Anti-abortion – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

17 Sep

Louisiana State asks appeals court to block telehealth access to abortion medications

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he state of Louisiana wants the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn federal policy allowing out-of-state doctors to prescribe and mail mifepristone, a drug used in abortion

13 Sep

Collins’s Kavanaugh vote becomes key weapon for opponents

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Democrats and reproductive rights groups are zeroing in on Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-Maine) vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a pillar of their campaign to oust her, arguing she paved the way for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

26 Aug

Anti-abortion groups urge attorney general to halt mailing of abortion pills

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The North Carolina House also signed a letter touting a long-dormant anti-obscenity law.

25 Aug

New CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential

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Dr Erica Schwartz was confirmed by the US Senate as director ‌of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), making her the first Black woman to hold the position. This is the first time in almost a year that the agency has had a permanent leader; the previous director, Susan Monarez, only lasted 29 days before she was ousted for butting heads with RFK about US vaccine policies. Translation: she was a little too keen on following accepted science for the Trump administration.

23 Aug

How Todd Blanche Can Weaponize the Nation’s Top Law Enforcement Agency Against Reproductive Freedom

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Todd Blanche was sworn in as Trump’s U.S. Attorney General yesterday, putting one of his closest loyalists and former personal defense attorney in charge of the nation’s top law enforcement agency. His swearing in comes as anti-abortion groups intensify pressure on the administration to restrict abortion nationwide—and Blanche has already promised to help deliver.

19 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Todd Blanche’s Vow to Use the DOJ to Advance “Permanent” Abortion Bans Nationwide

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Damning new reporting dropped that reveals Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is making promises to anti-abortion extremists behind the scenes.

19 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Senate Confirmation of Erica Schwartz as CDC Director

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The U.S. Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), despite her dangerous commitment to undermine abortion access and patients’ data privacy. During her confirmation hearing, Schwartz said abortion surveillance is “absolutely a critical component” of the CDC’s work and signaled the federal government could explore collecting more sensitive abortion data.

16 Aug

The anti-abortion crusade’s new fight

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With legal abortions on the rise, an aggressive battle is beginning https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/07/29/the-anti-abortion-crusades-new-fight

13 Aug

Trump’s attorney general pick hints at making national abortion restrictions a priority

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Todd Blanche, whom Republicans confirmed , has repeatedly expressed openness to restrictions on medication abortion.

08 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Slams Senate Confirmation of Anti-Abortion Extremist Todd Blanche as Trump’s Attorney General

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The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Trump’s Attorney General, delivering another far-right opponent of reproductive freedom into the Cabinet. This comes on the heels of alarming audio that leaked this week, where Blanche assured a private group of extremists that he would make the Dobbs decision “permanent in every single state.” He has also pledged to go after the delivery of medication abortion and investigate the revival of the Comstock Act, which could serve as a backdoor abortion ban.

07 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Trump DOJ for Rewarding Convicted Anti-Abortion Extremist With Seven-Figure Payout Using Taxpayer Money

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Trump’s administration is handing a seven-figure, taxpayer-funded settlement to a convicted anti-abortion extremist who prevented patients from accessing reproductive healthcare. Paul Vaughn was convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act after helping blockade a Tennessee clinic. This hefty payout is an alarming escalation after President Trump pardoned Vaughn and 22 other anti-abortion extremists convicted under the FACE Act just days into his second term.

02 Aug

Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious

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Abortion medication ruled to be safe as judge orders Trump administration to consider overturning restrictions

01 Aug

Columnist Carrie N. Baker: A groundbreaking UN resolution calls forced pregnancy what it is: reproductive violence

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It took until July https://gazettenet.com/2026/07/22/columnist-carrie-n-baker-a-groundbreaking-un-resolution-calls-forced-pregnancy-what-it-is-reproductive-violence/2026, for the world’s leading human rights body to call forcing someone to be pregnant — or forcing them not to be — what it is: reproductive violence. In a landmark resolution adopted unanimously, the UN Human Rights Council formally recognized “reproductive violence” as a specific, systemic form of gender-based violence.

31 Jul

Tax Dollars Are Funding Crisis Pregnancy Centers

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Crisis pregnancy centers are not only spreading mis-and disinformation regarding people's reproductive health, but they are funded by your tax dollars. These so-called "pregnancy resource centers” have the primary mission to steer people away from abortion and contraception. And for years, federal and state governments have been their financial partners, especially since Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

28 Jul

Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Todd Blanche’s Nomination for Attorney General

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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a two-day hearing on Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general. Blanche previously served as Trump’s personal attorney, and his record leading the Department of Justice makes clear that he would use the nation’s highest law enforcement office to continue undermining protections for abortion providers, clinic staff, and patients, and to advance the agenda of anti-abortion extremists.