Jordan – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

10 Dec

Uterine fibroids linked to elevated heart disease risk

JordanLatest News.Fibroid, Healthcare, Heart disease, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States, Women's Health

Heart disease risk may be substantially higher among women with uterine fibroids compared to those without, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association

10 Dec

Sperm donor with rare cancer-causing mutation fathers nearly 200 children across Europe

JordanLatest Newscancer, Denmark, International, Pregnancy, sperm donor

The man donated sperm to Denmark’s European Sperm Bank, starting in 2005

09 Dec

Roche launches new PCR test to help improve diagnostic accuracy for women affected by vaginitis in countries following the CE Mark

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, PCR, Reproductive rights, Vaginitis

The new PCR test aids in the diagnosis of infectious causes of vaginitis through the detection of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis and yeast associated with candida vaginitis.

09 Dec

Reproductive Freedom for All Announces First Slate of 2026 U.S. Senate Frontline Endorsements

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote

Reproductive Freedom for All announced its first slate of endorsements for U.S. Senate races in some of the most competitive states of the 2026 midterm election cycle. Amid relentless attacks on abortion access, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Planned Parenthood, and democracy itself, sending reproductive freedom champions to the Senate in 2026 is critically important.

08 Dec

Her-Story: As a New Mom I followed All the Self-Care Routines. So Why Was I Falling Apart?

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Mental health, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

I can’t help but wonder what the long-term consequences are to a society that suppresses our empathy and humanity in the name of self care?

30 Nov

HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act of 2025

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U.S. House of Representatives Act -- Full Text

30 Nov

‘It was soul destroying’: men on the struggle to get answers about infertility

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Infertility, Men, Reproductive rights, United States

Failure by GPs to diagnose treatable causes had huge time, money and mental health costs for these men

29 Nov

Updated cornerstones of contraceptive care

JordanLatest NewsContraception, Global, Reproductive rights, WHO

Launch of the updated Medical eligibility criteria and Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive care

24 Nov

Experts warn funding cuts risk setbacks in reproductive health

JordanLatest NewsGlobal, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration

Experts call for sustainable financing to make up for funding shortfall for family planning and sexual and reproductive health.

24 Nov

How Planned Parenthood Got Defunded

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration

Abortion bans may not be politically feasible—but cutting funding from the clinics gets you a lot of the way there.

23 Nov

Title X: The Nation’s Program for Affordable Birth Control and Reproductive Health Care

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, United States

In 1970, the only federal program dedicated to providing low- and no-cost birth control and other reproductive health care was created with bipartisan support.

23 Nov

Australian Woman sheds light on life with severe pelvic pain as research gaps persist

JordanLatest NewsGlobal, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

Jaali Barton was working her dream job running snorkelling tours at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, when sudden debilitating pelvic pain left her curled up on the beach, unable to walk.

05 Oct

A student ‘womb service’ works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college

JordanLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Illinois, Reproductive rights

College student Maya Roman has the handoff down to a science: a text message, a walk to a designated site, and a paper bag delivered with condoms and Plan B emergency contraception. At DePaul University, it’s the only way students can get a sliver of sexual health support, she said.

05 Oct

WHO, FIGO, ICM urge better prevention, faster diagnosis and treatment to address world’s leading childbirth complication

JordanLatest Newschildbirth, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

Published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the guidelines introduce new objective diagnostic criteria for detecting PPH, based on the largest study on the topic to date – also published today in The Lancet.

04 Oct

Mastectomy may contribute to worse sexual health, psychosocial outcomes

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Mastectomy, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States

While mastectomy is often a necessary and life-saving treatment option for many women with breast cancer, the surgery may contribute to worse sexual health, body image, and several other physical and emotional challenges after surgery, according to a new systematic review on the effects of mastectomy in women with breast cancer. Surgeons said the research underscores the importance of screening women before they undergo a mastectomy.