Latest News – Page 6 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

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.

03 Jan

Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants

ChaseLatest NewsDEI, Health Research, Healthcare, Trump Administration, United States, Vaccine

The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.

03 Jan

New antibiotic pill shows promise against drug-resistant gonorrhea

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, STD

A one-dose oral drug called zoliflodacin has proven highly effective against gonorrhoea in a major international trial. The pill matched the success of current treatments while avoiding injections and complex dosing. As antibiotic resistance spreads, this new option could make treatment simpler and more accessible worldwide. Approval could mark a major step forward in controlling a stubborn global STI.

02 Jan

From GSM guidance to HRT reform: A landmark year for women’s health

ChaseLatest NewsErectile Dysfunction, Healthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights, United States

While many urologists and sexual medicine specialists have been tireless champions of women’s health needs, it is only recently that these issues have started to gain substantial traction within national guidelines and federal policy. The lack of recognition can be in part attributed to outdated data and subsequent stigma that have pushed women’s health to the sidelines.

02 Jan

Understanding the White House Executive Order on IVF

ChaseLatest NewsFertility, Health Insurance, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

Thttps://resolve.org/advocacy/our-issues/understanding-the-white-house-executive-order-on-ivf/he White House announced new actions intended to lower costs and increase access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). These policy recommendations aim to encourage more employers to offer fertility benefits and to make some IVF medications more affordable.

01 Jan

Trends in Private Equity Affiliations With Fertility Clinics in the US

JordanLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Infertility affects 1 in 8 reproductive-aged women in the US. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is one of the most effective infertility treatments.1 About 15 years ago, private equity firms began affiliating financially with US fertility clinics that perform IVF.2 Private equity health care investments typically involve acquiring clinics, increasing revenue and/or reducing costs via hands-on management, and then selling clinics for a profit after several years.3

31 Dec

Trump Admin Proposes Gender-Affirming Care Bans

DoryLatest Newsgender affirming care, Gender affirming Care ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trans Rights, Trump Administration, United States

The Trump Administration released two proposed rules intentionally designed to make gender affirming care for young people impossible to access. In one rule, federal Medicaid reimbursement is banned for medical care provided to transgender patients under 18 and prohibits reimbursements through CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) for transgender patients under 19. In the other rule, the administration is planning to block all Medicaid and Medicare funding for services at hospitals that provide gender affirming to young people.

31 Dec

EPA, states could consider regulating abortion pills

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, EPA, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Going into the fourth year without federal abortion rights protections, groups that helped overturn Roe v. Wade are focused on cutting off access to abortion pills.

30 Dec

Military families hit with bitter blow after Congress strips fertility treatment funding from defense bill

DoryLatest NewsFertility, GOP, Healthcare, IVF, military, Reproductive rights, United States

More than eight years after my failed IUI, as federal employees have seen an expansion in their fertility benefits, TRICARE still doesn’t offer fertility coverage. A couple of weeks ago, it really looked like it would, which is why as we ring in 2026, I am thinking of the military families struggling to have a baby, for whom this new year will be off to a bitter start. They were banking on a provision in the massive defense bill signed into law by President Donald Trump just before the holidays that would have given them the same kind of access to fertility…

29 Dec

Aetna to Cover Fertility Care for Same-Sex Couples NationwidePregnancy

DoryLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Insurance, LGBTQ2S+, Reproductive rights, United States

For years, many same-sex couples have had to pay tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket to try to have children, even when their insurance covered fertility care for straight couples.

28 Dec

Gaza health chief warns of population crisis amid targeted attacks on fertility centers

RandyLatest NewsFertility, Gaza, Global, Reproductive rights

Munir Al-Barsh, Director-General of Gaza’s Ministry of Health, has revealed that monthly births have plummeted by 40 percent over the past year, dropping from 26,000 to just 17,000, disclosing that fertility and IVF centers have been directly targeted by Israeli forces.

27 Dec

2025 Was a Year of Chaos for Reproductive Rights Under the Trump Administration

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Project 2025 initiated a war on reproductive rights that could escalate into even higher gear in 2026.

26 Dec

Trump Administration Quietly Bans Abortions for Veterans—Even After Rape or When Health is in Danger

PhoenixLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Sexual Assault, Trump, United States, Veterans

The Trump Administration has confirmed it is no longer providing abortion care for veterans relying on VA health care even in instances of rape, incest, or to save the health of the pregnant person. While veterans and their family members were previously able to to access abortion care in these specific circumstances, this new policy offers only a narrow and vague exception to save the life of a pregnant veteran or their family member. These kinds of exceptions to save a person’s life often don’t work in reality.

25 Dec

19 states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, litigation, transgender health care, United States

A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the Department of Health and Human Services over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people.