Commentary – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

24 Dec

Public Health Matters: The Importance of Reproductive Justice and Black Maternal Health

PatLatest NewsBlack Women, Commentary, Reproductive rights

In this episode of Public Health Matters, Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP, the Public Health Pharmacist, discusses efforts to advocate for reproductive justice and maternal health among Black women with Regina Davis Moss, PhD, MPH, MCHES, president and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda and author of "Black Women’s Reproductive Health and Sexuality: A Holistic Public Health Approach™." Madison and Davis Moss discuss what is meant by reproductive justice and the importance of fighting to keep the rights of mothers and pregnant individuals intact, especially as women's rights face areas of erosion across the country.…

Opinion: Expanding abortion access strengthens democracy, while abortion bans signal broader repression

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Commentary, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Abortion is on the agenda not just in the United States but worldwide. A majority of people in developed democracies increasingly favor abortion rights and self-determination. And, in most places, laws are shifting to reflect public opinion. Since 2020, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, among others, have legalized abortion. In 2024, France adopted the right to an abortion as a “guaranteed freedom” in its constitution.

Where’s the future of IVF and abortion care? In the hands of voters

AlanLatest NewsCommentary, Missouri, United States

Two years have passed since Missouri outlawed abortion nearly completely. Missouri’s life-begins-at-conception law also seems to outlaw in vitro fertilization (IVF), the medical process that enables many infertile couples to conceive and bear children. If citizens of Missouri wish to protect this procedure then there will need to be a new law.