Anti-abortion – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

09 Oct

Louisiana sues Food & Drug Administration to stop mailing of abortion medication

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Louisiana, Reproductive rights

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit this week that calls on the federal government to strike down rules that allow the distribution of abortion drugs without an in-person doctor’s visit. It’s her latest attempt to place restrictions on out-of-state shipments of mifepristone, a medication that used to terminate pregnancies but that also has other life-saving and gynecological uses.

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.

08 Sep

Missouri Attorney General, Who Is Against Abortion Rights, Heads To FBI

RileyLatest NewsAmy Coney Barrett, Anti-abortion, FBI, Healthcare, Missouri, Reproductive rights

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who used his office to attack reproductive rights, was named an FBI co-deputy director, NPR reports. Also: Justice Amy Coney Barrett defends overturning Roe.

03 Sep

Bill allowing private citizens to sue over abortion pills gets initial OK in the Texas Senate

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

The Texas Senate on Tuesday evening tentatively approved a bill that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, mails or provides abortion medication to or from Texas.

29 Aug

Missouri judge weighs whether new abortion ban should appear on 2026 ballot

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, legislation, Missouri, Reproductive rights, Voters

A proposed amendment written by Missouri Republican lawmakers would repeal the reproductive rights measure passed by voters last year — but makes no mention that it would ban abortion. The ACLU of Missouri argues the proposal violates the state constitution and misleads voters.

24 Aug

Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Florida, GOP, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Texas and Florida on Friday asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying that they need to step in to protect their abortion policies after changes to other Republican-led states' abortion laws.

12 Aug

Indiana court upholds abortion ban in case asking for more health exceptions.

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Indiana, Reproductive rights

The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the state's near-total abortion ban on Aug. 11, ruling that the 2022 law did not violate the "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" clause of the Indiana Constitution.

11 Aug

What to know about how Trump’s judicial picks could reshape abortion rights for decades

CoreyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, Judges, Reproductive rights, Trump

A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal courts have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions.

03 Aug

Department of Veterans Affairs looks to end certain abortion services for veterans

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, U.S. Military, United States, Veterans

The US Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing to end certain abortion services to veterans, rolling back a Biden-era move to expand abortion rights.

02 Aug

Trump administration revokes Biden era abortion rule for veterans

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, military, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States, Veterans

The Trump administration revoked a Biden era abortion rule on Friday that allows veterans to receive abortions under their medical package.

30 Jul

Alabama AG seeks crackdown on abortion shield law protections

PhoenixLatest NewsAlabama, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Marshall urges Congress to override shield laws protecting out-of-state abortion access and criminalize abortion-related support.

22 Jul

After Roe, pro-life activists take aim at birth control

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Contraception, Post-Dobbs

Videohttps://www.pbs.org/video/the-next-frontier-1753134963/

18 Jul

Not just abortion: How anti-choice politics are reshaping Idaho health care for everyone

PhoenixLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Commentary, Healthcare, Idaho, Reproductive rights

What began as an assault on abortion access is morphing into a full-scale redefinition of health care, writes guest columnist Debra Rosen.https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/07/18/not-just-abortion-how-anti-choice-politics-are-reshaping-idaho-health-care-for-everyone/

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.

10 Jul

Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detailed accounting of their expenses.