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

06 Jul

4 surprising things to know about abortion in America since Dobbs

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, States, Trump, United States

It's been four years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion.

06 Jul

The Sunsetting of the Federal Planned Parenthood Medicaid Ban Shifts Decisions to States

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A one-year federal ban on federal Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health providers enacted as Section 71113 in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation law expires. With the expiration of the federal ban, some states will now rely on the Supreme Court’s Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic decision to block the reproductive health provider from participating in their state Medicaid program.

05 Jul

A Major Leap for Mothers Around the World: Historic Report Presented at UN Human Rights Council

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, Mothers, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Umited Nations

United Nations Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem Presents Historic Report on Violence Against Mothers Across the Globe before the Human Rights Council, 62nd Session

05 Jul

Fight for Abortion Rights Has Turned to States in Years Since Landmark Reproductive Rights Ruling

MorganLatest NewsAbortion, Anti-abortion, Bodily Autonomy, GOP, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, State Abortion Rules, Trump, United States

Four years ago, the Supreme Court struck down the federal right to abortion. Since then, the fight has turned to the states.

04 Jul

MA Congresswoman Pressley Issues Call to Action on Fourth Anniversary of Devasting Supreme Court Dobbs Decision, Engages & Uplifts Families Harmed by Republicans Denial of Life-Saving Abortion Care

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-Abortion GOP, Democrats, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, marks the somber fourth anniversary of the Dobbs decision through engaging with and uplifting families harmed by Republicans’ denial of life-saving abortion care.

04 Jul

AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, data reveals

PhoenixLatest NewsAI, Global, misogyny

As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is reproducing old gender stereotypes, which amplify online abuse and leave women out of the decisions that will define the digital future.

03 Jul

Idaho Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act Initiative (2026)

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Idaho, legislation, Reproductive rights, Vote!

The Idaho Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act Initiative may appear on the ballot in Idaho as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2026.

03 Jul

Medication Abortion Is Under Threat in the Courts and at the FDA

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, FDA, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Later this year, a Louisiana judge, the FDA, or the DOJ could all shut down telehealth access to the abortion drug mifepristone. That’s how most people in ban states get care.

02 Jul

WI U.S. Sen. Baldwin: In lead up to anniversary of Roe being overturned, Baldwin leads bills to expand access to abortion care

RileyLatest NewsAnti-Abortion GOP, Democrats, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced two bills to help Americans access abortion as Republicans continue to chip away at women’s fundamental right to make their own decisions about their bodies. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade created a health care crisis across the country, with 27 million women living under abortion bans. Meanwhile, Republicans have doubled down on their efforts to further ban abortion, punish women and doctors, and rip away access to basic health care for women across…

02 Jul

The looming threats to abortion access in 2026

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In recent years, antiabortion groups and lawmakers have seeded a number of challenges to medication abortion. This year, several are coming to fruition.

01 Jul

Reproductive Freedom for All Announces $23.5 Million “My Body. My Ballot.” Campaign Four Years After Dobbs

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote!

Four years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ended the federal right to abortion care, Reproductive Freedom for All has announced the launch of My Body. My Ballot., a $23.5 million campaign to mobilize voters, hold anti-abortion politicians accountable, and elect reproductive freedom champions in key races across the country.

01 Jul

Locked Away and Left to Expire: The Trump Administration’s Destructive Denial of Contraceptive Care

PhoenixLatest Newsconception, Global, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, Wasted Funds

The Trump administration has wasted $434,317 in taxpayer dollars since January 2025 to store contraceptives that it refuses to distribute to women and girls in low-income countries. A report from the Office of Inspector General of US Agency for International Development (USAID) reveals that the administration has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in storage and transportation costs for the $9.7 million worth of family planning supplies that it abandoned in Belgium rather than allowing them to be used. (The supplies were originally purchased by USAID.) With every additional month that passes after June 2026, the administration will spend over $24,000 to…

30 Jun

Irish parliament votes to remove three-day abortion wait

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Global, Healthcare, Ireland, Reproductive rights

Waiting period before receiving medication was included in draft law to gain support for abortion ban in 2018 referendum

30 Jun

Sexism and bullying keeping women out of careers in sport, MPs told

RandyLatest NewsBullying, Global, Great Britain, misogyny, Sports

Women coaches routinely overlooked, undermined and denied opportunities despite qualifications, say experts

29 Jun

NEWS: Abortion bans, restrictions could cost economy $140 billion

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Anti-abortion, GOP, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump, US Economy

A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a national think tank focused on economic equity and eliminating barriers for women, estimates that the 16 states with the most restrictive abortion policies are responsible for more than $68 billion in annual lost earnings. In places like Alabama, Louisiana, and West Virginia, abortion bans have pushed women out of the workforce, diminished their earnings, and limited job growth, the report found. Removing reproductive health-care barriers could result in an estimated 325,000 more women aged 15-44 participating in the workforce each year, the report shows. That could boost the national…