Healthcare – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

03 Mar

Trump administration distorting science on safety of FDA-approved contraception, former FDA officials tell Appeals Court

ChaseLatest Newsconception, FDA, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Three former Food and Drug Administration officials say the Trump administration distorted the science on the safety of FDA-approved contraceptives when it published final rules expanding religious or moral exemptions for employers who want to deny their employees no-cost contraceptive coverage as provided for in the Affordable Care Act.

03 Mar

Reproductive Health Emergency Kits To Be Distributed Friday at University of Arizona

ChaseLatest NewsEmergency kits, Healthcare, Reproductive Health, Reproductive rights, United States

The Center for Biological Diversity, the University of Arizona’s Women & Gender Student Space and the College of Public Health Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health will give away sexual and reproductive health emergency preparedness kits on the University of Arizona campus on Friday, March 6.

02 Mar

The quiet collapse of America’s reproductive health safety net

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

In late October, Maine Family Planning announced three rural clinics in northern Maine would close by month's end. These primary care and reproductive health clinics served about 800 patients, many uninsured or on Medicaid.

02 Mar

Anti Reproductive Health Executive Actions

AlanLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Repro Red Flags: Agency Watch will serve as a repository of key Trump administration policies related to reproductive health, including those impacting abortion access, maternal health, and assisted reproduction. This resource will track executive actions such as Executive Orders, Presidential Memoranda, Proclamations, and Statements of Administration Policy as well as significant agency actions, guidance, and memoranda. It will also monitor ongoing rulemaking, highlighting relevant regulations and opportunities for public input.

02 Mar

2025 State Legislation on Birth Control: Attacks Continue but State Advocates Work to Protect and Expand Contraceptive Access

AlanLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States, Women's Law Center

Everyone should have access to the birth control they want or need, when they want or need it, without any barriers. This is especially important for young people, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community.1 However, when the Supreme Court unjustly overturned Roe v. Wade, it not only took away people’s constitutional right to abortion, but also laid the groundwork to eliminate the right to birth control.2 In the years that have followed, both the right and access to contraception have been increasingly under threat.3

01 Mar

Reproductive health providers targeted by Trump ask for additional state funding

AlanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Maine, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In order to protect Maine’s reproductive health care system, which has lost millions in federal funding over the last year, lawmakers are considering legislation to provide additional state support to protect against future changes.

01 Mar

Abortion clinics are closing, even in states that have become key access points

RandyLatest NewsAbortion clinics, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Dozens of abortion clinics closed in the US after the Supreme Court Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to an abortion in June 2022 – mostly in states that enacted bans. But the churn has continued, leaving even states with some of the most protective abortion policies to do more with less. There were 753 brick-and-mortar abortion clinics in the US at the end of 2025, according to a new report by the Guttmacher Institute – 54 fewer than in 2020, including a net loss of 12 abortion clinics since March 2024. “Running a clinic in an environment like we have today…

01 Mar

Recent Policy Proposals Could Weaken the Reproductive Health Safety Net as More People Become Uninsured

PhoenixLatest NewsACA, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, Uninsured, United States

Multiple policy changes resulting from Congressional action, Trump administration efforts, and a Supreme Court decision will significantly weaken the family planning safety net at a time when there will be increasing demand for safety-net providers in every state due to growth in the number of uninsured Americans. The 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law is projected to result in significant growth in the uninsured rate over the next decade through loss of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace coverage. Among women of reproductive age on Medicaid, 8 million (36%) are eligible through the ACA coverage expansion and could be at…

28 Feb

Binghamton pharmacy students advocate for reproductive healthcare access in Albany

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, New York, Reproductive rights, Students

In collaboration with the NY Birth Control Access Project (NYBCAP), Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) students visited the state Capitol with the hope of expanding access to reproductive healthcare.https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6072/binghamton-pharmacy-students-advocate-for-reproductive-healthcare-access-in-albany

28 Feb

An Unhealthy Obsession — The Cruelty Behind Cuts to Family Planning Programs Proposed by the Trump Administration and House Republicans

PhoenixLatest NewsFamily planning, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

As fiscal year 2026 (FY 2026) spending deliberations haltingly begin, the Trump administration and House Republicans have made one of their priorities clear: terminate funding for international family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) programs. The upcoming budget battle is just the latest in a series of attacks on the rights, health, and bodily autonomy of millions. Congress has the opportunity to align itself with its constituents’ beliefs in legally protected sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and protect global FP/RH. But will they?

27 Feb

Holding the Trump Administration Accountable for Wasting Millions of Dollars of Birth Control

PhoenixLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

The Trump administration will let tens of millions of dollars’ worth of contraception paid for by taxpayers expire rather than distribute it as foreign aid. The contraception, representing a value of at least $10 million and possibly as much as $40 million, was earmarked for women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa—where its loss could result in more than a million unintended pregnancies and thousands of maternal deaths. Multiple humanitarian organizations have offered to buy the birth control, but the administration has refused.

27 Feb

Hormonal contraceptives and EEG biomarkers for antidepressant treatment response in women

RandyLatest NewsBiomarkers, Healthcare, Mental health, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

Women are disproportionately affected by major depressive disorder (MDD). Widely used hormonal contraceptives are linked to depression and altered brain function, yet their unstudied impact on EEG-biomarkers of antidepressant response may confound efforts to develop biomarkers for women.

26 Feb

What’s Happening to Pregnant, Postpartum, and Nursing Women in ICE Custody?

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Human Rights, ICE, ICE Detention, Trump, United States

While the Trump administration calls itself “pro-family,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] is detaining pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women and subjecting them to inhumane and dangerous treatment.

26 Feb

New reproductive health vending machine opens in Indianapolis, offering access to free health essentials

RileyLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Indiana, Reproductive rights, Vending Machines

A range of reproductive health products and other essentials, all free of charge, for anyone in need. That's what a new vending machine on the north side is offering to those in the community.

25 Feb

Reducing or Eliminating the Title X Family Planning Program Would Restrict Contraceptive Access Nationwide

RandyLatest NewsFamily planning, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump, United States

The Title X Family Planning Program provides equitable and reliable access to contraception nationwide and is a critical funding stream for building and maintaining the overall health of people in the United States. Title X is the government’s only program solely dedicated to funding family planning services, which include contraceptive counseling and care, pregnancy testing, basic infertility services, and sexually transmitted infection/HIV testing and treatment. The program also supports other critical primary care services like health screenings and vaccines. In 2023, Title X served 2.8 million people, of which 72 percent reported using a form of contraception for family planning. By…