Latest News – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

15 Aug

Planned Parenthood role as Indiana Medicaid provider at risk as AG strikes at decade-old injunction

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS

The state cited a SCOTUS switch-up in arguing it should be able to enforce a 2011 law.

15 Aug

Judge sides with NJ, strikes down Trump rules in Obamacare contraception case

ChaseLatest NewsACA, Contraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

A federal judge this week sided with New Jersey and Pennsylvania by striking down Trump administration regulations that allowed employers citing religious or moral grounds to opt out of contraceptive mandates under the Affordable Care Act.

14 Aug

U.S. Repro Watch: Six Updates You Won’t Want to Miss

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Trump administration proposes new abortion ban, states sue over federal Medicaid cuts, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.

14 Aug

Women in states with abortion bans are the biggest users of abortion telemedicine

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Telemedicine, United States

In a new study, 84% of online prescriptions went to patients living in abortion-ban states

13 Aug

Repro Red Flags: Executive Actions

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Contraception, GOP, Healthcare, IVF, Maternal & Child Health, Reproductive rights, Trump, Trump Administration, United States

President Donald Trump has stacked his administration with anti-reproductive rights officials responsible for leading federal agencies that directly impact access to reproductive health care—including abortion, birth control, IVF, and maternal health care.

13 Aug

Ohio advocates fight back as U.S. Supreme Court asked to review same-sex marriage decision

AlanLatest NewsHate, Homophobia, LQBTQIA2S+, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

Ohio LGBTQ+ advocates will soon start collecting signatures for their equal rights proposals as the U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to review its 2015 same-sex marriage decision. It’s been 10 years since SCOTUS decided in Obergefell v. Hodges, a case originating out of Ohio where justices determined that same-sex couples have the fundamental right to marry. The ruling legalized same-sex marriage across the country.

12 Aug

Indiana court upholds abortion ban in case asking for more health exceptions.

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Indiana, Reproductive rights

The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the state's near-total abortion ban on Aug. 11, ruling that the 2022 law did not violate the "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" clause of the Indiana Constitution.

12 Aug

Telehealth Has Unlocked Abortion Access In South And Midwest: Study

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Telehealth, United States

A study released Monday in JAMA found that the rates of telehealth abortion were notably highest in states with abortion bans.

11 Aug

What to know about how Trump’s judicial picks could reshape abortion rights for decades

CoreyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, Judges, Reproductive rights, Trump

A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal courts have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions.

10 Aug

Ohio Planned Parenthood affiliate rejects Medicaid amid fears over Trump cuts

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Ohio, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

Group fears administration could try to claw back Medicaid payments if judge’s ruling on reimbursements is overturned

09 Aug

The Next Infodemic: Abortion Misinformation

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Misinformation, Reproductive rights

Approximately 20% of women in the United States have had an abortion. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization allowed a Mississippi law that proposed to make abortion illegal after 15 weeks to stand, which effectively overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 SCOTUS decision that affirmed the right to have an abortion under the 14th amendment . With the reversal of Roe v. Wade, a perfect storm of factors is driving an abortion infodemic including a confusing and rapidly changing legislative landscape, the proliferation of abortion disinformants, lax efforts by internet…

08 Aug

Week In Review

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, Illinois, Reproductive rights, United States

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (WOPR), which limits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in therapy and psychotherapy services. WOPR prohibits using AI in the state for therapeutic decision-making, but allows licensed behavioral health professionals to use AI for administrative and support tasks. WOPR aims to protect patients from “unregulated and unqualified” AI products, especially amid concerns over the use of AI chatbots in youth mental health services. It also seeks to preserve the jobs of thousands of behavioral health providers in Illinois.

08 Aug

Congresswoman Friedman Announces Legislation to Restore Planned Parenthood Funding

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democrats, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) held a press conference at West Hollywood City Hall alongside city officials, members of local Planned Parenthoods, and healthcare providers to introduce the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act. Friedman’s new bicameral legislation aims to repeal a recently enacted Republican ban on Medicaid reimbursements for services provided at Planned Parenthood clinics. The bill is seen as a critical step toward protecting vital and affordable healthcare services that millions of Americans rely on.

07 Aug

Patient Numbers at NIH Hospital Have Plummeted Under Trump, Jeopardizing Care

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

The number of people receiving treatment at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — the renowned research hospital that cares for patients with rare or life-threatening diseases — has tumbled under the second Trump administration, according to government documents and interviews with current and former NIH employees.

07 Aug

Trump cuts threaten access to birth control for millions of women

PhoenixLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Contraception is a routine part of life for many Americans and polls show people across political parties agree that it should be legal and accessible. But the Trump administration is walking back access to birth control for some people — including withholding funding from a Nixon-era program that guarantees access to contraception for low income people.