Abortion Care – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

26 Jul

How State Bans Increase Costs and Delay Abortion Care

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People in states that have banned abortion were more than twice as likely to receive them later in pregnancy, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

25 Jul

Legal confusion historically delays emergency abortion care in Missouri

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In 2022, Mylissa Farmer arrived at a Missouri emergency room, bleeding and in pain. She was nearly 18 weeks pregnant. Her water had broken, and her pregnancy was no longer viable. Her condition was deteriorating. Doctors knew she needed emergency care. Instead of treating her, they called lawyers.

22 Jul

Federal judge blocks Tennessee law making it crime to aid minors seeking out-of-state abortions

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

A Tennessee law that bars adults from giving information to minors about legal, out-of-state abortions violates the First Amendment and cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday.

21 Jul

‘Too afraid to not have access’: Abortion restrictions can affect family planning decisions

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Some women are putting plans for children on hold or stepping up their contraception choices, citing fears of restricted reproductive health care access.

20 Jul

Federal court strikes privacy protections for reproductive health care

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A Texas court ruling removes some recent federal privacy protections for reproductive health care, affecting how providers handle sensitive patient information under HIPAA.

20 Jul

HIPAA’s Reproductive Health Rule Is Vacated Nationally

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on June 18, 2025, issued an order vacating the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy, published on April 26, 2024, which amended the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (Reproductive Health Rule or Rule). The decision left intact amendments to the HIPAA rule regarding certain Notice of Privacy Practice provisions pertaining to substance use disorder regulations.

17 Jul

‘Give Me a Choice’: Activists Urge Russian Doctors to Defend Women’s Right to Abortion

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Activists are appealing to Russian doctors to protect abortion rights for women as authorities across Russia continue to clamp down on access to the procedure.

15 Jul

Abortion-related travel could face another ‘shock to the system’ under new spending law

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Trump’s law “defunds” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest.

02 Jul

Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics

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Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13, 2025, her premature baby, named Chance, was born via cesarean section at 25 weeks.

30 Jun

Ohio budget makes abortion reporting changes and reductions in infant, maternal funding

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Millions for ultrasound grants included, but can’t go to entities that inform patients about abortion as an option

29 Jun

Gov. Whitmer Takes Action to Protect Full Access to Reproductive Health Care in Michigan, LARA Instructs Michigan Hospitals to Provide Care

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Letter from Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to Michigan hospitals reminds providers the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act is still in effect as federal administration revokes guidance and threatens access to emergency reproductive care, putting lives at risk

26 Jun

Letitia James reaffirms abortion access rights under federal law for New York hospitals

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On the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general to reaffirm that hospitals must provide emergency abortion care under federal law.

22 Jun

This abortion method doesn’t involve doctors — and many of them consider it safe

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, United States

For nearly four years, Dr. Maya Bass's commute included a monthly plane ride from Philadelphia to Oklahoma to provide abortions at a clinic there. Starting in 2018, she took these trips even though flying made her nauseous and she had to use vacation time from her regular job. Bass was motivated to fill a gap: Oklahoma — like all parts of the U.S. outside of a fraction of metropolitan areas — has long had a shortage of abortion providers.

08 Jun

How a network of women in Latin America transformed safe, self-managed abortions

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In November 1990, more than 3,000 women descended on the sleepy beach town of San Bernardo del Tuyú, Argentina, for what was becoming a legendary event.

04 Jun

Trump administration rescinds emergency abortion guidance

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The Trump administration has rescinded guidance telling health care workers who provide abortions to save their patients’ lives that they are protected under federal law.