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18 Jan

States with abortion restrictions found to have worse outcomes for patients using fertility treatment

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Fertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Research from Oregon Health & Science University has found that laws restricting access to abortion may disproportionately affect pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment.

17 Jan

Gov. Newsom Stands Firm on Reproductive Rights, Rejects Extradition Request

FlynnLatest NewsCalifornia, extradition, Healthcare, Louisiana, Reproductive rights, United States

Gov. Gavin Newsom has formally rejected a request from Louisiana to extradite a California doctor for providing abortion medication that is legal under California law, reaffirming the state’s refusal to cooperate with efforts by other states to criminalize reproductive health care.

17 Jan

A pregnant woman at risk of heart failure couldn’t get urgent treatment. She died waiting for an abortion.

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, North Carolina, Reproductive rights, United States

In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.

16 Jan

Republican senators urge more regulations on abortion pill in Senate hearing

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its review of the abortion pill mifepristone, Republican lawmakers are repeating calls for stronger federal regulations of the drug.

16 Jan

Abortion Bans Might Endanger Pregnancies Achieved Through Fertility Treatment

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Fertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortion restrictions could be endangering some pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment, a new study says.

15 Jan

Native Americans Are Dying From Pregnancy. They Want a Voice To Stop the Trend.

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Native Population, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting.

15 Jan

South Dakota attorney general sued for banning abortion ad campaign

RileyLatest NewsFirst Amendment, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, South Dakota, United States

South Dakota's attorney general is violating the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by blocking a nonprofit organization's reproductive health care advertising campaign at gas stations across the state, a federal lawsuit.

14 Jan

Unhoused women on Skid Row face dire health outcomes. This doctor wants to change that

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Unhoused, United States, Women's Health

An assistant professor of medicine at UCLA, is also the family medical services director at the Union Rescue Mission. The Christian organization operates a four-story homeless shelter that is one of the oldest and largest homeless missions in Southern California. She told NPR she's coming up on 20 years tending to the more than 5,000 men, women and children who come through the doors of the shelter every year. Over that span, she's also become a recognizable figure throughout Skid Row on regular walking rounds of "street medicine" delivered to unhoused people where they are.

14 Jan

Study: FDA Regulation of Abortion Drug Mifepristone from 2011 to 2023 Shaped by Evidence and Caution

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, FDA, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Review of hundreds of internal FDA documents obtained under FOIA finds FDA generally followed cautious and evidence-based recommendations from staff scientists.

13 Jan

Abortion Restrictions Affect Fertility Treatment Outcomes, Study Says

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

States with restrictive abortion laws are associated with significantly worse health outcomes for patients who conceive through fertility treatments, according to new research.

13 Jan

Women’s Health Exits Surpassed $100 Billion

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Health

On January 13, 2026, at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, a new research report was released challenging one of healthcare investing’s most stubborn assumptions. Women’s health, long treated as a niche, has already produced more than $100 billion in acquisitions and IPOs between 2000 and 2025.

12 Jan

How IVF has led to a record number of single moms in their 40s

MorganLatest NewsIVF, Reproductive rights, United States

Laura Terry dreamed of having kids — a family she could call her own. But there was one challenge: She wasn't interested in dating, marriage, or partnering up. So, she came up with an idea for an unusual present to give herself.

12 Jan

The cost of IVF: How far did you go to pay for your fertility treatment?

MorganLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

IVF, or in vitro fertilization, has reshaped who gets to be a parent today. But IVF is a complicated process — involving retrieving and freezing a person's eggs, fertilizing them in the lab and implanting embryos. The cost of a single cycle can range from $15,000 to over $30,000, and because there's no guarantee of pregnancy with just one try, people often pay exorbitant amounts for multiple attempts.

11 Jan

Abortion Restriction States See Poor Fertility Outcomes

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, JAMA, Reproductive rights, United States

OHSU study highlights continued far-reaching implications of abortion restrictions on reproductive health care

11 Jan

We witness things happening with our own eyes…then government agents tell us that what we know we have seen and heard is NOTwhat we actually saw, or heard.

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive rights, United States, Wyoming

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled this week against the state’s two anti-abortion laws, and in their decision, they referenced the Merriam Webster definition of health, and concluded that in relation to pregnancy and pregnant people’s health, abortion care is in fact healthcare, and that the state’s citizens do in fact have the constitutional right to access the healthcare that they need, including abortion care.