Maura – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

15 Jun

JOIN TOBY’S FUND TODAY at Woodstock (Illinois) PrideFest. Table 45

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On the 'square' in Front of the Courthouse!

15 Jun

New Michigan laws aim to clarify abortion bans. Doctors say it’s not so simple.

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Michigan, Reproductive rights

Almost three years after the fall of Roe v. Wade made way for near-total abortion bans, state lawmakers are weighing whether to offer more specific guidance about when doctors can perform abortions in a medical crisis.

12 Jun

End of hospital emergency abortion care rule will affect rural KY women

MauraLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Hospital Care, Kentucky, Reproductive rights

Abortion rights advocates in Kentucky are concerned as the Department of Health and Human Services has revoked a policy requiring hospitals to provide abortion care in emergency situations.

12 Jun

Trans Texans brace for life under strict sex definition law

MauraLatest Newslegislation, Texas, Transgender

Texas has strictly defined man and woman, leaving trans Texans in legal limbo.

11 Jun

Column: Strict abortion laws set our rights back decades

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Opinion, United States

In the 1960s, women traveled to Mexico, hiding their faces, to make a choice that should have been available to everyone. In 2025, history repeats itself. Now, it is the law — not shame — that forces them to flee.

11 Jun

Abortion-Ban States Provide Worse Health Care To Pregnant Women, Study Says

MauraLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Pregnant women are more likely to have poorer health care in states that ban or restrict abortion, a new study says. Expectant mothers are more often uninsured and have less access to routine medical care in those states, researchers reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

26 May

Leave call over reproductive health

MauraLatest NewsAustralia, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

Reproductive health leave is an emerging topic of conversation and a developing area of workplace policy in Australia.

26 May

Climate Change Amplifies Sexual and Reproductive Health Risks for Young Adolescents in Kenya

MauraLatest NewsClimate Change, Environment, Healthcare, International, Kenya, Reproductive rights

In the arid and flood-prone regions of Kenya, a silent crisis is unfolding at the intersection of climate change and adolescent health. New research published in the leading journal BMJ Global Health underscores how environmental disruptions are not just reshaping ecosystems but are dramatically compromising the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of young adolescents between the ages of 10 and 14. This comprehensive qualitative study, involving nearly 300 participants from diverse Kenyan communities, elucidates the deep and often overlooked consequences of climate-induced resource insecurities on youth well-being and development.

25 May

Abortion care workers form union to address their issues and get ‘a seat at the table’

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Pittsburgh, Reproductive rights

As closing time neared on Friday afternoon, Pittsburgh workers thought of barbecues and beer and prepared to head for the exits so they could get an early start on the holiday weekend. But on narrow Kirkwood Street in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood, Raven Kirksey’s thoughts remained focused on her job.

15 May

Louisiana looks to expand liability for abortions, which could lead to more lawsuits

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, legislation, Louisiana, Reproductive rights

The Louisiana House of Representatives voted Wednesday to expand who can sue and be sued over abortions and to expand the definition of an illegal “coerced abortion.”

15 May

A Texas abortion ban sponsor aims to clarify when doctors can do the procedure

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, Texas

Since abortion became nearly entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A group of bipartisan lawmakers in the state wants to change that by clarifying the state's abortion ban with a new law.

14 May

She Was Here: The Erasure of Women from America’s Story

MauraLatest Newsmisogyny, United States

We are fast living in a world where women are becoming invisible, except as sex objects or baby machines.

14 May

Michigan lawmakers hear out fetal income tax exemption

MauraLatest Newslegislation, Michigan, Reproductive rights, United States

Michigan lawmakers discussed the mechanics of a tax exemption that would put fetuses on par with children when claiming dependents on taxes. House Bill 4202 would allow individuals who have a physician’s verification that they are at least 10 weeks pregnant by the end of the tax year to claim their fetus as a dependent.

14 May

Family Doctors Find It Tough To Talk Sex With Patients

MauraLatest NewsFamily Practice, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States

Sex is an important part of people’s health, but family doctors find it tougher to counsel and treat patients for sexual health matters, a new study says.

07 May

Arkansas takes powerful steps to change dismal health outcomes with mobile health units

MauraLatest NewsArkansas, Healthcare, Opinion, Reproductive rights

Far too many women and children have lost their lives due to the maternal health crisis in our state. In 2022, Arkansas had one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the country and the third-highest infant mortality rate in the nation.