Corey – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

06 Dec

Proactive MD Expands Access to Women’s Health and Chronic Disease Care with New Acquisitions

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Health

Proactive MD®, national leader in value-based care, announced the acquisition of medical facilities in North Carolina and Florida. These expansions empower a focus on chronic disease management and women’s health and mark a key milestone in broadening the organization’s impact and ability to continue expanding patient access through value-driven solutions.

06 Dec

Celebrating 30 Days of Human Rights & Reproductive Justice

CoreyLatest NewsAmerican Medical Student Association, AMSA, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

BUILDING CONNECTIONS: 30 Days of Human Rights & Reproductive Justice is a declaration of affirmation of universal human rights, and exploration of the interconnections to the right to abortion care, comprehensive reproductive healthcare, and the material conditions necessary for human thriving and flourishing. At a moment when many governments, including our own here in the US, are backsliding on human rights protections, future physicians have an important role to play in standing firm and defending the foundation of universal human dignity, universal human rights, and universal human bodily autonomy.

05 Dec

Judge blocks Planned Parenthood ‘defund’ provision for 22 states and DC

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

A federal judge has once again blocked a controversial provision barring federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood and other nonprofit reproductive health providers. But this time, she’s ruling in a different case with a different set of arguments.

05 Dec

Privacy concerns linger in reproductive health care despite HIPAA lawsuit’s dismissal

CoreyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, HIPPA, Privacy, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

A Biden-era protection for reproductive and gender affirming health care information was upended by a federal judge in Texas in June. Despite several lawsuits, key privacy rules for medical records remain, but some experts say they aren’t sufficient. (Photo by Dave Whitney / Getty Images)The four lawsuits at the center of a Republican-led effort to ensure law enforcement can access reproductive health records are now mostly resolved, after attorneys for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agreed last week to dismiss the last remaining suit challenging the legality of a foundational health privacy rule.

17 Nov

South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, South Carolina, United States

Sending women who get abortions to prison for decades. Outlawing IUDs. Sharply restricting in-vitro fertilization. These are the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation being considered by South Carolina lawmakers, even as opponents of the procedure are divided over how far to go.

17 Nov

How SNAP Saved My Family…and What That Says About America

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Poverty, Safety Net, SNAP, United States, Women

“Food stamps gave me the time to rebuild my life. Using hunger as political leverage isn’t fiscal policy. It’s a moral failure.”

16 Nov

How Lifestyle Factors Like Caffeine, Sleep, And Weight Affect Fertility?

CoreyLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Body weight is another key factor as both underweight and overweight individuals may experience hormonal imbalances that affect ovulation or sperm production. Obesity in men is linked to lower sperm quality, while in women it can lead to ovulatory problems. Being underweight can also limit the hormonal support needed for conception. Achieving a healthy weight through balanced nutrition and regular physical activity can optimize reproductive potential for both partners.

16 Nov

From sperm count to menstrual health: The reproductive fallout of climate change

CoreyLatest NewsClimate Change, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Climate change is no longer just a story of melting ice caps, erratic monsoons, or rising sea levels. It is increasingly a story told through our bodies. As temperatures climb and environmental instability becomes the new norm, scientists and doctors are uncovering a less visible, deeply personal consequence of the climate crisis: its impact on human fertility. While the connection may not be immediately obvious, a warming planet is subtly influencing reproductive health in ways that demand urgent attention.

08 Nov

New study reveals ‘morning after pill’ may help prevent breast cancer

CoreyLatest NewsBreast Cancer, British Study, emergency contraceptives, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Researchers at the Manchester Breast Centre, based at The University of Manchester, found that blocking the effects of the hormone progesterone, using ulipristal acetate, a drug already used on the NHS, may reduce the risk of breast cancer developing in women before the menopause who have a strong family history of the disease.

08 Nov

Reproductive Justice Includes Healthcare & Food Security

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Food Security, Healthcare, Maternal & Child Health, Reproductive rights, United States, Well Being

When you think about Reproductive Justice, what comes to your mind? Affordable and accessible family planning, including abortion care? Certainly. An emphasis on the universal human right to bodily autonomy? Most definitely! An urgent call to address the maternal mortality crisis? Absolutely yes! But what about SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits? What about healthcare coverage? What about voting rights? A resounding yes, yes, and yes! These too are essential components for Reproductive Justice.

07 Nov

Centra South Side Community Hospital to close labor and delivery unit in Farmville

CoreyLatest NewsFederal Funding Cuts, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

Virginia’s South Side maternal health care desert is about to get a little drier. Centra Southside Community Hospital plans to discontinue its labor and delivery services mid-December as part of a consolidation of women’s health care with Centra’s Lynchburg locations.

07 Nov

As a New Mom I Followed All Self-Care Routines. So Why Was I Still Falling Apart?

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Post Partum, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

When I had my son two years ago, I came home with my husband and a tiny newborn to an otherwise empty house and had my first-ever panic attack. Having never struggled with severe anxiety, I was blindsided and confused. I had done everything “right,” I had meticulously researched and practiced all the self-care guidelines to have a “smooth’ birth and a “peaceful” postpartum period. Healthy eating, exercise, meditation, I did it all. So why was this happening to me?

06 Nov

Wisconsin GOP lawmakers consider legal definition of abortion, separate from miscarriage care

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

GOP authors say it will clarify how providers should discuss procedures that are used both for abortions and for safely managing pregnancy loss or complications

06 Nov

What Tuesday’s elections mean for the future of abortion rights

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Voting

Supporters of abortion rights have spent much of the last year trying to fight Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine access to the procedure. Now, Democrats’ commanding victories in the 2025 elections have breathed new life into the fight.

27 Oct

Abortion Pill Debate Intensifies As Clinics Close And Centers Expand

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

As abortion pills face scrutiny and U.S. pregnancy centers broaden services, advocates and critics clash over access, safety, and the future of women’s health care.