Phoenix – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

28 Sep

Idaho Abortion Ban Injunction Applies to One Doctor, Court Says

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortin Ban, GOP, Idaho, Red States

A federal judge narrowed the scope of an earlier ruling against Idaho’s near-total abortion ban, one of the first cases to confront Constitutional abortion rights since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

27 Sep

Missouri Republican AG spends $167,000 in state funds on abortion PSA ahead of November vote

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Anti-abortion, GOP, Missouri, Red States, Vote

The ad was developed with help from an anti-abortion organization and echoes messaging from the campaign supporting Amendment 3.

25 Sep

NJ Democratic Gov. Sherrill signs shield law aimed at protecting reproductive, transgender healthcare

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Access, Democratic Governor, Healthcare, New Jersey, Reproductive rights, Trans Rights, United States

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation on Thursday that criminalizes interference with reproductive and transgender healthcare while barring a range of officials from aiding investigations spawned by states where such care is illegal.

24 Sep

Republican Senator Cassidy says abortion pill makers turn blind eye to safety

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Pill, Anti-abortion, GOP, Trump

Health chairman raises concerns about third-party providers, lax oversight

21 Aug

Tate brothers’ US extradition case a ‘step towards accountability,’ says independent expert

PhoenixLatest Newsmisogyny, Violence Against Women

The Tate brothers – dual British-US nationals and former professional kickboxers-turned-social media influencers – were arrested in Miami, Florida, on 18 July following an extradition request from the UK.

20 Aug

Cornell’s School of Veterinary Medicine’s reversible male contraception research earns recognition at international science summit

PhoenixLatest NewsContraception, Cornell University, Healthcare, Male Contraception, United States

Dr. Paula Cohen has been chosen as a finalist for the Falling Walls Global Call for Science Breakthroughs 2026. Since 2009, the Falling Walls Science Summit has united the world’s greatest minds to break down barriers in science and innovation.

19 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Senate Confirmation of Erica Schwartz as CDC Director

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, CDC, GOP, Trump

The U.S. Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), despite her dangerous commitment to undermine abortion access and patients’ data privacy. During her confirmation hearing, Schwartz said abortion surveillance is “absolutely a critical component” of the CDC’s work and signaled the federal government could explore collecting more sensitive abortion data.

18 Aug

Trump admin defunds abstinence-only programs in chaotic budget cuts

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

The Trump administration’s sweeping grant cuts are hitting sexual abstinence programs long favored by Republicans.

04 Jul

AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, data reveals

PhoenixLatest NewsAI, Global, misogyny

As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is reproducing old gender stereotypes, which amplify online abuse and leave women out of the decisions that will define the digital future.

03 Jul

Medication Abortion Is Under Threat in the Courts and at the FDA

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, FDA, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Later this year, a Louisiana judge, the FDA, or the DOJ could all shut down telehealth access to the abortion drug mifepristone. That’s how most people in ban states get care.

02 Jul

The looming threats to abortion access in 2026

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In recent years, antiabortion groups and lawmakers have seeded a number of challenges to medication abortion. This year, several are coming to fruition.

01 Jul

Locked Away and Left to Expire: The Trump Administration’s Destructive Denial of Contraceptive Care

PhoenixLatest Newsconception, Global, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, Wasted Funds

The Trump administration has wasted $434,317 in taxpayer dollars since January 2025 to store contraceptives that it refuses to distribute to women and girls in low-income countries. A report from the Office of Inspector General of US Agency for International Development (USAID) reveals that the administration has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in storage and transportation costs for the $9.7 million worth of family planning supplies that it abandoned in Belgium rather than allowing them to be used. (The supplies were originally purchased by USAID.) With every additional month that passes after June 2026, the administration will spend over $24,000 to…

08 Jun

Don’t be shocked by Makerfield candidate’s sexism. This is Reform. U.K.

PhoenixLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Global, Great Britain, Healthcare, misogyny, Sexism

openDemocracy and the Fuller Project exposed Reform’s growing anti-abortion rhetoric. Its candidate’s comments proved our case.

07 Jun

The Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, misogyny, Reproductive rights, Right Wing, United States, Vote

A virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right. PODCAST

06 Jun

Missouri birth control access bill clears legislature after years of obstacles

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, conception, Healthcare, legislation, Missouri, Reproductive rights

After decades spent working with people seeking abortions, Allison Hile said one thing became clear: Some Missouri lawmakers have little understanding of what women go through to prevent pregnancy.