Morgan – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

08 Jul

Tracking the Attacks on Reproductive Freedom Under Trump 2.0

MorganLatest NewsBodily Autonomy, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

A rolling timeline of attacks on abortion, birth control, fertility, and other reproductive health care.

07 Jul

The Antiabortion Playbook Is Coming for Birth Control

MorganLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Bodily Autonomy, Contraception, GOP, States, Trump

The same strategy that weakened abortion rights—misinformation, incremental restrictions and attacks on access—is now being deployed against contraception.

06 Jul

4 surprising things to know about abortion in America since Dobbs

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, States, Trump, United States

It's been four years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion.

05 Jul

A Major Leap for Mothers Around the World: Historic Report Presented at UN Human Rights Council

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, Mothers, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Umited Nations

United Nations Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem Presents Historic Report on Violence Against Mothers Across the Globe before the Human Rights Council, 62nd Session

05 Jul

Fight for Abortion Rights Has Turned to States in Years Since Landmark Reproductive Rights Ruling

MorganLatest NewsAbortion, Anti-abortion, Bodily Autonomy, GOP, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, State Abortion Rules, Trump, United States

Four years ago, the Supreme Court struck down the federal right to abortion. Since then, the fight has turned to the states.

21 Jun

Idaho federal judge to decide on lawsuit seeking to increase medical abortion exemptions

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Idaho, Reproductive rights

An Idaho federal judge will weigh whether there are cases in which abortions could be allowed in health-threatening, but not fatal circumstances — a situation that is not explicitly protected under Idaho’s abortion ban.

20 Jun

Nine days in June

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, SCOTUS, United States

As we await the usual late-June flurry of decisions – some of them quite significant – I wanted to reflect on what I believe to be the most extraordinary June in the modern Supreme Court, which took place four years ago in 2022. In decisions between June 21 and June 30, the court overruled Roe v. Wade, greatly expanded the scope of gun rights, dramatically weakened the wall separating church and state, and imposed a significant new limit on the power of federal administrative agencies.

18 Jun

Trump Administration Wields New Threat to Reproductive Rights

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Blue State, Federal Funding, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States, Weldon Amendment

Denied and Delayed Abortion Care Puts Health and Lives in US at Risk

16 Jun

Trump admin paying thousands of dollars per month to store ruined USAID contraceptives

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Millions of dollars’ worth of contraceptives meant to be distributed to low-income nations in Africa have expired, but the Trump administration is paying tens of thousands of dollars a month to keep them in storage in Belgium, according to a report from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) inspector general.

31 May

Honduras: end of 14-year ban on emergency contraceptive pill

MorganLatest NewsEC, Emergency Contracepption, Honduras, Morning After Pills

For many years, Honduras was the only country in Latin America with a blanket ban on the "morning after pill."

30 May

Medication abortion is available — for now. But reproductive rights could still shape the midterms.

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote

Even without a Supreme Court court ruling restricting abortion rights, Democrats in tight races are likely to keep the consequences of bans in their midterm campaigns.

29 May

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed by lefty students at Arizona commencement over AI, sex harassment claims

MorganLatest NewsAI, misogyny, sexual harrassment, Violence Against Women

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was roundly booed by students at the University of Arizona’s graduation Saturday — following backlash over his selection as commencement speaker over sex abuse allegations from his much-younger ex girlfriend.

28 May

UN warns women in public life face increasingly sophisticated online violence

MorganLatest NewsAI, misogyny, Violence Against Women

UN Women report says AI, anonymity and lack of effective laws are increasing the risks of engaging in digital spaces

26 Apr

Title X Funding Restored, but New Rules Raise Concerns

MorganLatest NewsContraception, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump, United States

Federal funding for reproductive health clinics is back on track, but some new rules appear to stray from the original goals. Clinics that rely on the Title X program have now received their funding after the Trump administration delayed the application process.

25 Apr

One Small Pill That Created a Big Shift

MorganLatest NewsBirth Control Pills, Contraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

From boardrooms to college campuses and beyond, a single medical breakthrough expanded women’s freedom to determine if, when, and under what circumstances to have a child.