Healthcare – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

06 Apr

Trump admin moves Title X family planning program away from contraception, towards conception

AlanLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump

The Trump administrationook the first step toward reviving and expanding the conservative overhaul of the Title X family planning program that happened the first time Trump was president — changes that previously led to an exodus of reproductive health providers and a steep drop in the number of patients served.

05 Apr

Conflation of Contraception and Abortion — Implications for Access to Contraceptives

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Contraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The false notion that some forms of contraception cause abortion could restrict access to contraceptives for millions of people in the United States.

05 Apr

Maine could become among the first states to create safety net for reproductive care

PhoenixLatest NewsDemocratic Governor, Healthcare, Maine, Reproductive rights, Safety Net

Maine’s reproductive health care providers, who have faced millions in federal cuts over the last year, are breathing a little easier after the Legislature’s budget committee approved ongoing funding and other support in the latest spending plan.

04 Apr

Why millions of Americans could lose birth control access under Trump

PhoenixLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump, Underserved

The Trump administration delayed Title X funding for reproductive care clinics that serve uninsured and low-income Americans.

04 Apr

Federal funding for reproductive health care could lapse Wednesday due to Trump administration delays

PhoenixLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump Administration, United States

Some clinics that rely on Title X grants to provide birth control, cancer screenings and STI testing are making contingency plans as the government appears likely to miss its deadline.

04 Apr

Alaskan Lawmakers again seek to ease access to yearlong birth control supply after Dunleavy veto

RileyLatest NewsAlaska, Contraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Lawmakers are again taking up legislation that would require insurance companies to fulfill prescriptions for a year’s supply of birth control, after Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a similar bill in 2024.

03 Apr

Virginia lawmakers send contraception-access bills to governor’s desk

PhoenixLatest NewsBlue State, Contraception, Democratic Governor, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia

Measures would expand insurance coverage and create a state-level right as federal policy remains in flux.

03 Apr

VG Democratic Governor Spanberger weighs contraception rights bill ahead of November reproductive rights amendment vote

RandyLatest NewsDemocratic Governor, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia

With hundreds of bills awaiting action, Gov. Abigail Spanberger is weighing legislation tied to reproductive rights, including a measure that involves reproductive rights.

02 Apr

More Than 90% of Patients Are Women: Is this Why This Cardiovascular Disease Is Overlooked?

RileyLatest NewsFemale Health, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Decades of neglect have left clinicians and researchers with an incomplete understanding of the unique features and risk factors that drive cardiovascular disease in women, including FMD.

02 Apr

States with abortion bans target pills sent by out-of-state providers

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, mifepristone, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

As states that already ban abortion look to further restrict access this year, much of the focus is on pills sent by out-of-state providers.

01 Apr

Heated Rivalries: Conservatives vs. Choice

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Contraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Whether the momfluencers intend to or not, they are part of a larger propaganda machine that’s working to socialize Christian nationalism and far-right ideology, baking it into the minds of young people, one loaf at a time.

01 Apr

Family Planning Clinics Brace for Gap in Federal Grant Funding

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

"Family planning clinics that receive federal funds face a nearly impossible timeline to secure their next batch of grants at a time when many of these providers are already struggling to stay afloat

31 Mar

Birth Control is Essential Healthcare, but It’s Now Under Attack

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

Reproductive health and reproductive freedom go hand in hand.

31 Mar

Community experiences in adapting to climate change for sexual and reproductive health and rights

AlanLatest NewsClimate Change, Global, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health

Climate change is one of the most serious threats to global health in the twenty-first century. Its effects on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are wide-ranging – from adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes linked to extreme heat and flooding, to increased incidence of gender-based violence in the aftermath of climate shocks, to disrupted access to contraceptive and abortion care when health systems are overwhelmed. A WHO/HRP scoping review confirmed the breadth of these associations while also documenting critical evidence gaps, particularly for abortion care, contraception and broader sexual health issues. Evidence is especially sparse for studies applying an…

31 Mar

Number of abortions holds steady despite state bans and restrictions

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, anti-abortion rights advocates have continuously pursued laws and court cases to make access to abortion more difficult. A new report found those efforts haven’t worked in one basic way: The number of abortions in the country hasn’t budged. A key way that abortions are now happening despite all of the state restrictions is through telemedicine. At the same time, some states passed shield laws, which protect health care providers from legal risks when they prescribe to patients in states with bans.