Abortion Care – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

27 Mar

A bill proposing a near-total abortion ban causes an uproar at Georgia’s Capitol

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Rights, Georgia, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

"A crowd of protesters on each side of the abortion debate flooded a windowless Georgia Capitol hallway Wednesday with chants and signs as lawmakers held a hearing on a bill that would ban the procedure in almost all cases. Although the bill will not go anywhere this year because a deadline has passed for consideration by both chambers, the hearing granted by the House’s Republican leadership gave anti-abortion activists a chance to speak out on an issue near and dear to their constituents. Dozens milled about and shouted words of support or disdain for the proposal. Onlookers tried to squeeze…

23 Mar

Abortion once more plays a key role in a state political fight, this time in Wisconsin’s court race

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Abortion rolls, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Wisconsin

"As the candidates for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat squared off in a recent debate before early voting, one issue came up first and dominated at the start. “Let’s talk about abortion rights,” the moderator said. The winner of the April 1 election could hold the power to determine the fate of any future litigation over abortion because the outcome of the race for a vacancy on the state's highest court will decide whether liberals or conservatives hold a majority...."

23 Mar

With Arrest of Midwife, Texas Escalates Chilling Reproductive Rights Crackdown

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Midwife, Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Maria Margarita Rojas on March 17. The Houston-area midwife faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly performing illegal abortions — a second-degree felony — and practicing medicine without a license. The chilling announcement marks Texas’s first criminal case against a health care provider since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Two of Rojas’s employees, Jose Ley and Rubildo Matos, were also arrested.

20 Mar

Women’s advocates call for better access to abortion — Bermuda

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Access, Abortion Care, Bermuda, Healthcare, International, Women's Health

The head of a charity and a former senator have welcomed a Throne Speech pledge to remove abortion from the criminal code. They agree that more is needed to improve access to and affordability of pregnancy termination.

20 Mar

Hard-won gains: Celebrating global progress in sexual and reproductive health and rights

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Australia, India, International, Malawi, Reproductive rights

Across the world, reproductive rights are under threat. Anti-choice movements are growing, legal protections are being rolled back, and political changes risk undoing decades of progress.

14 Mar

GOP attempt to derail abortion-funding bill falls short after emotional debate, Maryland

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Some delegates used floor debate on abortion-grant bill to rehash unsuccessful antiabortion measures

11 Mar

US Sen. Hirono leads colleagues in honoring reproductive care, abortion providers

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Dems, Healthcare, United States

U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) and Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) led 19 of their colleagues in reintroducing a resolution in honoring abortion providers and staff by designating March 10, 2025 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.”

10 Mar

Abortion bans are changing career calculations for workers who want kids

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Care, abortion relocation, Abortion travel, employee benefits, Family planning, Health care, job search, job seekers, Reproductive healthcare, Survey, United States

“Employers are navigating a complex benefits landscape when it comes to reproductive health, as they seek to comply with various state laws restricting abortion while ensuring their employees can still access care they need. A recent survey finds reproductive health access is top-of-mind for US adults, and this has implications for HR leaders. Abortion restrictions are prompting some adults to relocate, while reproductive health benefits are proving to be a key factor for job-seekers as they weigh whether to apply for or accept a role. How reproductive healthcare policies are affecting workers, job-seekers. One in five adults planning to have children…

07 Mar

Bill creating abortion grant fund for under- and uninsured gains momentum in House, Senate (Maryland)

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Maryland, Reproductive rights

Proposal would let Health Department tap underutilized insurance fund

23 Feb

Yukon’s only dedicated abortion clinic to lose current space

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Clinic, Canada, Health care, Relocation, Whitehorse, Yukon

"The Opal Clinic is currently embedded with the obstetrics, gynecology and sexual health clinics at the Whitehorse General Hospital. Now, both of those clinics are moving to a new location downtown. Opal says the space that's been offered to them is too small...."

16 Feb

Abortions to resume in Missouri after judge halts licensing requirements

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion clinics, Abortion Rights, Health care, Judge, license, Missouri, Planned Parenthood, resume care, reversal, United Sates

“Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri will begin offering abortions after a Missouri judge granted a request from the provider to overturn licensing requirements for clinics that provide the procedure. Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang on Friday issued an order that declared the state’s licensing requirements discriminatory because they applied only to abortion providers….”

15 Feb

JD Vance abortion buffer zone comments ‘dangerous’

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"The American Vice-President JD Vance has been accused of "spreading misinformation" about buffer zones at abortion clinics in Scotland. In a speech at the Munich Security Conference Vance claimed people who live within safe access zones had been sent letters by the Scottish government warning them about praying within their homes. The Safe Access Zones Act came into force last September and prevents protestors gathering within 200m (656ft) of clinics that perform abortions...."

04 Feb

Doctors who provide abortion, transgender care could get legal protections under Virginia bill

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion travel, Bill, Doctors, gender affirming care, gender affirming care travel, Health care, legislation, Out of State, out of state patients, protections, Reproductive care, state sovereignty, Trans Rights, transgender health care, United States, Virginia

“Virginia moved closer Monday to shielding doctors from extradition if they provide reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare to out-of-state patients, advancing legislation that underscores the deepening divide over healthcare access and state sovereignty. The Senate narrowly passed Senate Bill 1098, sponsored by Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield, which would block the extradition of health care providers facing criminal charges in other states for performing medical services that are legal in Virginia. Every Republican opposed the measure….”

01 Feb

Planned Parenthood asks judge to block remaining Missouri abortion regulations

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A Jackson County judge previously allowed certain regulations, such as mandatory pelvic exams for medical abortion, to remain in place

29 Jan

Stopping the Abuse of Tech in Surveilling and Criminalizing Abortion

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Data Security, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Apps and consumer data could be weaponized to criminalize those seeking, providing, and supporting abortion care, and policymakers and individual Americans should act to protect private reproductive health information.