Dory – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

31 Aug

New Battleground Poll: Todd Blanche’s Anti-Abortion Record is Toxic for Congressional Republicans Ahead of Critical Midterms

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Blanche, GOP, GOP Backlash, Healthcare, Midterms, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

New battleground polling conducted by Reproductive Freedom for All and Public Policy Polling shows that Todd Blanche’s threats to use the Department of Justice (DOJ) to restrict abortion access are deeply unpopular and could create serious political consequences for congressional Republicans in November.

30 Aug

There’s a birth control backlash online. Can it explain the rise in abortions?

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, after roe, Healthcare, United States

Right after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, there were many stories about how new state abortion bans were influencing people's birth control decisions, especially by prompting people to use long-acting or permanent options.

22 Aug

The Conversation We Didn’t Inherit: Spaces for Black Women to Discuss Menopause

DoryLatest NewsBlack Women, Healthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights, United States, Women

This silence has a cost.

26 Jul

Abortion Rights Are on the Ballot in 4 States. Here’s What to Know

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia, Vote

Voters in one of the most conservative U.S. states will decide whether to roll back the state's abortion ban

25 Jul

Trump nominee Blanche pledges action on stopping mail order mifepristone

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump

Acting attorney general Todd Blanche to take action to stop abortion medication from being available through the mail.

24 Jul

Depo-Provera, Other Hormonal Contraceptives Linked to Brain Tumors

DoryLatest Newsbrain tumors, Contraceptives, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Many people use a birth control method to prevent pregnancy. Hormonal contraceptives range from oral medications to intrauterine devices (IUDs), injections, and implants.

23 Jul

Democrats Pressley, Simon, and Kamlager-Dove Introduce Resolution to Advance Reproductive Justice and Support Families

DoryLatest NewsDemocratic, Healthcare, House of Representatives, Reproductive rights, United States

In recognition of the 250th anniversary of American independence and the work still to be done to create a nation that lives up to the founding ideals of liberty and justice for all, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Representatives Lateefah Simon and Sydney Kamlager-Dove introduced the America 250 Reproductive Justice Resolution. This resolution affirms reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right and supports policies that advance reproductive justice, including universal healthcare, maternal healthcare, paid family leave, comprehensive sex education, and protections against pregnancy-related criminalization.

11 May

U.S. Repro Watch: Six Updates You Won’t Want to Miss

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

U.S. Repro Watch provides periodic updates of news of interest on U.S. reproductive rights. Here are six recent updates you won’t want to miss

10 May

Louisiana v. FDA: Abortion Pill Access Under Fire

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, FDA, Healthcare, mifepristone, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Requests for telehealth abortion care have doubled since Roe v. Wade was overturned. This case directly targets that remaining lifeline.

08 May

Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday put a one-week hold on major changes to how the abortion pill mifepristone can be prescribed. The ruling temporarily restores nationwide access to a drug used for most medication abortions in the U.S.

07 May

Maryland Attorney General Brown and 22 others File Briefs Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 states and the District Columbia in urging the Supreme Court of the United States to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication.

16 Apr

She Was Put in Jail in Texas for an Abortion. Blame the Supreme Court for What Happened Next.

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP majority, Healthcare, misogyny, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, conservative states have stressed that they won’t prosecute women, whom they describe as abortion’s “second victims.” That was the message Texas hoped to send when prosecutors in Starr County dropped charges against a woman named Lizelle Herrera for ending her pregnancy. But Herrera’s case is now communicating something else entirely: Prosecutors who target women for abortion often won’t face any consequences, even when they ignore the law.

15 Apr

The Center for Reproductive Rights sued the state of Georgia, on behalf of three midwives prohibited from practicing.

DoryLatest NewsGeorgia, Healthcare, Midwifes, Reproductive rights

GEORGIA: Despite Georgia’s alarming lack of maternity care providers, the state does not allow midwives to practice without a nursing license. Even then, midwives must pay for a physician oversight contract, which is too expensive for most.

14 Apr

Utah’s abortion case delayed after groups challenge legislature’s new three-judge panel

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Utah

The years-long wait to settle Utah’s abortion trigger law has been delayed as multiple plaintiffs in some of the state’s highest-profile cases challenge new laws with the Utah Supreme Court, which moves their cases to new three-judge panels.

23 Mar

NY Democratic Governor Hochul Announces New Funding Opportunity for Abortion Health Care Services

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democratic Governor, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

$20 Million in State Grants for Supplemental Abortion Provider Support Program Available to Eligible Providers State Department of Health Issued Letters to 22 Awardees Announcing Funding Availability