Phoenix – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

08 Aug

Week In Review

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, Illinois, Reproductive rights, United States

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (WOPR), which limits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in therapy and psychotherapy services. WOPR prohibits using AI in the state for therapeutic decision-making, but allows licensed behavioral health professionals to use AI for administrative and support tasks. WOPR aims to protect patients from “unregulated and unqualified” AI products, especially amid concerns over the use of AI chatbots in youth mental health services. It also seeks to preserve the jobs of thousands of behavioral health providers in Illinois.

08 Aug

Congresswoman Friedman Announces Legislation to Restore Planned Parenthood Funding

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democrats, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) held a press conference at West Hollywood City Hall alongside city officials, members of local Planned Parenthoods, and healthcare providers to introduce the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act. Friedman’s new bicameral legislation aims to repeal a recently enacted Republican ban on Medicaid reimbursements for services provided at Planned Parenthood clinics. The bill is seen as a critical step toward protecting vital and affordable healthcare services that millions of Americans rely on.

07 Aug

Patient Numbers at NIH Hospital Have Plummeted Under Trump, Jeopardizing Care

PhoenixLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

The number of people receiving treatment at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — the renowned research hospital that cares for patients with rare or life-threatening diseases — has tumbled under the second Trump administration, according to government documents and interviews with current and former NIH employees.

07 Aug

Trump cuts threaten access to birth control for millions of women

PhoenixLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Contraception is a routine part of life for many Americans and polls show people across political parties agree that it should be legal and accessible. But the Trump administration is walking back access to birth control for some people — including withholding funding from a Nixon-era program that guarantees access to contraception for low income people.

31 Jul

Your Questions Answered: The Supreme Court’s Impact On Our Rights

PhoenixLatest NewsReproductive rights, Transgender Rights, United States

The Supreme Court's most recent term reshaped the legal landscape on immigration, transgender rights, and free speech. But behind the decisions, procedural shifts like limits on nationwide injunctions and expanded use of the emergency docket signal a court increasingly driven by politics.

30 Jul

Alabama AG seeks crackdown on abortion shield law protections

PhoenixLatest NewsAlabama, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Marshall urges Congress to override shield laws protecting out-of-state abortion access and criminalize abortion-related support.

30 Jul

Maryland joins states suing federal government over funding ban for Planned Parenthood

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Maryland, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Suit comes day after federal judge blocked Trump administration’s ban in Medicaid funding for certain health care providers

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.