Riley – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

16 Jan

Republican senators urge more regulations on abortion pill in Senate hearing

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its review of the abortion pill mifepristone, Republican lawmakers are repeating calls for stronger federal regulations of the drug.

16 Jan

Abortion Bans Might Endanger Pregnancies Achieved Through Fertility Treatment

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Fertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortion restrictions could be endangering some pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment, a new study says.

15 Jan

Native Americans Are Dying From Pregnancy. They Want a Voice To Stop the Trend.

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Native Population, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting.

15 Jan

South Dakota attorney general sued for banning abortion ad campaign

RileyLatest NewsFirst Amendment, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, South Dakota, United States

South Dakota's attorney general is violating the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by blocking a nonprofit organization's reproductive health care advertising campaign at gas stations across the state, a federal lawsuit.

07 Jan

Trump tells GOP it’s time to ‘own’ health care while urging ‘flexibility’ on abortion restrictions

RileyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Prescriptions, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Donald Trump urged House Republicans on Tuesday to take control of an issue that even he admits the GOP has long struggled to claim: health care.

06 Jan

Vitamin C may help protect fertility from a harmful environmental chemical

RileyLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Vitamin C

A new discovery at the University of Missouri reveals that vitamin C may help protect reproductive health from a harmful environmental chemical. Using a fish model, researchers found that exposure to potassium perchlorate, a chemical commonly used in explosives and fireworks, can harm sperm production, potentially reducing fertility.

06 Jan

Cassidy rips RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change, says it’s ‘based on no scientific input’

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Maternal & Child Health, United States, Vaccines

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who cast a critical vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, on Monday blasted the reduction of the childhood immunization schedule by Kennedy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

05 Jan

Reproductive Rights Matter to Everyone

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

In the January edition of our newsletter about creating positive change, we look at contraception access on campus and men joining the abortion conversation.

05 Jan

Iowa Doesn’t Have Enough OB-GYNs. The State’s Abortion Ban Might Be Making It Worse.

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Jonna Quinn was initially thrilled when she got her first job after her medical residency, working as an OB-GYN in Mason City, Iowa. It was less than two hours down the road from West Bend, where she grew up on a farm. ...read more

04 Jan

Major Battles for Reproductive Rights in 2026 Will Play Out in FDA and Courts

RileyLatest News2026, Abortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Federal judges and agencies will decide whether to restrict or end people’s access to mailed abortion medicationhttps://truthout.org/articles/major-battles-for-reproductive-rights-in-2026-will-play-out-in-fda-and-courts/

04 Jan

Six Reproductive Freedom Storylines to Watch in 2026

RileyLatest News2026, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

2025 affirmed critical truths that will be at the forefront of our fight in 2026—voters continue to reject abortion bans and support reproductive freedom champions at the ballot box; anti-abortion actors are escalating, not retreating, despite their proven unpopularity; and the human cost of abortion bans is mounting while the full damage is still untold.

29 Nov

Canada’s Pillars of Wellness Announces Introduction of Integrated Care Model for Women’s Health

RileyLatest NewsCanada, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

Pillars of Wellness announced the introduction of an integrated care model focused on women’s health. The initiative establishes a coordinated framework designed to support individuals managing interconnected physical, emotional, and physiological needs. The announcement outlines a structured approach that brings multiple disciplines together within a single physiotherapy clinic environment to address a wide range of women’s health conditions through collaborative planning.

28 Nov

Democratic U.S. Senators Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Efforts to Restrict Mifepristone

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, mifepristone, Trump Administration, United States

U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and all of their Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary expressing alarm over the Trump Administration's plans to reexamine the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone. Since 2000, mifepristone has been approved by the FDA as a safe and effective medication for abortion care and miscarriage management. The Administration’s basis…

28 Nov

WHO issues first global guideline on infertility

RileyLatest NewsGlobal, Infertility

The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for all in its first-ever global guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility.

30 Oct

Judge Quashes DOJ Effort To Acquire Private Patient Information

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

In a scathing order, a judge in Washington State said the government’s real purpose was to intimidate providers into dropping or paring back transgender care.