Healthcare

It's well known that certain forms of birth control carry a small risk of blood clots. Now a large new study suggests that some common painkillers can magnify that risk.

08 Sep

Florida abortion rights at stake as state Supreme Court takes up challenge to GOP-led restrictions

BarbraUnited StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Florida, legislation, United States

The fate of abortion rights in Florida will be at stake Friday morning when the state Supreme Court is expected to take up a challenge to a law banning the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which will determine whether an even stricter six-week ban signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis can take effect.

07 Sep

NSAIDs and contraceptives: critical thinking on a harmful drug interaction

BarbraInternational, United StatesContraceptives, Hormonal contraception, ibuprofen, Medical Research

As an early career doctor I prescribed diclofenac liberally. It was my go-to anti-inflammatory drug for patients in hospital. My prescribing habit wasn’t influenced by evidence but by learnt behaviour. It was the drug others prescribed. Ibuprofen was one of the other options, and during my stint in rheumatology a consultant had warned me of people taking ibuprofen “like smarties” but being unaware of the risk of renal failure. If not ibuprofen, then diclofenac, or another non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Perhaps the evidence wasn’t then clear about the effects of prescribing NSAIDs to women using hormonal contraception? Perhaps I should have…

07 Sep

Abortions have increased significantly in states that border those with bans, new analysis finds

BarbraUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, travel, United States

Abortions have increased substantially in most states where they remain legal post-Dobbs, according to a new analysis. The increases have been particularly significant in states bordering others with bans, suggesting widespread travel for care.

06 Sep

U.S. Elites Question Support for Transgender Procedures: Rise of Gender Reassignment Surgeries Now Giving Medical and Media Professionals Pause

BarbraOpinion, United Statesgender-affirming care, Opinion, United States

Over time, it has been clear that it is the gender and sexuality issues that are the clearest indicator and perhaps also the most powerful engines of that revolution in a more secular and more progressivist or more liberal direction.

06 Sep

Remote abortion care proven effective

BarbraUnited StatesAbortion Care, Telehealth, travel, United States

According to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, telehealth medication abortion services (tele-MAB) are effective in providing abortion care.

06 Sep

Planned Parenthood seeks to overturn US whistleblower fraud law

BarbraUnited StatesAbortion Care, legislation, Texas, United States

Planned Parenthood is challenging a decades-old law allowing whistleblowers to bring fraud lawsuits on behalf of the government, in a bid to defeat a $1.8 billion lawsuit by an anonymous anti-abortion activist and the state of Texas seeking to recover money they claim the organization illegally took from Medicaid.

05 Sep

A monumental abortion question for FL Supreme Court: How did voters in 1980 define ‘privacy’?

BarbraUnited StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Florida, legislation, United States

On the verge of overruling a 34-year precedent, justices will hear oral arguments Friday in challenge to abortion ban

05 Sep

A year later, Bay Area doctor’s mission to provide abortions on a boat has yet to launch

BarbraUnited StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, California, travel, United States

UCSF doctor still seeking funds for plan to skirt state bans in federal waters

04 Sep

World Sexual Health Day

BarbraInternational, United StatesHealthcare, International, Sexual Health

WHO recognizes every person’s right to sexual well-being. The theme of World Sexual Health Day this year is ‘Consent!’, recognizing the importance of consent and mutual respect when it comes to sexual encounters. People should have complete and accurate information so they can make informed choices when it comes to their sexual and reproductive health

04 Sep

Thousands donate to save Florida abortion clinic amid crippling state fines

BarbraUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Rights, Florida, Healthcare, United States

Center of Orlando for Women ordered to pay $193,000 for contravening state law requiring 24-hour waiting period

03 Sep

Abortion battle to play out on multiple fronts in November

BarbraUnited StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, legislation, United States

A battle over abortion rights is set to play out on multiple fronts this coming November with votes that could affect access to the procedure in several states.

02 Sep

Contraception in Over 50s

BarbraInternational, United StatesAging, Contraception, Healthcare

In today’s world, with divorce and separation becoming reality in the life of many couples, as well as a growing number of never-married women, the need for contraception is present even among older women. Women above 50 have a very low rate of pregnancy, but this event is accompanied by a high pregnancy-related morbidity, an increased mortality rate, and a higher risk of fetal congenital abnormality.

02 Sep

Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is already spreading

BarbraUnited StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Misinformation, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, legislation, Ohio, United States

An effort to guarantee access to abortion rights in Ohio, a November ballot measure, is already fueling misleading claims about how it could influence abortion care, gender-related health care and parental consent in the state.