Randy – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

01 Nov

Biomedical innovations in contraception: gaps, obstacles, and solutions for sexual and reproductive health

RandyLatest NewsContraception, Diverse Populations, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Contraception and family planning are vital aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Despite major advances in modern contraception over the past 60 years many gaps remain, and the rate of unplanned pregnancies and abortions remains high. These issues have given rise to a new era in contraception research with great opportunities and many challenges. These opportunities include new innovations, particularly in the areas of male contraception, non-hormonal female contraception, and multipurpose prevention methods that provide contraception in combination with protection against leading sexually transmitted pathogens; fast tracking new inventions currently in the pipeline by intensifying support from government,…

01 Nov

Too many rats? Birth control is one city’s answer

RandyLatest NewsContraception, Massachusetts, Rats

In Somerville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston, everyone has a horror story about the rats.

01 Nov

Global Movement for Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights Begins

RandyLatest NewsInternational, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health

The seventh International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) is taking place 1–6 November 2025 in the vibrant city of Bogotá, Colombia at the Ágora Bogotá Convention Center. ICFP 2025 will unite leaders, advocates, and innovators from across the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) community to exchange ideas, forge partnerships, and drive progress toward achieving and safeguarding SRHR for all.

31 Oct

How women physicians can shape the future of health care AI

RandyLatest NewsAI, Healthcare, Physicians, United States, Women

Cardiologist and clinical informaticist Ashley Beecy, MD, gets a lot questions these days about integrating augmented intelligence (AI)—commonly called artificial intelligence—into health care. As the chief AI officer at Sutter Health, in Northern California, she leads the strategic advancement of AI across her health system.

31 Oct

Researchers discuss gaps, obstacles and solutions for contraception

RandyLatest NewsContraceptives, Healthcare, Massachusetts, Reproductive rights, United States

Contraception and family planning are vital aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Despite major advances in modern contraception over the past 60 years, many gaps remain and the rate of unplanned pregnancies and abortions remains high. These issues have given rise to a new era in contraception research with great opportunities and many challenges.

23 Oct

Immigrant rights group calls for removing pregnant women from detention

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Immigration, Incarceration, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights

Women taken into custody by U.S. immigration agents while pregnant say they received inadequate care in a letter Wednesday that calls on the Trump administration to stop holding expectant mothers in federal detention facilities.

20 Oct

From waterways to wombs: Widespread threats of plastic pollution

RandyLatest NewsClimate Change, Healthcare, Micro-plastics, Reproductive rights, United States

With plastics breaking down into microscopic particles that enter the food chain, researchers are investigating how they may affect reproductive health.

20 Oct

The feds are cutting funding for Planned Parenthood, following a playbook that began in Texas

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Texas

On Sept. 30, Planned Parenthood’s Gulf Coast branch in Houston, which ran the organization’s largest clinic in the country, shuttered after it was acquired by another affiliate.

19 Oct

The Ripple Effects of the U.S. Retreat from International Reproductive Care

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Reproductive rights

U.S. cuts to global health funding are putting reproductive rights, healthcare access and human rights at risk worldwide. Human rights experts discuss exactly what’s happening—and what would stop the suffering.

07 Oct

79% of women feel unprepared for menopause finds Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health study

RandyLatest NewsCanada, Healthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights

Research released today by Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health™, the charitable arm of Shoppers Drug Mart®, highlights major disparities in women's health awareness for menopause and perimenopause across Canada. New research found that a lack of education and awareness around these pivotal life stages leaves many women feeling unprepared, uncertain, and unsupported. Key findings include:

07 Oct

The Trevor Project Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Law Protecting LGBTQ+ Youth from Conversion Therapy

RandyLatest NewsConversion therapy, LGBT+, LGBTQ2S+, LGTBQIA, SCOTUS

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States hears oral arguments for Chiles v. Salazar – a case that centers on a Colorado state law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals from subjecting youth to dangerous, discredited practices that attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity.

06 Oct

Report: Out-of-state travel for abortion declined this year as pill use increases

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Tennesee, travel

New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the first decline in abortion clinic visits since the Supreme Court struck Roe.

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.