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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.

14 Dec

Morning-after pills and IUD appointments spike after Trump win

BarbraLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive Health, United Sates

Emergency contraceptive purchases spiked in the days following the 2024 Election, according to CBS News Confirmed data. Planned Parenthood also reported a 760% increase in IUD appointments since Nov. 6. Gynecologist Dr. Jessica Shepherd joins "The Daily Report" to discuss what to know about morning-after pills and what reproductive health questions people should ask their doctors.

14 Dec

EU, others launch €40m for reproductive health in 3 states

BarbraLatest NewsEU, International, Reproductive rights

The European Union (EU) has launched a €40 million for Strengthening Access to Reproductive and Adolescent Health (SARAH) programme. This initiative which was unveiled on Thursday in Abuja, in collaboration with the federal government of https://blueprint.ng/eu-others-launch-e40m-for-reproductive-health-in-3-states/Nigeria, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and UNICEF, aims to enhance reproductive health outcomes for women and adolescents in Sokoto, Adamawa, and Kwara states.

13 Dec

Trump States He Will Not Block Access To Abortion Pills

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Access, Abortion Pill, United Statees

In other reproductive health news: President-elect Donald Trump appoints an anti-abortion activist to a top job at OMB; South Carolina introduces a bill defining abortion as homicide; abortion access gets tougher as more clinics close; and more.

02 Dec

What Actions Can the Biden Admin Take on Abortion Before Trump Takes Office?

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Reproductive rights, United States

Even faced with a hostile administration, some reproductive rights policies will not disappear immediately.

02 Dec

Arizona voters said yes to abortion rights, but old restrictions are still on the books

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Arizona, Reproductive rights, United States

Arizonans overwhelmingly voted to make abortion a fundamental right, but overturning the state’s current 15-week gestational ban — and multiple other anti-abortion laws still on the books — isn’t automatic.

24 Nov

Abortion foes strategize to get Trump to ban some abortions while keeping his pledge

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The 2024 election results created complicated new realities for reproductive rights in the U.S., with Americans even in a few red states overwhelmingly voting to protect the right to have an abortion while also overwhelmingly electing anti-abortion representatives in state houses, courts, Congress and the White House.

21 Nov

Expecting challenges, blue states vow to create ‘firewall’ of abortion protections

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Blue Wall, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, travel

Officials in blue states are vowing to build a “firewall” of reproductive health protections as they anticipate federal and state attacks on abortion access under the Trump administration. “We’re going on offense,” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, told Stateline. “We are in an unprecedented war on American women and patients. State attorneys general, particularly my colleagues and I who support abortion rights and reproductive freedom, have been building this firewall for some time now.”

13 Nov

New abortion-rights measures in 7 states could trigger legal, legislative challenges

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Widespread support for abortion rights continued to defy partisan labels in week’s election, but several of the ballot measures that voters approved may face legal and legislative challenges in the coming months. And supporters worry that federal efforts could eventually override the state measures.

12 Nov

A state-by-state breakdown of where abortion stands after ballot initiatives pass

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

In seven states, voters protected abortion rights in their state constitutions.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/state-state-breakdown-abortion-stands-after-ballot-initiatives/story?id=115730446

07 Nov

Maryland AG Brown pledges to protect abortion rights after constitutional amendment passes

BarbraLatest Newslegislation, Maryland, Reproductive rights, United States

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he would remain steadfast in protecting reproductive rights after Maryland voted to codify abortion in the state constitution.

06 Nov

BAD DAY FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN THE U.S.

BarbraLatest News7 states, Ballot measures, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States