Abortion Care – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

05 Sep

Expanding abortion access:Abortion restrictions cause the average woman to lose 8.5% of her earnings

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Restriction, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortion restrictions aren’t just bad for our health and freedom — they’re bad for our wallets. For the average woman, abortion restrictions result in an 8.5 percent earnings decline; for Black women, it’s 9.9 percent, reports Ms. Magazine.

30 Aug

There’s a birth control backlash online. Can it explain the rise in abortions?

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, after roe, Healthcare, United States

Right after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, there were many stories about how new state abortion bans were influencing people's birth control decisions, especially by prompting people to use long-acting or permanent options.

17 Aug

The Massive Federal Abortion Ban You Didn’t Know Existed

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States, Veterans

Veterans Affairs prohibiting reproductive care in a post-Dobbs America will have devastating consequences. Advocates are suing

12 Aug

What explains abortions going up despite stricter laws in many states?

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

The number of abortions is up in the U.S. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills?

11 Aug

Who Will Train the Next Generation of Abortion Providers?

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, United States

Many medical and nursing schools do not teach abortion care—independent clinics do. But they’re shuttering nationwide, and it’s creating a medical workforce crisis.

05 Aug

A Groundbreaking U.N. Resolution Calls Forced Pregnancy What It Is: Reproductive Violence

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Trump, United Nations, Vance

Reproductive violence finally has a name. How does the U.S. fit into the U.N.’s new definition?

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

27 Jun

Abortion Rates Continue to Climb as Telehealth Reshapes Post-Dobbs America

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

Abortion bans have not reduced demand for abortion, according to new #WeCount data, while telehealth has transformed how many patients obtain care.

16 Jun

Four years after the Dobbs decision, abortion access looks very different

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Red States, Trump Administration, United States

The Dobbs decision returned abortion policy to the states. Four years later, NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin examines how that promise has played out in practice.

06 Jun

Missouri birth control access bill clears legislature after years of obstacles

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, conception, Healthcare, legislation, Missouri, Reproductive rights

After decades spent working with people seeking abortions, Allison Hile said one thing became clear: Some Missouri lawmakers have little understanding of what women go through to prevent pregnancy.

04 Jun

Lawsuit continues to challenge Biden-era regulation adding abortion to pregnant worker protections

MadisonLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Catholic Church, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

A group of Catholic ministries asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit May 18 to block a federal agency from enforcing an abortion provision in regulations meant to add workplace protections for pregnant workers.

16 May

Care Matters: Centering Patient Rights & Autonomy in Guatemala

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Care, Contraception, Global, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Contraception, abortion care, and vital reproductive health services—meeting women and girls where they are.

15 May

Medication abortion isn’t going away, even if access to mifepristone is restricted

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Healthcare, Medication abortion, SCOTUS, United States

Access to medication abortion has changed and then changed again, leaving doctors and patients confused.

22 Apr

Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Louisiana, Reproductive rights

Ruling is setback to Louisiana effort to stifle groups that send it into states with abortion bans

21 Apr

South Dakota Anti-abortion lawmakers seek to redefine ‘abortion’ to exclude medical treatment

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, GOP Governor, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, South Dakota, United States

Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion” so abortion bans don’t apply to cases in which the death of an “unborn child” is the result of medical care provided to the pregnant woman.