Chase – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

16 Jul

Why We Need ‘Cliteracy’ Today More Than Ever

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Women's Health

Women possess the only bodily organ whose sole purpose is to bring pleasure.

16 Jul

Op-Ed: Sherrill warns about loss of abortion rights, Planned Parenthood funding in NJ

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democrats, Gubernatorial Race, Healthcare, New Jersey, Op-Ed, Reproductive rights

Democratic candidate for governor says reproductive health care at risk

15 Jul

Abortion-related travel could face another ‘shock to the system’ under new spending law

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, travel, Trump

Trump’s law “defunds” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest.

15 Jul

In ‘another blow’ to reproductive health, abortion privacy protections rule vacated in Indiana

ChaseLatest NewsData Privacy, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Hoosiers seeking abortions now face another legal barrier following a June Texas ruling — a decision that blocked a Biden administration reproductive privacy rule nationwide.

02 Jul

Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, United States

Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13, 2025, her premature baby, named Chance, was born via cesarean section at 25 weeks.

02 Jul

Three Years After Dobbs Ruling, Abortion Law in Georgia Remains Unsettled

ChaseLatest NewsGeorgia, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case enshrining abortion rights across the country, was overturned three years ago last week in a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, intensifying a yearslong battle over access to reproductive health care in Georgia. The fallout of the Dobbs decision is continuing to cause ripple effects throughout the state, with advocates on both sides gearing up for a fight that will play out—at least in part—at the ballot box in 2026.

01 Jul

Cook County Board unanimously approves nearly $10 billion budget for 2025

ChaseLatest NewsCook County, Illinois, Reproductive rights

Effective July 1, 2025: The spending plan includes more money for reproductive health services

01 Jul

July 1 starts Illinois laws on gender-inclusiveness, climate education, prostitution privacy

ChaseLatest NewsGender Inclusiveness, Illinois

Climate change education, gender inclusiveness, birth certificates, prostitution privacy, court translators and insulin costs all received attention from the Illinois General Assembly. Laws involving them take effect July 1. Plus, the state gasoline tax goes up.

25 Jun

Push To Move OB-GYN Exam Out of Texas Is Piece of AGs’ Broader Reproductive Rights Campaign

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, OB/GYN, Reproductive rights, Texas

Democratic state attorneys general led by those from California, New York, and Massachusetts are pressuring medical professional groups to defend reproductive rights, including medication abortion, emergency abortions, and travel between states for health care in response to recent increases in the number of abortion bans.

25 Jun

Amidst Trump’s DEI Funding Cuts, It’s Time to Reimagine Gender Violence Prevention

ChaseLatest NewsDEI, Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive rights, Sexual Assault, United States

Now is the time for a fundamental shift in how we understand and address violence.

24 Jun

Federal anti-abortion crusade endangers New Jersey protections, advocates warn

ChaseLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Dobbs v Jackson, Healthcare, New Jersey, Reproductive rights

Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion three years ago in a landmark ruling known as Dobbs, the national conversation on reproductive rights has centered on states that have banned or restricted the procedure.

24 Jun

Anti-abortion group targets Democrats to stop Va.’s reproductive rights constitutional amendment

ChaseLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia

Women Speak Out Virginia is sending 100 people out to knock on 150,000 doors in Richmond and Virginia Beach between now and late July. Their aim: influence voters to elect candidates this fall who oppose a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine reproductive rights into Virginia’s constitution.

14 Jun

Our film imagined a post-Roe nightmare. Then it came true

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Commentary, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Trump's rollback of emergency abortion protections will cost lives

14 Jun

Nevada U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen Joins Senate Democrats Push to Protect IVF Access for Families Nationwide

ChaseLatest NewsDemocrats, IVF, Nevada, Reproductive rights, Senate, United States

This week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Protect IVF Act, legislation that would establish a nationwide right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and protect families, providers, and insurers from state-level restrictions or interference. The bill comes in response to increasing attacks on reproductive freedom following the repeal of Roe v. Wade, including an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that effectively halted IVF services in the state last year. This legislation would ensure that no American is denied the ability to build a family due to extreme and politically motivated laws.

13 Jun

Texas clarified when abortions are OK and aligned with RFK Jr. on health this legislative session

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Reproductive rights, Texas

Amid a quiet legislative session for health, lawmakers’ priority legislation reinforced the U.S. health secretary’s agenda.