Chase – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

10 Jun

Expanding access to fertility benefits: Tri-Agencies’ proposed rule would create limited excepted benefit for fertility benefits

ChaseLatest NewsFederal approval, Ferti;ity, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

The Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Treasury (Tri-Agencies) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would create a new limited excepted benefit for certain types of employer-sponsored fertility benefits.

09 Jun

Senate approves Euer bill to protect contraceptive coverage in Rhode Island

ChaseLatest NewsContraceptives, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Rhode Island

Measure would require insurers to keep covering no-cost contraception even if the Affordable Care Act’s requirements are overturned

31 May

Reports to police of online violence against women journalists double since 2020, with one in four experiencing related anxiety and/or depression

ChaseLatest NewsAnti-female, Global, Journalists, misogyny, Social media

Nearly half of women journalists report self-censorship on social media, and 22 per cent in their work due to online violence, according to a new UN Women analysis.

30 May

We can’t talk about press freedom without talking about misogyny

ChaseLatest NewsAnti-female, gender, Global, GOP, Journalists, misogyny

Trolling and other forms of online violence against female journalists have also triggered offline attacks, harassment and abuse. Some reporters have paid with their lives

29 May

Depo Provera Lawsuit Settlements

ChaseLatest NewsDepo-Provera, Healthcare, injectable, Injectable Contraception, Lawsuit, Reproductive rights

A new scientific study has provided stunning evidence that using Depo-Provera can cause brain tumors. Women who used Depo-Provera and subsequently developed a meningioma brain tumor can file a Depo-Provera lawsuit seeking financial compensation. This new evidence is leading to a wave of Depo-Provera lawsuits nationwide.

28 May

FDA Warns of Expired Emergency Contraception Sold on Amazon

ChaseLatest NewsEC, Emergency Contracepption, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Some Amazon customers may have received expired emergency contraception, according to a safety alert issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

23 May

What The Abortion Pill Case Could Mean For The Workforce And Healthcare

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Access to reproductive healthcare has been in the spotlight. Before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, I unpacked the ways in which reproductive healthcare access is not only a social issue, but also an economic issue.

22 May

CA Attorney General Bonta Urged U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Telehealth Access to Mifepristone, Welcomes Temporary Halt of Fifth Circuit Ruling

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Blue State, California, SCOTUS

Co-leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta this morning urged the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a recent appellate decision that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication, by reinstating a medically unnecessary requirement that it be dispensed in person. In an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court, Attorney General Bonta and the coalition argue that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s May 1, 2026 ruling is not supported by science, would create regulatory and administrative chaos nationwide, and would interfere with states’ ability to…

21 May

Effects Beyond Reproductive Care: The Backlash of Overturning Roe

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post Roe, Reproductive rights, United States, Unwanted Pregnancies

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has caused major issues for women and pregnant-able bodies all around the country. It has forced unwanted pregnancies, increased the number of children in foster care, and has caused women to pursue unsafe abortion alternatives.

20 May

Ovaprene phase 3 interim data supports potential of monthly hormone-free contraceptive

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Daré Bioscience has announced positive interim safety and efficacy results from its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT06127199) of Ovaprene, an investigational monthly, hormone-free intravaginal contraceptive.

27 Apr

The fight against ‘medical misogyny’ is far from over

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, misogyny, Reproductive rights

Ethnicity, culture and access continue to shape who is believed, how quickly, and with what outcome, says Vanessa Haye I welcome the relaunched women’s health strategy (Streeting relaunches women’s health strategy to tackle ‘medical misogyny’, 14 April) but with caution. The system appears responsive, but the root causes in health inequality outcomes remain untouched.

26 Apr

Anti-abortion lawmakers seek to redefine ‘abortion’ to exclude medical treatment

ChaseLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, misogyny, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump

Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion” so abortion bans don’t apply to cases in which the death of an “unborn child” is the result of medical care provided to the pregnant woman. South Dakota is the first state to enact such a law, and Missouri and Utah introduced a similar bill. Reproductive rights advocates and many OB-GYNs say the real purpose of the bills is to fortify abortion bans, and the laws are still too vague because they rely on the intentions of individual physicians.

25 Apr

Scientists discover reversible male birth control that stops sperm production

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Male Contraception, Reproductive rights, Science, United States

Scientists at Cornell University may be closing in on the long-sought “holy grail” of male contraception: a safe, reversible, nonhormonal method that completely halts sperm production. In a breakthrough mouse study, researchers used a compound called JQ1 to temporarily shut down meiosis—the critical process that produces sperm—without causing lasting harm. After treatment stopped, sperm production bounced back, fertility returned, and the animals produced healthy offspring.

24 Apr

Medicaid rule targeting abortion providers set to expire

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump

But many clinics providing reproductive care have already closed.

10 Apr

Trump’s FY2027 Budget: Continued Rollback of LGBTQ+ Protections

ChaseLatest News#LGBTQIA+, Healthcare, United States

The Trump Administration's FY2027 budget is the latest escalation in a sustained campaign against LGBTQ+ people. As proposed, it would cause real, measurable harm across numerous critical government services and protections.