Abortion Rights – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

21 Jan

Missouri leans on disputed mental health claims in defense of strict abortion laws

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Missouri, Reproductive rights, United States

Two Missouri women who had abortions 50 years ago testified Tuesday to mental health effects they suffered from the procedure

19 Jan

Virginia lawmakers send reproductive rights amendment toward November vote

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Measure advances after party-line debate as Democrats cite urgency amid regional abortion restrictions.

18 Jan

States with abortion restrictions found to have worse outcomes for patients using fertility treatment

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Research from Oregon Health & Science University has found that laws restricting access to abortion may disproportionately affect pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment.

17 Jan

A pregnant woman at risk of heart failure couldn’t get urgent treatment. She died waiting for an abortion.

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, North Carolina, Reproductive rights, United States

In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.

11 Jan

Abortion Restriction States See Poor Fertility Outcomes

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OHSU study highlights continued far-reaching implications of abortion restrictions on reproductive health care

09 Jan

National report shows growth in telehealth abortions as concerns about access in Ohio continue

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Ohio, Reproductive rights, Telemedicine, United States

A national report shows a growing trend in telehealth abortions, something advocates in Ohio are concerned may be stifled with new legislation and varying protections across the country for all abortion services.

09 Jan

Filling in the Gap in Federal Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood: State Responses

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In a policy action long sought after by abortion opponents, the federal government now has codified a ban on Medicaid funds that support care provided at Planned Parenthood clinics and other locations. Section 71113 of the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law, prevents Medicaid payments to certain reproductive health care entities that provide abortion care for one year from the date of enactment. This ban includes all services including contraceptive care, preventive care, and other services, not only abortion. Based on the criteria in the law, three entities, Planned Parenthood affiliates, Maine Family Planning and Health Imperatives have been blocked from receiving federal Medicaid revenue. A handful of states, however, have announced they will fill in current gaps created by losses in federal funding…

22 Dec

Opinion – Telemedicine abortion is winning — and that terrifies the right

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

The year’s headlines were consumed by doom and gloom coverage. From hits against Planned Parenthood to increasingly restrictive anti-abortion laws passing in red states, and threats to proven-safe abortion medications, the post-Roe landscape certainly appeared bleak.

20 Dec

Abortion Access in Los Angeles Managed Medicaid Networks

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Abortion Access in Los Angeles Managed Medicaid Networks

18 Dec

We Care: building evidence for safer abortion services

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Global, Reproductive rights, WHO

Expanding access to safe, comprehensive abortion care presents a critical opportunity to protect the health and rights of millions of women worldwide. By leveraging data and innovative tools, a silent challenge is transformed into actionable solutions that save lives and promote equity.

15 Dec

Madison Wisconsin doctor says abortion control proposals are meant to scare

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Wisconsin

Five months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down an 1849 law thought to ban abortion statewide, the debate over reproductive care and abortion access is back in the state Legislature.

15 Dec

Abortion Patients Most Often Rely On Independent Clinics, But More Closed in 2025, Report Shows

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"We were all scrambling to figure out what we needed to do and how we were going to accept all patients."

07 Dec

Privacy concerns linger in reproductive health care despite HIPAA lawsuit’s dismissal

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

The four lawsuits at the center of a Republican-led effort to ensure law enforcement can access reproductive health records are now mostly resolved, after attorneys for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agreed last week to dismiss the last remaining suit challenging the legality of a foundational health privacy rule.

07 Dec

America’s war on pregnant women

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

“Iknow that I do not look like the stereotype of who is getting an abortion,” Lauren Miller tells me over the phone from Dallas, Texas. “I was already a mother, married, with a family. This was a wanted pregnancy.”

05 Dec

Judge blocks Planned Parenthood ‘defund’ provision for 22 states and DC

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

A federal judge has once again blocked a controversial provision barring federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood and other nonprofit reproductive health providers. But this time, she’s ruling in a different case with a different set of arguments.