Abortion Care – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

23 Feb

CT reproductive rights caucus to push for additional abortion care protection

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Connecticut, Democrats, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Members of Connecticut’s Reproductive Rights Caucus plan to push for additional protections for abortion care this session. The group, led by State Representatives Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford) and Matt Blumenthal (D-Stamford), laid out their priorities at the state capitol on Wednesday.

19 Feb

Bipartisan efforts to boost birth control access emerge as GOP keeps pushing abortion pill bans

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Republican-majority legislatures have continued to focus on abortion medication by proposing legislation to further restrict mifepristone and misoprostol. GOP lawmakers are advancing bills that would allow people to sue out-of-state abortion providers and manufacturers.

15 Feb

New Research Finds State-Level Abortion Restrictions Associated with Increased Maternal Deaths

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion restrictions, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Red States, Reproductive rights, United States

The increased number of state-level abortion restrictions in the U.S. was associated with a parallel increase in maternal deaths between 2005 and 2023, according to new research presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2026 Pregnancy Meeting™. Researchers found that states with five or more different abortion restrictions had higher rates of maternal deaths from any cause, cardiovascular disease, and violence than those states with fewer restrictions.

05 Jan

Iowa Doesn’t Have Enough OB-GYNs. The State’s Abortion Ban Might Be Making It Worse.

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Jonna Quinn was initially thrilled when she got her first job after her medical residency, working as an OB-GYN in Mason City, Iowa. It was less than two hours down the road from West Bend, where she grew up on a farm. ...read more

18 Dec

We Care: building evidence for safer abortion services

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Global, Reproductive rights, WHO

Expanding access to safe, comprehensive abortion care presents a critical opportunity to protect the health and rights of millions of women worldwide. By leveraging data and innovative tools, a silent challenge is transformed into actionable solutions that save lives and promote equity.

15 Dec

Abortion Patients Most Often Rely On Independent Clinics, But More Closed in 2025, Report Shows

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

"We were all scrambling to figure out what we needed to do and how we were going to accept all patients."

13 Dec

CDC Delays Annual Abortion Report Amid Internal Turmoil

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Care, CDC, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's yearly abortion report is delayed due to staffing and internal issues Abortions increased about 4% in early 2025, new data shows, with 27% now provided through telehealth Many were provided under shield laws, which allow clinicians in states where abortion is legal to prescribe medication across state lines For decades, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a yearly report tracking abortion trends across the country.

07 Dec

America’s war on pregnant women

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

“Iknow that I do not look like the stereotype of who is getting an abortion,” Lauren Miller tells me over the phone from Dallas, Texas. “I was already a mother, married, with a family. This was a wanted pregnancy.”

28 Oct

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resuming abortion services after nearly a month

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Care, BadgerCare, Health care, Insurance, megabill, Planned Parenthood, United States, Wisconsin

“Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is restarting abortion services after a nearly month-long pause due to a federal budget and tax law that threatens to withhold Medicaid funding from organizations that provide abortion services. The organization paused services on Oct. 1, due to a provision in the federal megabill signed by President Donald Trump that bars Medicaid payments for one year to organizations that received more than $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in fiscal year 2023 and primarily engage in family planning services and reproductive health and provide abortions. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin had said the pause was temporary as they explored…

09 Oct

Louisiana sues Food & Drug Administration to stop mailing of abortion medication

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Louisiana, Reproductive rights

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit this week that calls on the federal government to strike down rules that allow the distribution of abortion drugs without an in-person doctor’s visit. It’s her latest attempt to place restrictions on out-of-state shipments of mifepristone, a medication that used to terminate pregnancies but that also has other life-saving and gynecological uses.

06 Oct

Report: Out-of-state travel for abortion declined this year as pill use increases

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Tennesee, travel

New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the first decline in abortion clinic visits since the Supreme Court struck Roe.

03 Oct

Providers work to overcome difficulties for reproductive health care access in rural Colorado

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Colorado, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, rural communities

After the federal government cut off Medicaid funding for certain reproductive health care providers, the state stepped in

23 Sep

New digital tools expand access and enhance quality in comprehensive abortion care

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, International, WHO

Abortion is a safe procedure when carried out in line with evidence-based practices, many of which are reflected in the World Health Organization’s Abortion care guidelines. However, half of abortions that occur around the world are unsafe, meaning the procedure is carried out by a person lacking the necessary skills and/or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards. Life-threatening complications that may result from unsafe abortion include haemorrhage, infection, and injury to the genital tract and internal organs.

22 Sep

Transforming abortion care starts with education

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Global partners unite to strengthen collaboration and build a skilled, respectful rights-based health workforce

18 Sep

WA will replace Planned Parenthood’s lost Medicaid funding with state dollars

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Washington State

A court ruling last week halted federal Medicaid payments going to the nonprofit. Meanwhile, a push is on to reverse state cuts to an abortion access program.