Flynn – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

21 Aug

Scientists discover reversible male birth control that stops sperm production

FlynnLatest NewsHealthcare, Male Contraception, Reproductive rights, Science, United States

Scientists at Cornell University may be closing in on the long-sought “holy grail” of male contraception.

20 Aug

Jeffrey Jensen, MD, contextualizes contraceptive efficacy in modern trials

FlynnLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The Pearl Index reported for the newly FDA-approved norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol transdermal system (Gwyn Lo; Viatris) reflects a shift in how contraceptive efficacy is measured in modern US trials rather than a signal clinicians should find concerning, according to Jeffrey Jensen, MD, MPH, Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University. The discussion continues Jensen's reaction to the FDA approval of the once-weekly patch.1

19 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Todd Blanche’s Vow to Use the DOJ to Advance “Permanent” Abortion Bans Nationwide

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Blanche, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump

Damning new reporting dropped that reveals Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is making promises to anti-abortion extremists behind the scenes.

18 Aug

Reproductive technologies and the federal constitutional vacuum

FlynnLatest NewsGOP, Reproductive Health, reproductive technology, SCOTUS, Trump

We are on the cusp of some revolutionary new reproductive technologies. Yet the Supreme Court has been silent on how to think about what the Constitution might have to say about the last wave of technologies dating back to the early 1980s. Questions about the propriety of destroying embryos, whether women can lawfully agree to sell their reproductive labor as surrogates, gene editing, radically new forms of family formation, as well as questions of dignity, access, and equality, cut to the quick of what kind of country we are. To the extent we view the Constitution as the ultimate repository of those values,…

25 Jun

Gallup: Changes in U.S. Abortion Opinions Persist 4 Years After Roe v. Wade Fell

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Gallup, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

A new Gallup poll suggests that a realignment in Americans’ views of abortion that began when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade may be the new normal four years later.

24 Jun

NH Congress Member and others Push for Right to Contraception Act Vote

FlynnLatest NewsBodily Autonomy, Contraception, Democrats, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and others signed a discharge petition to force a House floor vote on the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would guarantee by law the right to contraception. In two days, the petition collected nearly 200 signatories.

23 Jun

Trump Administration Quietly Takes Step Toward Giving Rights to Embryos

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

“Fetal Personhood” is a Key Tactic of the Anti-Abortion Movement’s Strategy to Undermine IVF, Abortion, and Other Types of Reproductive Health Care

22 Jun

State Policy Trends Midyear Reproductive Health Analysis: Five Key Issues to Watch in 2026

FlynnLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

New attacks on patients and shield law providers threaten remaining access to care

19 May

Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2026)

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democratic Governor, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia, Vote

The Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment is on the ballot in Virginia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.

18 May

MPs v the manosphere: ministers battle misogyny as they take a different message to men and boys across Australia

FlynnLatest NewsAustralia, Global, Healthcare, misogyny, Reproductive rights

The whole idea is to make generational change.

17 May

Delaware House committee clears reproductive rights amendment

FlynnLatest NewsBlue State, Deleware, Democratic, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

A bill that would more permanently protect reproductive rights in Delaware resurfaced after months of inaction, passing the House Administration Committee with little debate.

16 May

Care Matters: Centering Patient Rights & Autonomy in Guatemala

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Care, Contraception, Global, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Contraception, abortion care, and vital reproductive health services—meeting women and girls where they are.

10 May

A dangerous new chapter of post-Roe America is here

FlynnLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Dobbs v Jackson, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

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09 May

Abortion Coverage Limitations in Medicaid and Private Insurance Plans

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

While the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade eliminated federal abortion protections and allowed states to ban the provision of abortion, federal and state restrictions on abortion coverage persist even in states without laws that prohibit abortion.

08 May

Here’s how medication abortion works with just one drug that’s still fully available

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Healthcare, mifepristone, United States

A panel of federal appeals court judges changed rules for a medicine called mifepristone. For more than two decades, mifepristone has been used with another drug, misoprostol, for most medication abortions in the U.S.