Abortion Rights – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

15 Feb

New Research Finds State-Level Abortion Restrictions Associated with Increased Maternal Deaths

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion restrictions, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Red States, Reproductive rights, United States

The increased number of state-level abortion restrictions in the U.S. was associated with a parallel increase in maternal deaths between 2005 and 2023, according to new research presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2026 Pregnancy Meeting™. Researchers found that states with five or more different abortion restrictions had higher rates of maternal deaths from any cause, cardiovascular disease, and violence than those states with fewer restrictions.

14 Feb

A constitutional amendment on reproductive rights is headed to Virginia’s ballot, here’s what it would do.

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Blue State, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

Abortion remains legal in Virginia, but advocates say that could change with shifting political power. A constitutional amendment would make reproductive rights far harder to roll back.

12 Feb

Rising abortion rates and what the statistics tell us

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) is pleased to have contributed to a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation on contraception, abortion and reproductive choice.

03 Feb

Bioethics Public Policy Report

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Federal, Global, Healthcare, National Catholics Bioethics Center, Reproductive rights, State

State by State-Federal Courts-National-International

02 Feb

Tracking the Attacks on Reproductive Freedom Under Trump 2.0

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

A rolling timeline of attacks on abortion, birth control, fertility, and other reproductive health care.

30 Jan

After Roe Fell: U.S. Abortion Laws by State

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MAP

27 Jan

US to Cut Veterans’ Abortion Access

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, rape, Reproductive rights, United States, Veterans

New Policy Denies Coverage Even in Cases of Danger to Health, Rape

26 Jan

Trump expands policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions

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

For over four decades, Republican presidents have banned U.S. funds from going to groups that provide or promote abortion — and Democratic presidents have reversed the ban.

24 Jan

DWC Marks Solemn Anniversary of Roe v. Wade; Condemns Trump Admin’s Attacks on Repro CareLeadership

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democratic Women's Caucus, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Roe v Wade, United States

53 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, which recognized the constitutional right to privacy and guaranteed the right to abortion across the United States. That right was ripped away when Trump’s Supreme Court overturned Roe through the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on June 24, 2022. Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) issued the following statement on today’s solemn Roe v. Wade anniversary, just days after the one- year anniversary of the Trump administration:

23 Jan

US Data Reveal Increases in Pregnancy Mortality Compared With Abortion

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Mortality, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

Analysis of nearly 15 million births and 3.7 million abortions from 2018-2021 revealed pregnancy-related mortality is 45-70 times higher than abortion-related deaths, at least triple the previous ratio from 1998-2005 data.

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

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

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

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Fertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

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

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, JAMA, Reproductive rights, United States

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