Morgan – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

31 Mar

Number of abortions holds steady despite state bans and restrictions

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, anti-abortion rights advocates have continuously pursued laws and court cases to make access to abortion more difficult. A new report found those efforts haven’t worked in one basic way: The number of abortions in the country hasn’t budged. A key way that abortions are now happening despite all of the state restrictions is through telemedicine. At the same time, some states passed shield laws, which protect health care providers from legal risks when they prescribe to patients in states with bans.

30 Mar

How One Bold Idea for Birth Control Became a National Lifeline

MorganLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, leaders across local Planned Parenthood health clinics saw a crisis coming and needed a solution if they were to continue providing birth control to their patients.

29 Mar

Birth control skepticism, teen fertility education center stage at Trump’s women’s health summit

MorganLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Infertility, Reproductive rights, United States

Surrounded by hot pink lights and cherry blossom pink drapes on a ballroom stage, family doctor Marguerite Duane offered a seemingly simple solution to infertility: Doctors should have conversations with young girls about whether they want to have children one day.

19 Mar

Family Planning Clinics Have Just Days To Reapply For Title X Funding

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, United States

The Department of Health and Human Services' long-delayed guidance eliminates verbiage deemed inappropriate by the Trump administration and advises against "non-discriminatory services." Current grants expire April 1.

18 Mar

Politics & periods: Planned Parenthood rally draws first-ever Republican lawmaker speaker – Kentucky

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, Kentucky, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

Standing in front of a Planned Parenthood backdrop in a pink suit, a Republican Kentucky lawmaker said Thursday “the ability to control one’s own fertility” is “at the very heart” of the right to pursue happiness.

17 Mar

US pulls away from family planning. What about the $600M saved for it?

MorganLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, United States

Despite Congress approving $607.5 million for family planning, new U.S. policies are reshaping how global health funding is spent.

23 Feb

Democrats propose New Hampshire abortion and reproductive health shield law

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democratic, Healthcare, New Hampshire, Reproductive rights

A group of Democratic state lawmakers are attempting to enact an abortion shield law in New Hampshire in an effort to protect those seeking reproductive health care in the state from out-of-state restrictions.

22 Feb

Bill that would guarantee right to contraception passes in Virginia Senate

MorganLatest NewsContraception, Democratic majority, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia

‘I did not think in my lifetime I would have to do this much work to protect access to the birth control pill,’ said Del. Marcia Price.

22 Feb

Fertility Tracking Must Be Grounded In Evidence And Reproductive Justice

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Fertility Tracking, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

If you have scrolled through wellness social media content lately, you may have encountered videos celebrating fertility tracking. The videos echo a common message: Fertility tracking has allowed people to reclaim their bodily autonomy and help them achieve their goals of getting pregnant, avoiding pregnancy, or monitoring aspects of their reproductive health. Sometimes referred to as “fertility awareness-based methods” (FABMs), these practices can help people identify the days during their menstrual cycle when they’re most likely to conceive if they have sex without contraception. And digital approaches to using an FABM suddenly seem to be everywhere—from our social media feeds to…

21 Feb

Birth control options for all: Planned Parenthood in Mass. now offers vasectomies

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, Male Contraception, Reproductive rights, United States, Vasectomy

Planned Parenthoods across the state are now offering a new birth control option. This time, the services are mostly for men. Vasectomy services began Saturday, timed cheekily for Valentine’s Day, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts said in a statement last week. Two people successfully underwent the procedure, according to Dr. Luu Ireland, chief medical officer for the family planning and health services organization.

20 Feb

Two Male Birth Control Options Advance Into Phase II Clinical Trials

MorganLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Male Contraception, Reproductive rights

Men have long been waiting for new male contraceptive options outside of just condoms and vasectomy.

03 Feb

New SNAP work requirements set to go into effect on Feb. 1 with millions at risk of losing benefits

MorganLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, SNAP, Trump, United States

Under the megabill, the upper age limit for those who need to meet work requirements was raised from age 54 through age 64 for the first time for able-bodied adults without dependents.

02 Feb

Illinois launches new fund to support reproductive health access nationwide

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, Illinois, Reproductive Health, Reproductive rights, United States

A new fund has been announced to boost and strengthen access specifically to sexual and reproductive health, not just for Illinoisans but for people across the country.

01 Feb

‘Menopause gold rush’? Experts warn of brands cashing in on women’s symptoms

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights

As apps and gadgets capitalise on loss of stigma, consumers are advised to look for evidence-based solutions

29 Jan

As federal anti-smoking programs get cut, who’s looking out for LGBTQ+ adults?

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, LGBTQIA+, Smoking, transgender health care, United States

Amid cuts to national smoking programs, The 19th spoke with LGBTQ+ people about how their queer or trans identity is linked to smoking.