Abortion Care – Page 3 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

17 Jul

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

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, International, Russia

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

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, travel, Trump

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

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, United States

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

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Ohio, Reproductive rights

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

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Michigan, Reproductive rights

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

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

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

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, International, Self-managed abortion, Underground network

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

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

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.

30 May

How Abortion Laws Focusing on Fetal Viability Miss the Mark on Women’s Experiences

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Fetal Viability, Reproductive rights, United States

During the 2024 presidential campaign, politicians and their surrogates repeatedly raised concerns about abortion later in pregnancy. The topic grabbed media attention and continues to inspire strong emotions, but most of the discussions include numerous misunderstandings.

24 May

A Convenient Piece of Junk Science

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Junk Science, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, RFK Jr., United States

RFK Jr. is prepared to rework the FDA’s official assessment of the abortion pill mifepristone based at least in part on a questionable report.

23 May

Texas abortion law linked to spike in mental distress

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, legislation, Mental health, Reproductive rights, Texas

Mental distress among reproductive-aged women has increased by Texas’ abortion restrictions, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open.

17 May

Self-screening tool for medication abortion found accurate and acceptable

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights

A self-screening tool is highly acceptable for patients to self-evaluate whether they are able to proceed with a medication abortion without the use of an ultrasound, according to a recent study.

16 May

Why so many clinics that provide abortion are closing, even where it’s still legal

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion clinics, Abortion Destinations, Healthcare

On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Mich., a port town on the shore of Lake Superior, dozens of people crowded into the parking lot and alley, holding pink homemade signs that read "Thank You!" and "Forever Grateful."

11 May

Late Abortions Are Rare. the US Just Lost a Clinic That Offered the Procedure for Over 50 Years

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Colorado, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

To fellow travelers, Hannah Brehm likely looked like she was taking a belated babymoon well into her third trimester. But she and her husband had received a crushing diagnosis: Their baby's brain was not developing properly, upending their wanted pregnancy. Medical experts warned moving forward would likely mean her son would know only pain and suffering. The Minnesota couple wasn't going to take that chance.