Abortion Rights – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

01 Oct

Post-Dobbs Reproductive Health Care Provider Considerations

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

Providers of abortion and other reproductive health care services should consider key issues and risks in the current legal landscape, as impacted by the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, including reproductive health policy changes at the federal and state levels and state control of abortion laws, which impact provider penalties and protections.

01 Oct

One eastern Oregon clinic is a health care ‘lifeline.’ Medicaid cuts threaten its existence

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Idaho, Medicaid, Oregon, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortions are a small share of Oregon Planned Parenthood services, except at the Idaho border

25 Sep

Over 70 Reproductive Health and Justice Organizations Urge Congressional Leaders to Reject Extremist Abortion Restrictions in ACA Negotiations

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, ACA, Congress, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Today, more than 70 reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations led by All Above All sent a joint letter to Congressional leaders to permanently extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits without imposing new abortion coverage restrictions.

24 Sep

A GOP fight over abortion

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

House and Senate Republican leaders aren’t sure they can stave off a fight between moderates and hard-liners on abortion coverage.

23 Sep

Europe Continues to Advance on Abortion Rights, but Access Barriers Remain

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Europe, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

New analysis from the Center for Reproductive Rights highlights a trend of ongoing progress on abortion law across Europe, with an increasing number of countries reforming legal frameworks to expand access and move laws into line with international human rights and public health standards.

22 Sep

Planned Parenthood ‘resolved’ to keep serving Kentuckians even without Medicaid dollars

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Kentucky, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights

Planned Parenthood’s leadership has “no plans” to close its two Kentucky locations following a judge’s ruling that the government can block Medicaid funding to the organization for a year.

21 Sep

International Safe Abortion Day 2025

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

International Safe Abortion Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of safe, respectful and rights-based abortion care as a fundamental part of health and human rights. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN’s Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP) remain committed to ensuring that all people have access to quality abortion care as part of universal health coverage and essential health services.

18 Sep

Ohio abortion regulations appeal: Attorneys for the state and women’s health clinics make arguments

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Ohio, Reproductive rights

The appeal debates other provisions contained in the 2019 law that established Ohio’s six-week abortion ban

18 Sep

WA will replace Planned Parenthood’s lost Medicaid funding with state dollars

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Washington State

A court ruling last week halted federal Medicaid payments going to the nonprofit. Meanwhile, a push is on to reverse state cuts to an abortion access program.

16 Sep

Abortion bans push families deeper into poverty and drive up crime, economists say

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Poverty, Reproductive rights

Researchers found a “strikingly large” relationship between restrictions on abortion and property crime, underscoring the connection between abortion bans and poverty.

15 Sep

Wisconsin clinics at risk as federal court weighs Planned Parenthood defunding

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

For decades, the Hyde Amendment has largely barred federal funds from paying for abortion services, but this provision goes further. It bars Medicaid reimbursement for all Planned Parenthood services, including contraception care, STD testing, cancer screenings and more.

14 Sep

My Abortion Story

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Rights

The anonymous 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 by 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 are now more important than ever.

13 Sep

Patients Must Seek Pharmacists, Other Providers For Reproductive Health as Abortion Clinics Close

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

With abortion-providing clinics being a pillar of contraceptive care in the US, as more and more close across the country, patients will need to seek other providers, such as pharmacists, for reproductive health services. More research is needed to understand the impacts of abortion clinics closing following the pivotal Dobbs decision, according to a study published in Women’s Health Issues.

12 Sep

How Abortion Providers are Bracing for Serious Fallout

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Providers, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Illinois, Reproductive rights, travel

Dr. Allison Cowett, medical director at Family Planning Associates, discusses how Illinois clinics are becoming overburdened hubs for patients traveling from across the Midwest.

12 Sep

Alternatives for S.C. women seeking reproductive health care

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, South Carolina

While a proposed bill in the S.C. Senate would totally ban abortions in South Carolina without exception, it also seeks potentially unconstitutional restrictions on speech, contraceptive access and in vitro fertilization.