Healthcare – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

18 Apr

New Connecticut bill aims to enshrine minors’ access to reproductive health

RandyLatest NewsConnecticut, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

The bill would codify the right of minors to receive contraceptive and pregnancy-related care without parental permission.

18 Apr

Understanding when HRT makes sense in menopause

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, HRT, menopause, Reproductive rights, United States

Each day, about 6,000 women in the U.S. enter menopause and begin to deal with the associated physical and mental changes. Menopause is natural as women move away from their reproductive years. Yet the transition can bring about significant physical and emotional changes that can affect a woman’s overall well-being. While most women have minimal symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats, about 15% will require treatment for more severe problems. The loss of estrogen during menopause can lead to anxiety, bone weakening, insomnia and negative impacts to the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems.

16 Apr

Title X freeze puts at risk low-cost reproductive health in Ohio

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Low Income, Ohio, Reproductive rights, United States

More than a dozen organizations that provide family planning services are in limbo right now. The Trump administration has put more than $27 million of their funding on hold as the Department of Health and Human Services investigates potential violations of Title X.

15 Apr

Guttmacher Institute Releases Full-Year US Abortion Data for 2024

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The Guttmacher Institute today released new data showing that in 2024 there were 1,038,100 clinician-provided abortions in US states without total abortion bans, an increase of less than 1% from 2023. In addition to offering state and national abortion estimates from January 2023 through January 2025, the latest round of data from the Monthly Abortion Provision Study also includes new estimates of the number of people traveling across state lines to obtain an abortion in 2024. An in-depth look at these findings is available in an accompanying policy analysis.

11 Apr

Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnancies

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

For the first time since Texas outlawed nearly all abortions, lawmakers are clarifying the “life of mother” exception. But they don’t plan to address cases where the fetus won’t survive.

11 Apr

Bill could open door to civil lawsuits over abortions and drive away OB/GYNs

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Florida, Healthcare, legislation, Opinion, Reproductive rights, United States

It also could threaten access to IVF and cancer treatments. This Florida Legislature continues its all-out attack on reproductive freedom. A near-total ban was not far enough for this extreme anti-abortion Legislature. Although the majority of Floridians — 57% — voted to limit government interference with abortion, Florida’s extreme anti-abortion politicians are ignoring the will of the people and seeking to further restrict abortion access in Florida. Now they are seeking to open the door to civil lawsuits for money damages against doctors — and even the friends, family, and clergy members who help individuals seeking abortion care obtain the…

10 Apr

She was tracking post-Roe abortions. The government just pulled her funding.

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Funding, GOP, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, United States

Diana Greene Foster, who was behind the landmark Turnaway Study, wanted to study the health and economic impacts of the loss of abortion access.

10 Apr

How one group is educating Oklahomans on reproductive health care amid state abortion ban

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Oklahoma, Reproductive rights, United States

Magon Hoffman said she never saw herself as someone who would choose to terminate a pregnancy. In 2022, the Oklahoma City resident went through fertility treatment to conceive her second daughter, Lottie. She said she was excited. But around 14 weeks, Hoffman said she woke up bleeding. What she worried was a miscarriage turned out to be a large blood clot that had developed because a portion of her placenta had lifted from her cervix. She said this basically put her on bed rest for weeks.

09 Apr

Maternal health at risk amid threats of funding cuts

ChaseLatest NewsBangladesh, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

Although Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable reduction in its maternal mortality rate, this progress could be jeopardised by current and potential funding cuts from key development partners, according to a new UN report.

09 Apr

Science integrity in sexual and reproductive health and rights

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Science, Webinar

Navigating truth in a changing world Join us on April 9th for a crucial conversation on the growing impact of misinformation in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This webinar will provide examples of how disinformation has shaped policy and outcomes, explore the challenges faced by the scientific and advocacy communities, and spark a collective discussion on strategies to uphold truth and evidence-based decision-making in SRHR.

09 Apr

A Workforce Without Women?

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Woman's rights

Remove women from the workforce, and economies will crumble faster than a toddler’s Lego tower.

08 Apr

‘No guidance and no leadership’: chaos and confusion at CDC after mass firings

PatLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Mass Firings, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

On 1 April, thousands of workers at HHS and agencies like the CDC were let go, leaving those left to piece together the cuts and mourn the research that can’t go forward

08 Apr

Strict Abortion Laws In Louisiana, North Carolina Could Get More Severe

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Louisiana, Reproductive rights, United States

In Louisiana, where abortion is banned without any exceptions, a Republican bill would expand the definition of "coerced abortion." In North Carolina, where abortion is legal only up to 12 weeks of pregnancy and has exceptions for rape and incest, a Republican bill would make abortion illegal after conception and eliminate those exceptions.

07 Apr

My mark on history is fighting for women in Idaho, and nationwide, living under abortion bans

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Healthcare, Idaho, Opinion, United States

Extreme politicians jeopardize the ability of doctors like myself to provide care, especially during an emergency, writes guest columnist Dr. Caitlin Gustafson.

07 Apr

Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive rights

Women today are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy and childbirth according to a major new report released today, but United Nations (UN) agencies highlight the threat of major backsliding as unprecedented aid cuts take effect around the world.