Barbra – Page 6 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

07 Jul

GOP, Sen. Scott struggle to navigate politics of IVF

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, IUD, IVF, United States

It’s an election-year battle that has U.S. Sen. Rick Scott touting himself in new ads as a “grandpa” who supports in vitro fertilization and Democrats traveling the state with a 20-foot-tall inflatable IUD.

07 Jul

Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows

BarbraLatest NewsContraception, Emergency Contraceptive, Post-Dobbs, United States

Clinic closures in the wake of the Dobbs decision and questions about the legality of emergency contraceptives, including disinformation that some are abortion drugs, may have contributed to a sharp drop in the rate of prescriptions for contraceptives in states with the most restrictive abortion bans, according to a University of California Los Angeles study.

06 Jul

Abortion surveillance isn’t new but monitoring has increased post Dobbs, activists say

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Monitoring, Abortion Rights, Post-Dobbs, Surveillance

Abortion surveillance is something former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has said is up to states. But for abortion providers and advocates, surveillance and monitoring by anti-abortion activists has long been the reality. And post-Dobbs many states are actively trying to expand government surveillance.

05 Jul

Kansas’ top court rejects 2 anti-abortion laws, bolstering a state right to abortion access

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Kansas

The Kansas Supreme Court has struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers and banning a common second-trimester procedure

01 Jul

‘Everything is at stake’ for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, Reprocuctive Rights, United States, Vote

The Biden campaign steps up its focus on contrasting the candidates' positions.

30 Jun

Abortion surveillance isn’t new but monitoring has increased post Dobbs, activists say

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Surveillance, Healthcare, Privacy, United States

Abortion surveillance is something former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has said is up to states. But for abortion providers and advocates, surveillance and monitoring by anti-abortion activists has long been the reality. And post-Dobbs many states are actively trying to expand government surveillance.

29 Jun

Trump made false claims about ‘late-term abortion’ during the debate, experts say

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Late Term, Lies, Trump

On Thursday, Trump repeated claims he made in 2016 regarding late-in-pregnancy abortions during a debate against then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

25 Jun

Planned Parenthood plans to spend $40m to back Biden and Democrats in bet that voters are angry at Republican efforts to restrict abortion access

BarbraLatest NewsPlanned Parenthood, United Sates, United States, Voters

Planned Parenthood will spend $40 million ahead of November’s elections to bolster President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats, betting that voters angry at Republican-led efforts to further restrict access to abortion can be the difference in key races around the country.

24 Jun

Senate Democrats push new protections for reproductive rights in New Jersey

BarbraLatest NewsBody Autonomy, New Jersey, Reproductive rights

On the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the federal right to an abortion, New Jersey Senatehttps://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/06/24/senate-democrats-push-new-protections-for-reproductive-rights-in-new-jersey/ lawmakers advanced the first measure of what they hope to be a nine-bill package protecting reproductive rights in the Garden State.

23 Jun

Biden campaign to mark second anniversary of Roe reversal as he makes abortion rights a key reelection message

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Roe v Wade, SCOTUS, United States

President Joe Biden and his allies will mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this week, homing in on an issue that the president’s campaign sees as key to his reelection bid.

16 Jun

Anti-abortion groups say Supreme Court’s mifepristone ruling won’t deter them

BarbraLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

After justices rejected the legal standing of anti-abortion doctors, activists search for plaintiffs they say were harmed by drug

15 Jun

Why some health experts are worried after Southern Baptists vote to oppose IVF

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, IVF, legislation, Reprocuctive Rights, United States

The vote to oppose IVF for the first time worries some of a growing push among conservative groups to expand restrictions on reproductive choice.

10 Jun

Years after California put abortion on the ballot, Nevada and others try the same. It won’t be so easy.

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, legislation, Nevada, United States

Nevada organizers last month celebrated a flood of voter signatures in support of placing a measure ensuring abortion rights on the November ballot.

09 Jun

Woodstock PrideFest

BarbraLatest NewsBooth 12, Goodies, June 9, Pride, Toby's Fund, Woodstock IL

Toby's Fund for Reproductive Health Equity is THERE. Booth 12. Join us!!!!

09 Jun

From Women Pastors to Sexual Abuse to Trump, Southern Baptists Have a Busy Few Days Ahead of Them

BarbraLatest NewsProtestant gathering, Sexual Abuse, United States, Women Pastors

Thousands will gather in Indianapolis June 11-12 for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention