REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS – Page 2 – Updated daily. A service of Toby's Fund for Reproductive Health Equity

02 Oct

Fights over Tylenol, SSRIs highlight the enduring lack of pregnant women in drug trials

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Tylenol, United States

Researchers have shut pregnant women out of gold-standard clinical trials in order to protect them and their babies. But the practice has had the opposite effect.

02 Oct

Legal Alert: HIPAA Reproductive Health Rule Vacated Nationally—Updated HIPAA Guide

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, HIPAA, Reproductive rights, United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal of a June 2025 federal district court ruling in Purl et al. v. Department of Health & Human Services vacating new HIPAA Privacy Rule protections for uses and disclosures of information related to lawful reproductive health care. Although Covered Entities no longer need to comply with the new Privacy Rule provisions addressing reproductive health care, the federal court ruling did not disturb the new Privacy Rule requirements addressing substance use disorder treatment records covered under 42 CFR Part 2. Accordingly, medical practices and other Covered Entities must still update their HIPAA…

01 Oct

Post-Dobbs Reproductive Health Care Provider Considerations

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

Providers of abortion and other reproductive health care services should consider key issues and risks in the current legal landscape, as impacted by the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, including reproductive health policy changes at the federal and state levels and state control of abortion laws, which impact provider penalties and protections.

01 Oct

One eastern Oregon clinic is a health care ‘lifeline.’ Medicaid cuts threaten its existence

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Idaho, Medicaid, Oregon, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortions are a small share of Oregon Planned Parenthood services, except at the Idaho border

30 Sep

RAUNCHy at UNC spearheads free Plan B distribution on campus

RileyLatest NewsEmergency Contraceptive, Healthcare, North Carolina, Reproductive rights

Beginning this fall, Reproductive Access at UNC-Chapel Hill Campus Y,a student organization based in the Campus Y dedicated to promoting safe sex resources on campus, has launched a cost-free emergency contraception distribution program.

30 Sep

States Without Total Abortion Bans See Declines in Clinician-Provided Abortions and Out-of-State Patients

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

New findings from the Monthly Abortion Provision Study show that an estimated 518,940 clinician-provided abortions occurred in the first six months of 2025 in states without total abortion bans: a 5% decrease compared to the same period in 2024.

29 Sep

After decades of neglect, women’s health research sees a ‘tipping point’

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, WHAM, Women's Health

When Carolee Lee founded WHAM five years ago, she hoped to spur more investment and attention to women’s health research.

29 Sep

Carter Center Expands Global Inform Women, Transform Lives Campaign to 13 New Cities

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

The Carter Center has selected 13 new cities around the world to join the Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, a global effort to ensure that women can access life-changing municipal services and thrive in their communities.

28 Sep

International Safe Abortion Day 2025

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Access, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

International Safe Abortion Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of safe, respectful and rights-based abortion care as a fundamental part of health and human rights. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN’s Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP) remain committed to ensuring that all people have access to quality abortion care as part of universal health coverage and essential health services.

28 Sep

Celebrating mifepristone, a hero in modern abortion access, on its 25th anniversary in the U.S.

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Access, Abortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

When the Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone, the abortion pill, on Sept. 28, 2000, none of us working on expanding access to reproductive health care could have imagined the future we find ourselves in 25 years later. From the fall of Roe in 2022 and the subsequent banning or restriction of abortion in 19 states, to South Carolina’s recent efforts to include some forms of birth control in its total abortion ban, access to the basic medical care and medications that allow us to control our reproductive destinies is hanging by a thread. In the midst of this reproductive health care…

27 Sep

Reproductive health advocates turn to giant inflatable IUD to help broadcast message

ChaseLatest NewsGeorgia, Healthcare, IUD, Reproductive rights, United States, World Contraception Day

What’s the best way to celebrate World Contraception Day? For some reproductive health advocates, the answer is clear: By breaking out a whimsical, 20-foot-tall inflatable statue of an IUD, affectionately known as Freeda Womb.

27 Sep

Study finds sexual health education less effective after COVID-19

ChaseLatest NewsCOVID-19, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Sex-ed, United States

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted multiple facets of education, including how middle school students engage with sexual health education. New research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2025 National Conference & Exhibition in Denver examined how students’ knowledge and beliefs about sexual health differed before and after the pandemic.

26 Sep

Abortion Access Narrows in Wisconsin

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Access, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Wisconsin

At Public Health Madison & Dane County a full range of reproductive health services, including abortion is essential for healthy communities. Access to that kind of care is now becoming more limited in Wisconsin.

26 Sep

New Survey Reveals Misinformation About Reproductive Health is a Top Concern for American Women

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

New data released today reveals medical misinformation about reproductive health is a major concern for 82% of U.S. women* with more than 1 in 2 saying they have seen reproductive health information online that they did not trust.

25 Sep

The Attack on Women’s Reproductive Rights

CoreyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States, Women's Health

Within his first 100 days back in office, Donald Trump and his administration have already made attacks on women and their reproductive rights. From birth control to fertility to abortions, he has made it his goal to take away a woman’s right to choose.