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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…

05 Sep

Minnesota Judge Dismisses Lawsuit, Keeps Abortion Protections In Place

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Minnesota, Reproductive rights, travel, United States

The lawsuit, brought by anti-abortion organizations and crisis pregnancy centers, sought to limit abortion access, claiming that the state's abortion laws are too permissive. Other states in the news: North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, Wyoming, New Hampshire, and more.

04 Sep

World Sexual Health Day

DoryLatest NewsInternational, Sexual Health

September 4, 2025, is World Sexual Health Day, a day to raise awareness about the importance of sexual health, rights and justice for all. The theme for 2025 is “Sexual Justice: What Can We Do?” The World Association for Sexual Health describes sexual justice as existing “when all people have the power and resources to make healthy decisions about their bodies, sexuality, and reproduction. It means building a world where everyone can experience sexual health, rights, and pleasure, free from discrimination, violence, or barriers.”

03 Sep

Meta ‘eavesdropping’ case shows how period apps have become a data goldmine

DoryLatest NewsApp, Digital spying, Menstrual Cycle Tracking, Meta, United States

Few things feel more private than what you tell your period app. Month after month, you confide your most intimate details: when your period arrived, how often you had sex, whether you masturbated, if you’re trying to have a baby. You treat it like a digital diary, believing these intimate details remain safely tucked away in your phone.

03 Sep

Bill allowing private citizens to sue over abortion pills gets initial OK in the Texas Senate

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

The Texas Senate on Tuesday evening tentatively approved a bill that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, mails or provides abortion medication to or from Texas.

02 Sep

Racial gaps in diagnosis and care for endometriosis reported

RandyLatest NewsEndometriosis, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Health

A cross-sectional qualitative review published in BMC Women’s Health highlights the need for culturally responsive, patient-centered care in Black women with endometriosis.

02 Sep

What role will reproductive rights play in the 2026 election?

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Voting

One advocacy group is jumping into Nevada’s 2026 endorsement cycle early with the hope of reversing the battleground state’s recent swing toward electing candidates with weaker records on protecting reproductive rights.

01 Sep

To raise fertility rates, it’s not women who need to step up — it’s men

RandyLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Inequity, Reproductive rights

New research found that countries where men do more housework and child care have higher fertility rates