Phoenix – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

18 Jul

Insurers and Customers Brace for Double Whammy to Obamacare Premiums

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, United States

Most of the 24 million people in Affordable Care Act health plans face a potential one-two punch next year — double-digit premium increases along with a sharp drop in the federal subsidies that most consumers depend on to buy the coverage, also known as Obamacare.

18 Jul

Not just abortion: How anti-choice politics are reshaping Idaho health care for everyone

PhoenixLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Commentary, Healthcare, Idaho, Reproductive rights

What began as an assault on abortion access is morphing into a full-scale redefinition of health care, writes guest columnist Debra Rosen.https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/07/18/not-just-abortion-how-anti-choice-politics-are-reshaping-idaho-health-care-for-everyone/

17 Jul

‘Give Me a Choice’: Activists Urge Russian Doctors to Defend Women’s Right to Abortion

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, International, Russia

Activists are appealing to Russian doctors to protect abortion rights for women as authorities across Russia continue to clamp down on access to the procedure.

17 Jul

Maryland taps Affordable Care Act fund to help pay for abortion care

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Maryland, Reproductive rights, travel

Maryland is the first state to tap into a 15-year-old fund connected to the Affordable Care Act, to help solve a more recent problem: helping pay the expenses of patients who travel to Maryland for an abortion.

08 Jul

New Va. law protecting reproductive health data prompts Walmart’s online data collection pop-ups

PhoenixLatest NewsReproductive Health Data, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

Disclosure pop-ups about the “cookies,” or other aggregate bits of data websites collect and store aren’t an uncommon experience while shopping online. What’s less common: when a pop-up indicates that your potential purchase of condoms, birth control medication or menstrual hygiene products is being noted digitally, a message Virginians have started seeing when they shop virtually for such products.

08 Jul

Treatment for Infertility and Fertility Services

PhoenixLatest NewsFertility, Population Growth, Research, United States

Across the nation, the general fertility rate dropped by three percent in 2022,hitting a record low. This marked the second consecutive year of decline asof 2024, after a slight one percent rise between 2020 and 2021.1In California,this trend is even more pronounced. The state’s birth rate has fallen to near historic lows, contributing significantly to a slowdown in populationgrowth.

07 Jul

Idahoans Launch Ballot Initiative to Safeguard Reproductive Rights

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, Idaho, legislation, Reproductive rights

The law would restore the right to abortion, ensure access to healthcare in cases of pregnancy complications or emergencies, and safeguard birth control, emergency contraception and IVF in Idaho.