Jordan – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

20 Jan

It’s time to translate vague unease around stem cell IVF into clear guardrails

JordanLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, Stem Cell

Thorny ethics around using stem cells to create eggs and sperm demand tough conversations

20 Jan

World Fertility Awards Make History as Global Fertility is Projected to Drop in 2026

JordanLatest NewsFertility, Global, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

he World Fertility Awards (WFAs), produced by pregnantish, the first global, consumer-facing media event dedicated to celebrating the changemakers shaping the future of fertility, took place on December 1, 2025 at the Times Center in New York City. Unlike traditional industry conferences, the event was designed to reach beyond clinical and professional audiences, uniting advocates, clinicians, innovators, industry leaders, and media to spotlight progress, purpose, and possibility in reproductive health.

19 Jan

Updated guidance highlights unmet needs in endometriosis care

JordanLatest NewsEndometriosis, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

NEW international guidance has highlighted persistent gaps in the diagnosis, management, and long-term support of people living with endometriosis, calling for earlier recognition and more integrated reproductive healthcare pathways.

19 Jan

Virginia lawmakers send reproductive rights amendment toward November vote

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

Measure advances after party-line debate as Democrats cite urgency amid regional abortion restrictions.

08 Jan

Laughing, Crying Are Normal But Rare Responses To Orgasm, Women’s Study Reveals

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States

“Women need to know that if they have uncontrollable peals of laughter every time they orgasm (and nothing was funny), they are not alone,” lead researcher Dr. Lauren Streicher said in a news release. She’s a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

08 Jan

5 women’s health myths, debunked by doctors

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

Women's health is having a moment. From social media feeds and most-shared podcasts to movies, TV and news headlines, conversations about breast cancer, menopause, hormone therapy and more are officially mainstream.

07 Jan

FDA Expands Access to Pill for Low Libido

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, menopause, Sexual Health, United States, Women's Health

More women can now use a medication approved to treat low or no sexual desire

07 Jan

The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent.

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Maternal & Child Health, Trump Administration, United States, Vaccines

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death.

01 Jan

Trends in Private Equity Affiliations With Fertility Clinics in the US

JordanLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Infertility affects 1 in 8 reproductive-aged women in the US. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is one of the most effective infertility treatments.1 About 15 years ago, private equity firms began affiliating financially with US fertility clinics that perform IVF.2 Private equity health care investments typically involve acquiring clinics, increasing revenue and/or reducing costs via hands-on management, and then selling clinics for a profit after several years.3

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

JordanLatest NewsGOP, legislation, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States, US Congress

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