Chase – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

22 Jul

Illinois Lawmakers pass bill to shield abortion information from digital medical records

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Information, Blue State, Democratic Governor, Healthcare, Illinois

The measure seeks to protect abortion patients in Illinois from out-of-state retaliation

21 Jul

Aid cuts leave at least one million women and girls without vital support

ChaseLatest NewsGlobal, Healthcare, Protection, Reproductive rights

The warning comes in a new report, Beyond the Breaking Point, which finds that those providing essential services to women and girls are being forced to reduce or suspend programmes just as global humanitarian needs reach historic highs. According to the latest figures, around 120 million women and girls worldwide now require humanitarian assistance and protection. Yet the local women's organizations best placed to reach them are facing severe funding shortages, despite often operating in places where international agencies cannot.

20 Jul

Trump administration cancels grants aimed at reducing teen pregnancies

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, GOP, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Teen Pregnancy, Trump, United States

The Trump administration has canceled all but a few teen pregnancy prevention grants. That funding went to public health departments, universities and nonprofits to help teach young people and their caregivers how to reduce teen pregnancies.

19 Jul

Trump’s DOJ Goes to Court to Let Employers Deny Birth Control Coverage

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Trump, Trump DOJ, United States

Trump’s Department of Justice went to court seeking to revive a rule that would allow employers to deny birth control coverage.

14 Jul

From the chatroom to the classroom, these women professors face the manosphere in real life

ChaseLatest Newsmisogyny, Reproductive rights, United States, Violence Against Women

Julie Shayne has spent the better part of her teaching career navigating campus politics made complicated by being a woman.

14 Jul

GOP officials eye restrictions on pregnant travelers

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The ruling wasn’t as lopsided as many legal observers expected, but in Trump v. Barbara, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the idea that a president can override the 14th Amendment to the Constitution with an executive order. Although the 5-4 ruling left in place a status quo that had existed for generations, much of the right did not respond well to the news … Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee said Tuesday he’s moving forward with plans for legislation that he’s calling the Anchors Away Act, which would ban certain pregnant foreign women from entering the United States.

13 Jul

Planned Parenthood Regains Access To Medicaid Funds After Congress Let Ban Expire

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

The Hill reports on how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was used to defund Planned Parenthood last year, but due to complicated Senate rules for the bill's passing, the ban lasted only one year. As of July 4, Medicaid will once more be able to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood clinics across the nation.

12 Jul

Four years after Dobbs, Texas abortion-rights advocates struggle to break through in Washington

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Red States, Reproductive rights, Texas

On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion, Samantha Casiano carried a picture of her daughter, Halo, with her to meetings on Capitol Hill.

11 Jul

Illinois Department of Public Health Expands Access to Reproductive Health Products

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, Democratic Governor, Healthcare, Illinois, Reproductive rights

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced an updated contraceptive standing order expanding the ability of trained pharmacists to provide prescription birth control methods directly to Illinois residents. The updated order is intended to ensure residents have easy access to contraceptive methods.

16 Jun

Hormonal contraception and brain tumour risk: A summary for the public

ChaseLatest Newsbrain health, Contraception, Global, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Recent media coverage regarding hormonal contraception and the risk of meningioma, may understandably raise questions for women who are currently using or are considering hormonal contraceptive methods.

15 Jun

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns FDA for Moving Ahead with “Sham” Review of Mifepristone

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, FDA, GOP, mifepristone, Trump

New leadership at Trump’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that the agency is rushing through its politically motivated review of mifepristone ahead of critical midterm elections.

14 Jun

Illinois Lawmakers pass bill to shield abortion information from digital medical records

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democratic Governor, Healthcare, Illinois, Reproductive Health Privacy Act, Reproductive rights, United States

Bills expanding privacy for abortion medical records and access to birth control services passed in the final days of the General Assembly’s spring session.

13 Jun

Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis, House Republicans Jeopardize Health Care Coverage for Millions of Americans

ChaseLatest NewsAffordability, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the draft fiscal year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation is an assault on education and job training, puts health coverage for millions of Americans at risk, and abandons ongoing public health crises.

12 Jun

Lawmakers back US bishops’ bid to block abortion from pregnant worker protection rules

ChaseLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Catholic Bishops, GOP, Men, Separation of Church and State

Fifty members of Congress offered their support to a lawsuit by the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference and other Catholic organizations seeking to block a federal agency from enforcing an abortion provision within a set of federal regulations meant to add workplace protections for pregnant workers.

11 Jun

Messages of Misogyny on the Rise–and Boys are Listening

ChaseLatest NewsGlobal, males, misogyny, Reproductive rights, Violence Against Women

In the 1970s, the phrase “Our Bodies, Our Choice” emerged as a battle cry for women seeking to advance women’s reproductive rights. In this election year, the phrase has been perverted to “Your body, my choice” – a phrase now used to provoke men to take ownership of women’s bodies.