Riley – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

23 Sep

Green Party plagued by ‘extraordinary misogyny’, member claims

RileyLatest NewsGreenParty, misogyny, UK

Former candidate accuses senior figures in the party of downplaying the ‘hostile’ treatment of female councillors

22 Sep

Reproductive Health Care Post-Roe (2025-2026)

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Red States, Reproductive rights, Southern States

Duke University Hospital’s unique geography (North Carolina is the furthest southern state now permitting abortion care), along with its institutional structure (private rather than public), make it an ideal place to examine access to reproductive healthcare. This project documented the medical, ethical and political conditions of the post-Roe landscape as seen from the viewpoints and experiences of reproductive care providers.

21 Sep

2026 Young People’s Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda

RileyLatest Newsgender equality, Healthcare, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive rights

Young people today—a majority of whom are Black, Indigenous, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, or Latinx/a—are on the frontlines of the fight for Reproductive Justice: organizing, educating, shifting culture, and building power with URGE. URGE envisions a liberated world where we can live with justice, love freely, express our gender and sexuality, and define and create families of our choosing.

20 Sep

WHO Guidelines on Expanding Contraceptive Options

RileyLatest NewsContraception, Global, Reproductive care, Reproductive rights

WHO, HRP and IBP Network launch new guidelines on expanding contraceptive options for women and girls. The guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations to support greater access to and choice of contraceptive methods, including opportunities to expand how and where existing methods are offered and used, alongside additional contraceptive options.

04 Sep

Shapiro challenges Trump admin on reproductive health care funding

RileyLatest NewsDemocratic Governor, GOP, Healthcare, Pennsylvania, Reproductive rights, Trump

On August 27, Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over its attempt to restrict federal funding for reproductive health care and family planning services. In July, the Trump Administration announced new terms and conditions on Title X grants for the 2027-2032 grant cycle, attempting to restrict access to reproductive health care in order advance the Trump Administration’s political agenda.

03 Sep

Trump administration releases the long overdue 2026 Unified Agenda, previewing regulatory threats to reproductive health and rights

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

The Trump administration released the long overdue 2026 Unified Agenda on July 3. The agenda proposes numerous regulations that raise concern for new and renewed attacks on reproductive health and rights.

02 Sep

Maryland, 22 other states sue Trump administration over family planning restrictions

RileyLatest NewsBlue State, Contraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump Administration, United States

Maryland, New York, Massachusetts lead coalition suing over policy that ties Title X grants to alignment with ‘unlawful and discriminatory’ administration policies

01 Sep

When “Normal” Lab Results Don’t Match How a Woman Feels

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Woman's Health

A single test on a single day is a snapshot, not a full history.

28 Aug

Women Are Aging in Front of a Million Mirrors: How Perimenopause Changes More Than Our Face

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Perimenopause, Reproductive rights, United States, Woman's Health

The mirror tells only half the story. The other half is happening inside the brain.

15 Aug

Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What Dobbs Started

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Blanche, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In a private call before his confirmation vote, the AG said Trump officials are working to make the decision ending the national right to abortion “permanent in every single state.”

13 Aug

Trump’s attorney general pick hints at making national abortion restrictions a priority

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, Blanche, GOP, Healthcare, Trump, United States

Todd Blanche, whom Republicans confirmed , has repeatedly expressed openness to restrictions on medication abortion.

12 Aug

What explains abortions going up despite stricter laws in many states?

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

The number of abortions is up in the U.S. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills?

11 Aug

Who Will Train the Next Generation of Abortion Providers?

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, United States

Many medical and nursing schools do not teach abortion care—independent clinics do. But they’re shuttering nationwide, and it’s creating a medical workforce crisis.

10 Aug

Rural health transformation funds: Where they’re really going

RileyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Rural Health, Trump, United States

As billions in Rural Health Transformation Program funds begin to roll out, states are taking sharply different paths. This report examines early implementation choices and what they could mean for rural stability and access.

09 Aug

Susan Collins’ anti-reproductive rights record extends far beyond Kavanaugh vote

RileyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Maine, Reproductive rights, SusanCollins, United States

One of Sen. Susan Collins’ most infamous votes was her 2018 decision to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who played a key role in overturning Roe v. Wade. But Collins, who has claimed to be a “pro-choice” Republican, has made several other decisive votes against reproductive rights.