Pat – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

30 Jun

The grassroots network helping women circumvent abortion bans and restrictions

PatLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Since the end of Roe v. Wade three years ago, 20 states have banned or restricted access to abortions. Despite those hurdles, women are still finding ways to terminate pregnancies. A new podcast, “The Network,” explores how an abortion pill fueled grassroots movements that helped change laws in Latin America. Ali Rogin speaks with co-hosts Marta Martinez and Victoria Estrada for more.

30 Jun

Ohio budget makes abortion reporting changes and reductions in infant, maternal funding

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Ohio, Reproductive rights

Millions for ultrasound grants included, but can’t go to entities that inform patients about abortion as an option

29 Jun

Protecting gains and countering threats: New report outlines measures to ensure progress on sexual and reproductive health and rights

PatLatest NewsHealthcare, International Coalition, Reproductive rights, travel

Coinciding with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session in Porto (29 June – 3 July), OSCE PA Special Representative on Gender Issues Hedy Fry (Canada) has published her 2025 Gender Report entitled “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the OSCE Region: Protecting Gains, Countering Threats.”

29 Jun

Gov. Whitmer Takes Action to Protect Full Access to Reproductive Health Care in Michigan, LARA Instructs Michigan Hospitals to Provide Care

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Michigan, Reproductive rights

Letter from Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to Michigan hospitals reminds providers the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act is still in effect as federal administration revokes guidance and threatens access to emergency reproductive care, putting lives at risk

20 Jun

Abortion Bans Criminalize People — and Not Just Those Who Are Pregnant

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Reproductive rights, United States

ost-“Roe,” pregnancy outcomes — and even actions taken to help pregnant people — face escalating criminalization.

06 Jun

Under One of the World’s Most Extreme Abortion Bans, Texas Doubles Down

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Texas has enforced some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States, and therefore in the Western world. By enacting a near-total ban that only allows abortions to save the life of the mother, Texas joined ranks with about 30 generally volatile countries worldwide including Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, and Myanmar. (That’s according to abortion ban tracking by the Center for Reproductive Rights, on whose website you can check out an interactive map that will make you wonder if Texas exactly counts as part of the “developed world.”)

06 Jun

A West Virginia prosecutor is warning women that a miscarriage could lead to criminal charges

PatLatest NewsMiscarriage, Reproductive rights, United States, West Virgina

Amid a constantly changing reproductive landscape, one West Virginia prosecutor is warning people who have miscarriages in his state that they could get in trouble with the law. Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman says that although he personally wouldn’t prosecute someone for a miscarriage, he made the suggestion out of an abundance of caution after hearing from other prosecutors.

05 Jun

After feds say hospitals don’t have to perform emergency abortions, more confusion for patients and doctors

PatLatest NewsEmergency abortion ban, Hospital, Trump, United States

President Trump’s administration is telling hospitals that they don’t have to perform abortions for patients in emergencies, rolling back the guidance issued under Biden’s administration.

30 May

How Abortion Laws Focusing on Fetal Viability Miss the Mark on Women’s Experiences

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Fetal Viability, Reproductive rights, United States

During the 2024 presidential campaign, politicians and their surrogates repeatedly raised concerns about abortion later in pregnancy. The topic grabbed media attention and continues to inspire strong emotions, but most of the discussions include numerous misunderstandings.

30 May

America might finally make childbirth free

PatLatest Newschildbirth, Reproductive rights

As politicians grapple with declining birth rates, the financial burden of giving birth in America — where privately insured families face out-of-pocket costs of nearly $3,000 on average — has captured widespread attention. Last month, when news broke that the Trump administration was considering $5,000 baby bonuses for new parents, comedian Taylor Tomlinson captured the national frustration: “That’s like spritzing a volcano with a water gun.” A recent viral TikTok showing one mother’s $44,000 hospital bill shocked viewers worldwide, underscoring the uniquely brutal pressures facing American families.

29 May

After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research

PatLatest NewsCenters for Disease Control, Contraception, Scientific Research, Trump Administration, United States, Woman's Health

To most people, the eight-person team was indistinguishable from the hundreds of other scientists and researchers cut in April during the mass firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But for many clinicians who specialize in women’s health, losing the team responsible for the CDC’s contraception guidelines was a devastating blow to women’s health.

29 May

Shrinking health services put mothers and newborns at risk in Za’atari Refugee Camp, warns the IRC

PatLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

As the world reflected on the International Day of Action for Women’s Health yesterday, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling attention to the alarming strain on maternal and newborn health services in Za’atari Refugee Camp. With a quarter of the camp’s 70,000 residents being women of reproductive age, a funding crisis is threatening access to essential care for thousands of mothers and newborns.

22 May

ACLU Responds to House Passage of Reconciliation Bill that Cuts Medicaid, Harming Millions of People with Disabilities

PatLatest NewsGOP, legislation, Medicaid, People With Disabilities, Reproductive rights, United States

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1, the so-called One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, that attacks civil liberties and cuts Medicaid by at least $600 billion, the largest cut in the program’s history. The reconciliation bill now moves to the Senate.

22 May

More access, less cost: Spanberger lays out health care plans if she wins Virginia governorship

PatLatest NewsBodily Autonomy, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia, Vote

While Abigail Spanberger’s former congressional colleagues stayed up late Tuesday night debating proposed cuts to Medicaid in a jumbo GOP bill to reduce federal spending, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee outlined her health care-focused plans if she becomes Virginia’s next governor Wednesday morning at a local independent pharmacy in Mechanicsville.

21 May

Her miscarriage showed the limits of California’s abortion protections. Where you live matters

PatLatest NewsAnti-abortion, California, Catholic Hospitals, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Anna Nusslock never wanted to be the face of a new kind of reproductive rights battle in California, but when a small Catholic hospital refused to provide an abortion that would end her miscarriage, Nusslock girded herself for a long and difficult conflict.