Latest News – Page 13 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

13 Sep

Patients Must Seek Pharmacists, Other Providers For Reproductive Health as Abortion Clinics Close

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

With abortion-providing clinics being a pillar of contraceptive care in the US, as more and more close across the country, patients will need to seek other providers, such as pharmacists, for reproductive health services. More research is needed to understand the impacts of abortion clinics closing following the pivotal Dobbs decision, according to a study published in Women’s Health Issues.

13 Sep

Heavy Metals In Cosmetics: An Overlooked Reproductive Health Concern

RileyLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights

Cosmetics are everywhere in our lives. Moisturisers to nourish dry skin, eyeliner to accent your eyes, and lipstick to give color to our lives. But as lovely as these products are, there is a common issue being overlooked: heavy metals (i.e. lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic). While the amount of each would seem insignificant, over time - months and years - these toxic materials build up in our bodies. Heavy metals can disrupt normal hormonal balance and menstrual cycles, and in some cases affect fertility.

12 Sep

How Abortion Providers are Bracing for Serious Fallout

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Providers, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Illinois, Reproductive rights, travel

Dr. Allison Cowett, medical director at Family Planning Associates, discusses how Illinois clinics are becoming overburdened hubs for patients traveling from across the Midwest.

12 Sep

Alternatives for S.C. women seeking reproductive health care

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, South Carolina

While a proposed bill in the S.C. Senate would totally ban abortions in South Carolina without exception, it also seeks potentially unconstitutional restrictions on speech, contraceptive access and in vitro fertilization.

12 Sep

Why Is Having a Baby So Expensive in the US?

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

New moms all over social media are breaking down their incredibly expensive hospital bills after giving birth. So why is giving birth so pricey in the U.S.? And given the Trump administration’s anti-abortion, pro-natalist policies, is anything on the table to make having a child more affordable?

11 Sep

Study highlights menopause-related vocal changes in women

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights

A new University of South Florida study published in Menopause highlights a largely overlooked health issue: voice changes that many women experience during menopause, often triggered by falling levels of estrogen and progesterone.

11 Sep

Infection or stressful events during pregnancy may increase anxiety risk in offspring

RandyLatest NewsMental health, Pregnancy

Increased risk for anxiety may begin before birth, shaped by infection or stressful events during pregnancy, according to a new preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

10 Sep

Republicans Use Funding Bill to Dismantle Our Health Care System and Attack Public Education

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, Democrats fought against Republicans’ extreme bill that assaults public health, slashes medical research, eliminates funding for reproductive health, and eviscerates education and job training.

10 Sep

Medication abortion ban could achieve a top conservative goal

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

The bill, set to become law later this year, could stop providers from mailing pills to Texas, which has allowed thousands to access abortion since Roe fell. It could be a blueprint for other states.

09 Sep

Medicaid reimbursements may be withheld from Planned Parenthood. But the embattled nonprofit has seen this before

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

What would happen if a nonprofit organization lost $1 million worth of federal funding for a year? Would it affect how many people they can help? Or maybe even cause the organization to close some of their locations?

08 Sep

Missouri Attorney General, Who Is Against Abortion Rights, Heads To FBI

RileyLatest NewsAmy Coney Barrett, Anti-abortion, FBI, Healthcare, Missouri, Reproductive rights

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who used his office to attack reproductive rights, was named an FBI co-deputy director, NPR reports. Also: Justice Amy Coney Barrett defends overturning Roe.

07 Sep

Revisiting restricted reproductive rights in 2025: what do we need to know now?

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

In the aftermath of the 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on access to reproductive healthcare, we published a commentary in this journal to inform the infectious diseases (ID) community about anticipated worsening of maternal and neonatal sepsis outcomes and relevant stewardship and healthcare associated infection issues. Three years later, we seek to keep the ID community engaged with important updates and intensify their commitment to providing high-quality care and reduce disparate health outcomes in this vulnerable population.

07 Sep

Hysterectomy, oophorectomy linked to raised stroke risk

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights, Woman's Health

The risk of stroke is greater in women with hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy vs no surgery, according to a recent study published in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society.

06 Sep

Trump shifted the 9th Circuit to the right. What that means for abortion and reproductive care

RileyLatest News9th Circut, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

President "Trump had a particularly significant impact on the 9th Circuit" in his first term, moving the reliably liberal appeals court to the right. That could influence abortion policy in the West. For decades the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has been a reliable stronghold for liberal ideals, but that changed during President Donald Trump's first term thanks to the 10 appointments he made.

05 Sep

Expanded Protections for Reproductive Health and Gender-Affirming Care: What Massachusetts Providers Need to Know

ChaseLatest Newsgender affirming care, Healthcare, Massachusetts, Reproductive rights, United States

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law an Act Strengthening Healthcare Protections in the Commonwealth (the “Act”), which amends the state’s existing “Shield Law” protections for providers of reproductive health and gender-affirming care (“Protected Care”). The Act is the latest response by Massachusetts to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022), which eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion and returned the authority to regulate reproductive health care to the states. Dobbs has resulted in an uncertain legal landscape where numerous states restricting reproductive care (“Restrictive States”) have enacted broad laws that potentially create liability for out-of-state providers. Like similar laws…