Randy – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

10 Jan

‘O Positiv’ Health’s 2026 State of the Vagina Report Uncovers the Systemic Gaps Preventing Progress in Women’s Health

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

O Positiv Health, the women's health brand that supports women from their first period to well beyond their last, today released the 2026 State of the Vagina Report, showcasing how critically overlooked women's needs and education remain in the healthcare industry. Grounded in responses from more than 3,000 women, the report explores topics often stigmatized, ignored, or considered taboo, reinforcing O Positiv's mission to break down barriers and bring long-overdue honesty, clarity, empowerment, and education to every stage of women's health.

10 Jan

Reproductive Freedom for All Demands Senate Action as Health Care Costs Soar for Millions

RandyLatest NewsACA, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Opinion, Reproductive rights, United States

The U.S. House passed Democrats’ bill to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits that millions of families relied on to afford their health insurance before Republicans allowed the subsidies to expire at the end of 2025. For months, Republicans stalled, sabotaged, and pushed new abortion restrictions instead of taking meaningful action to stave off the impending crisis. Now, Americans are paying the price since insurance costs spiked on January 1, forcing families to pay crushing premiums or drop their coverage altogether.

09 Jan

National report shows growth in telehealth abortions as concerns about access in Ohio continue

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Ohio, Reproductive rights, Telemedicine, United States

A national report shows a growing trend in telehealth abortions, something advocates in Ohio are concerned may be stifled with new legislation and varying protections across the country for all abortion services.

09 Jan

Filling in the Gap in Federal Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood: State Responses

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In a policy action long sought after by abortion opponents, the federal government now has codified a ban on Medicaid funds that support care provided at Planned Parenthood clinics and other locations. Section 71113 of the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law, prevents Medicaid payments to certain reproductive health care entities that provide abortion care for one year from the date of enactment. This ban includes all services including contraceptive care, preventive care, and other services, not only abortion. Based on the criteria in the law, three entities, Planned Parenthood affiliates, Maine Family Planning and Health Imperatives have been blocked from receiving federal Medicaid revenue. A handful of states, however, have announced they will fill in current gaps created by losses in federal funding…

28 Dec

Gaza health chief warns of population crisis amid targeted attacks on fertility centers

RandyLatest NewsFertility, Gaza, Global, Reproductive rights

Munir Al-Barsh, Director-General of Gaza’s Ministry of Health, has revealed that monthly births have plummeted by 40 percent over the past year, dropping from 26,000 to just 17,000, disclosing that fertility and IVF centers have been directly targeted by Israeli forces.

27 Dec

2025 Was a Year of Chaos for Reproductive Rights Under the Trump Administration

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Project 2025 initiated a war on reproductive rights that could escalate into even higher gear in 2026.

16 Dec

After Texas Ruling, States Seek to Fill Reproductive Health Data Privacy Gaps

RandyLatest NewsData Privacy, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Several states have enacted privacy laws in recent years that touch on reproductive health data privacy to varying degrees. California, Washington, Virginia and New York are states to watch on this front

16 Dec

Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut

RandyLatest NewsGlobal, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration

Survey by world’s largest network for sexual and reproductive health shows devastation to services, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and amplification of anti-rights voices

15 Dec

Madison Wisconsin doctor says abortion control proposals are meant to scare

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Wisconsin

Five months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down an 1849 law thought to ban abortion statewide, the debate over reproductive care and abortion access is back in the state Legislature.

15 Dec

Abortion Patients Most Often Rely On Independent Clinics, But More Closed in 2025, Report Shows

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

"We were all scrambling to figure out what we needed to do and how we were going to accept all patients."

27 Nov

Advocacy in Action

RandyLatest NewsAmerican Society for Reproductive Medicine, ASRM, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

ASRM is monitoring, with concern, cuts to several critical federal programs and agencies relied upon by many of our members. If these actions have affected you and you would like to let us know how we can provide support

26 Nov

Understanding the Trump Administration’s Negotiated Drug Prices for Medicare

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just announced the prices that the federal government negotiated for 15 high-cost drugs covered by Part D, Medicare’s prescription drug benefit program, including the popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. This brings to a close the second round of Medicare’s Drug Price Negotiation Program, which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 under the Biden administration. These negotiated prices will take effect in Medicare in January 2027.

26 Nov

Lawmaker Will Introduce Federal Bill To Safely Discharge Patients In Labor

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Labor, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

The bill from Rep. Robin Kelly, a Democrat from Illinois, would require clinical justification for discharging patients presenting with signs or symptoms of labor, an assessment of travel distance, a confirmed back-up hospital or birthing facility, verification that patients have reliable transportation, and documentation of patient understanding, Becker's Hospital Review reported.

15 Nov

State and Federal Reproductive Rights and Abortion Litigation Tracker

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, litigation, Reproductive rights, United States

The Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, overturning Roe v. Wade, returned the decision to restrict or protect abortion to states. In many states, abortion providers and advocates are challenging state abortion bans contending that the bans violate the state constitution or another state law. The state litigation tracker presents up-to-date information on the ongoing litigation challenging state abortion policy.

15 Nov

A stock of U.S.-bought birth control, meant for sub-Saharan Africa, goes bad in Belgium

RandyLatest NewsContraceptives, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, Waste

There's a new twist in the saga of the U.S.-purchased contraceptives intended for sub-Saharan Africa and stuck in Belgium since the Trump administration scaled back foreign aid earlier this year.