Randy – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

03 Jul

Title X funding returns to Missouri nonprofit that helped coordinate Oklahoma reproductive services

RandyLatest NewsFamily planning, Missouri, Title X

A Missouri nonprofit that coordinated Title X federal family planning services in Oklahoma after the state lost its funding has had its Title X dollars restored following a three-month delay.

03 Jul

Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns 19th Century Abortion Ban

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

A narrow majority of justices found that by regulating abortion, legislators had "impliedly repealed" the state's near-total ban on the procedure. Dissenters called the ruling pure policymaking.

23 Jun

States move to keep doctors’ names off of abortion pill prescription labels

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, legislation, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, United States

Doctors are pushing for laws in several states that would make it harder to detect who prescribed abortion pills. They say it would protect them from out-of-state prosecutions.

23 Jun

3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Contraception, Dobbs v Jackson, Reproductive rights, United States

The Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade, has vastly reshaped the national abortion landscape. Three years on, many states have severely restricted access to abortion care. But the decision has also had a less well-recognized outcome: It is increasingly jeopardizing access to contraception.

22 Jun

Massachusetts Senate adds hospital aid, reproductive health emergency measure to spending bill

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democrats, Massachusetts, Reproductive rights

Another major spending bill continued its journey through the Legislature on Wednesday as the Senate approved a $532 million measure pumping more money into hospitals, rental aid, home care for seniors and more.

22 Jun

This abortion method doesn’t involve doctors — and many of them consider it safe

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, United States

For nearly four years, Dr. Maya Bass's commute included a monthly plane ride from Philadelphia to Oklahoma to provide abortions at a clinic there. Starting in 2018, she took these trips even though flying made her nauseous and she had to use vacation time from her regular job. Bass was motivated to fill a gap: Oklahoma — like all parts of the U.S. outside of a fraction of metropolitan areas — has long had a shortage of abortion providers.

19 Jun

Women’s political leadership declines, with fewer women in executive office in 2025

RandyLatest NewsFemale Leadership, International, Reproductive rights

Today, only 27 countries[1] are led by a woman Head of State or Government – up from 21 countries five years ago, while a staggering 103 countries have never had a woman in the highest executive office. This imbalance is also reflected in ministerial representation: women hold just 22.9 per cent of positions of Cabinet members heading ministries globally – down from 23.3 per cent in 2024, marking the first recorded decline in the number of women Cabinet ministers.

18 Jun

The Global Gag Rule: Undermining Reproductive Rights and Health Worldwide

RandyLatest NewsInternational, Reproductive rights

Find out about the regressive U.S. policy that reduces access to reproductive health services and threatens the health and lives of women and girls throughout the world.

01 Jun

Ireland’s Minister for Health launches free Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Arrangement

RandyLatest NewsHRT, International, Ireland, Reproductive rights

The Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has today launched the free Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Arrangement. The arrangement will see the women of Ireland receive HRT medicines/products free of charge at the point of dispensing from today (1 June 2025).

01 Jun

Union organizer fired at Pittsburgh’s East Liberty reproductive health center

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Pennsylvania, Reproductive rights, Unions

The movement to unionize workers at one of the region’s few abortion care providers took a dark turn last week when managers at Allegheny Reproductive Health Center in East Liberty fired one of the employees involved in the organizing effort and issued written reprimands to several others.

31 May

Brennan: Women bear cost of bad healthcare policy

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Opinion, Reproductive rights, United States

A woman’s death from a preventable heart attack isn’t just a misunderstanding of cardiovascular biology — it’s a failure of policy. And when her doctor misdiagnoses her autoimmune flare as stress, or when a hot flash relief drug never reaches pharmacy shelves because it’s deemed financially unviable — these aren’t mere unfortunate accidents. They’re the direct result of systemic underinvestment, outdated assumptions, and misaligned incentives in U.S. healthcare policy.

31 May

Tobacco equally affects male and female reproductive health: Expert

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Smoking, Tobacco

Tobacco consumption not only leads to an increased risk of oral or lung cancer, but also impacts the reproductive health of both men and women.

20 May

Report: Proposed Medicaid changes could hurt AR expectant mothers

RandyLatest NewsArkansas, Healthcare, Medicaid, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Health

Changes to Medicaid being proposed by members of Congress could have a significant effect on women in Arkansas who are of childbearing age, according to a recent report from the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University

19 May

A Clinician’s Guide to Improve Access to Menstrual Healthcare and Support Better Outcomes

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Menstrual Health, Reproductive rights, United States

Experts in adolescent gynecology are calling for increased awareness about menstrual healthcare, including access to resources and education about menses. They also highlight the monetary and nonmonetary costs of periods. “Approximately 26% of the world’s population menstruates, which means about 800 million people are menstruating each day,” says Ellen Rome, MD, MPH, who leads the Center for Adolescent Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Children’s. “And, globally, about 500 million people are experiencing period poverty.”

19 May

The Impossibly High Cost of Childcare

RandyLatest NewsChildcare, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

America has suffered a significant birth rate decline in recent years that President Trump has made this a national issue. By promoting policies such as a “baby bonus” tax credit and increased menstrual education, President Trump hopes to push more Americans into the throes of parenthood. But due to the costs of parenthood it’s no wonder that Americans are more likely to have pets than kids. As childcare costs continue to rise, it is unlikely that many will make the switch from dog mom any time soon.