Abortion Care – Page 4 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

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.

14 Mar

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

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Funding, Bodily Autonomy, GOP, Healthcare, Maryland, Reproductive rights

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

DoryLatest 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’

MollyInternational, Latest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Buffer Zones, Health care, Health Care Providers, Misinformation, Reproductive Health Care, Scotland, United States, Vance, Vice President

"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

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Court, Healthcare, Missouri, Planned Parenthood

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

DoryLatest 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.

17 Jan

Parental rights at center of reproductive health debate

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia

Democrats push constitutional amendment and contraception protections; GOP raises oversight concerns. Republicans are ramping up opposition to Democrat-led efforts to protect abortion and contraception access, claiming the proposals undermine parental rights in minors’ healthcare decisions. As these measures advance in the legislature, the battle over oversight is heating up.

12 Jan

Great Britain: ‘Unprecedented’ rise in abortion prosecutions prompts call for law change from medical leaders

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, England, Healthcare, International

Medical leaders are calling for reform of abortion laws in England and Wales after an “unprecedented” rise in women and girls being prosecuted for ending their own pregnancies.

07 Jan

With lawsuits and legislation, Texas Republicans take aim at abortion pills

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Healthcare, Lawsuits and legislation, legislation, mifepristone, Texas, Texas Republican Party, United States

"Since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states like Texas to ban nearly all abortions, the number of pregnancy terminations in the United States actually increased. This paradox, which pleases abortion advocates as much as it frustrates their conservative counterparts, hinges mostly on pills. An average of 2,800 Texans receive abortion-inducing medications through the mail each month from states that still allow abortion, according to #WeCount, a tracking project from the Society of Family Planning...."