REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS – Page 59 – Updated daily. A service of Toby's Fund for Reproductive Health Equity

15 Jun

Why some health experts are worried after Southern Baptists vote to oppose IVF

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The vote to oppose IVF for the first time worries some of a growing push among conservative groups to expand restrictions on reproductive choice.

14 Jun

Women increasingly fear being prosecuted for using abortion pills, advocacy groups say

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"The Rev. Love Holt, a single mother of five, was rushed to an emergency room in Missouri last year after her mother found her passed out in her car and “covered in blood.” When Holt arrived at the hospital, fear filled her instead of relief. “I just kept saying over and over, ‘Don’t f---ing die. Don’t say you took those pills,’” Holt told NBC News. “I was in fear, honestly, that I was going to be carted away from my hospital bed to a jail cell had they found out.” ..."

13 Jun

EU Policy. Meloni’s attempt to dilute G7 abortion declaration ires diplomats

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"Negotiations over the final declaration wording of the G7 summit — which will be held in Italy from Thursday until Saturday — are underway, but sources have told Euronews that members of the group of rich nations are at odds over a sidebar clause on abortion rights. French and Canadian delegations are pushing for an addition to the text in which leaders “affirm the importance of preserving and ensuring effective access to safe and legal abortion and post-abortion care”, according to a draft text seen by Euronews...."

13 Jun

BREAKING: THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES (SCOTUS) HAS AFFIRMED THE RIGHT TO MIFEPRISTONE

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ON STANDING. THE CASE CAN BE BROUGHT AGAIN.

13 Jun

Where’s the future of IVF and abortion care? In the hands of voters

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Two years have passed since Missouri outlawed abortion nearly completely. Missouri’s life-begins-at-conception law also seems to outlaw in vitro fertilization (IVF), the medical process that enables many infertile couples to conceive and bear children. If citizens of Missouri wish to protect this procedure then there will need to be a new law.

12 Jun

Billboard campaign aims attention at fund for out-of-state care

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Opponents of abortion-rights amendment push call ads deceptive

12 Jun

South Korea Still Blocking Abortion

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"Years after a South Korean court ordered the government to respect the right to access abortion care, South Korean women and girls are still unable to get this necessary sexual and reproductive service. On May 17, a South Korean court rejected an appeal by Women on Web (WoW), a nongovernmental organization that provides information on sexual and reproductive health and rights, and Open Net Korea, a digital rights civil society organization, to unblock the WoW website. The Korea Communications Standards Commission blocked the website in 2019, claiming it violated the country’s Pharmaceutical Affairs Act by connecting women in need of abortion pills, which have not been legalized in the country,…

11 Jun

United States: Social media companies’ removal of abortion-related content may hinder access to accurate health information

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"Removal of abortion-related content on social media platforms with inadequate or unclear justification can contribute to the increasing challenges in accessing abortion care and threatens the right to health and bodily autonomy, according to a new briefing from Amnesty International. In Obstacles to Autonomy: Post-Roe Removal of Abortion Information Online, Amnesty International reveals that social media companies are failing to respect international human rights standards by removing abortion-related content without providing sufficient information and transparency regarding content removal decisions...."

11 Jun

Access to reproductive care inspires many doctors to run for office

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Doctors are running for office in an effort to bring their medical expertise to the debate over reproductive rights. With Trump and Biden nearly even in national polls, will it be enough?

10 Jun

Years after California put abortion on the ballot, Nevada and others try the same. It won’t be so easy.

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Nevada organizers last month celebrated a flood of voter signatures in support of placing a measure ensuring abortion rights on the November ballot.

09 Jun

Woodstock PrideFest

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Toby's Fund for Reproductive Health Equity is THERE. Booth 12. Join us!!!!

09 Jun

From Women Pastors to Sexual Abuse to Trump, Southern Baptists Have a Busy Few Days Ahead of Them

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Thousands will gather in Indianapolis June 11-12 for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention

08 Jun

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has announced the defined cases of permissible abortion and their controls and procedures to preserve the pregnant woman’s life.

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The Ministry has affirmed that new controls and procedures were issued to define and regulate cases of permissible abortion in the UAE. The new regulation requires abortion requests to be made by a dedicated committee that will be formed within each health authority by a decision of MOHAP or the head of the emirate’s health authority. The Committee should comprise of an obstetrics and gynecology specialist, a psychiatry specialist, and a representative of the Public Prosecution.

08 Jun

Contraceptive Gel Shows Promise as New Form of Male Birth Control

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New research, presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting on June 2, shows promise as a new contraceptive option for men. The study, which is ongoing and included 222 participants and their partners, was an international effort that started in 2018.

07 Jun

Arkansas says New York woman’s clinic complying with cease & desist order on abortion pill access

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"A New York facility is now in compliance with a cease-and-desist order made by the state of Arkansas regarding access to abortion pills. Attorney General Tim Griffin said Thursday that Choice Woman’s Medical Center of New York had complied with his cease-and-desist request sent in May seeking for the center to stop advertising access to abortion pills for Arkansas residents in violation of the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act...."