Randy – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

24 Sep

Trump’s ‘tough it out’ to pregnant women meets wave of opposition by medical experts

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, United States

Doctors explain the medical consensus on autism, leucovorin, and Tylenol for fever

24 Sep

A GOP fight over abortion

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

House and Senate Republican leaders aren’t sure they can stave off a fight between moderates and hard-liners on abortion coverage.

23 Sep

New digital tools expand access and enhance quality in comprehensive abortion care

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, International, WHO

Abortion is a safe procedure when carried out in line with evidence-based practices, many of which are reflected in the World Health Organization’s Abortion care guidelines. However, half of abortions that occur around the world are unsafe, meaning the procedure is carried out by a person lacking the necessary skills and/or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards. Life-threatening complications that may result from unsafe abortion include haemorrhage, infection, and injury to the genital tract and internal organs.

23 Sep

Europe Continues to Advance on Abortion Rights, but Access Barriers Remain

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Europe, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

New analysis from the Center for Reproductive Rights highlights a trend of ongoing progress on abortion law across Europe, with an increasing number of countries reforming legal frameworks to expand access and move laws into line with international human rights and public health standards.

11 Sep

Study highlights menopause-related vocal changes in women

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights

A new University of South Florida study published in Menopause highlights a largely overlooked health issue: voice changes that many women experience during menopause, often triggered by falling levels of estrogen and progesterone.

11 Sep

Infection or stressful events during pregnancy may increase anxiety risk in offspring

RandyLatest NewsMental health, Pregnancy

Increased risk for anxiety may begin before birth, shaped by infection or stressful events during pregnancy, according to a new preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

10 Sep

Republicans Use Funding Bill to Dismantle Our Health Care System and Attack Public Education

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, Democrats fought against Republicans’ extreme bill that assaults public health, slashes medical research, eliminates funding for reproductive health, and eviscerates education and job training.

10 Sep

Medication abortion ban could achieve a top conservative goal

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

The bill, set to become law later this year, could stop providers from mailing pills to Texas, which has allowed thousands to access abortion since Roe fell. It could be a blueprint for other states.

09 Sep

Medicaid reimbursements may be withheld from Planned Parenthood. But the embattled nonprofit has seen this before

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

What would happen if a nonprofit organization lost $1 million worth of federal funding for a year? Would it affect how many people they can help? Or maybe even cause the organization to close some of their locations?

02 Sep

Racial gaps in diagnosis and care for endometriosis reported

RandyLatest NewsEndometriosis, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Health

A cross-sectional qualitative review published in BMC Women’s Health highlights the need for culturally responsive, patient-centered care in Black women with endometriosis.

02 Sep

What role will reproductive rights play in the 2026 election?

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Voting

One advocacy group is jumping into Nevada’s 2026 endorsement cycle early with the hope of reversing the battleground state’s recent swing toward electing candidates with weaker records on protecting reproductive rights.

01 Sep

To raise fertility rates, it’s not women who need to step up — it’s men

RandyLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Inequity, Reproductive rights

New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates

01 Sep

Access to Fertility Treatment Is Unequal Nationally

RandyLatest Newsfertility treatment, Healthcare, Inequity, Reproductive rights, United States

Less than half of US women with infertility receive treatment, while just 1 in 10 have a live birth, a study has found. In addition, the study’s authors said the disparities across the spectrum of fertility care are “striking.”

24 Aug

Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Florida, GOP, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Texas and Florida on Friday asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying that they need to step in to protect their abortion policies after changes to other Republican-led states' abortion laws.

23 Aug

This ‘natural’ infertility treatment is backed by Maha. Is it the right’s path to limiting IVF?

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

Conservatives are promoting ‘restorative reproductive medicine’ instead of Trump’s promise to support IVF. Doctors are worried.