Healthcare – Page 28 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

12 May

Gov. Cooper finishes roundtable tour against proposed abortion restrictions

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"Governor Roy Cooper finished the final part of a three-day tour of roundtables to express concerns with Senate Bill 20, which would ban most abortions in the state after twelve weeks...."

11 May

Nevada advances proposal to enshrine abortion rights into state constitution

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"Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday passed a joint resolution that would codify reproductive rights — including already-existing abortion access up to 24 weeks — into the state constitution. The state Assembly approved of the measure 28 to 14 along party lines, about three weeks after the state Senate passed it 13 to 8 along party lines. State lawmakers must pass the resolution again in 2025 before it would go before voters as a ballot question in 2026. If passed, the resolution would provide the highest level of state protection for not only abortion rights, but also other reproductive access, including postpartum…

11 May

Rape, incest exceptions to Louisiana abortion ban rejected by GOP lawmakers

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“I simply do not understand how we as a state can tell any victim that she must be forced by law to carry her rapist’s baby to term, regardless of the impact on her own physical or mental health, the wishes of her parents, or the medical judgment of her physician,” said Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, who supports abortion restrictions but believes there should be exceptions. “As I have said before, rape and incest exceptions protect crime victims. We must do all that we can to protect them and sadly, the committee failed to do so today.”

10 May

Advisers to the FDA back first over-the-counter birth control pill

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"In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill...."

10 May

California Awards Millions to Enhance Security for Reproductive Health Facilities

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"In keeping with the commitment to protect reproductive rights of patients and providers throughout California, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced nearly $8 million in grants being awarded to bolster physical and data security at 21 facilities that provide abortion-related care and reproductive health services..."

10 May

Post-Roe abortion bans force pregnant people with life-threatening complications to travel

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"There are no abortion bans yet that criminalize the pregnant person. Instead, criminal penalties are focused on medical providers or others who help someone obtain an abortion. The charges in most states are felonies, with punishment ranging between two years and life in prison, and physicians face suspension or revocation of their medical licenses. Because Adkins lives in a state with an abortion ban, she faced one of two options: Either continue carrying the pregnancy knowing it would almost certainly end in miscarriage or stillbirth and jeopardize her own health in the process — or make a trip out of…

09 May

Abortion ban amendment attached to Nebraska gender-affirming care bill

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"The abortion debate will return to the Nebraska Legislature this session after all, despite widespread belief that the topic had been put to rest..."

09 May

Abortion providers sue FDA over abortion pill restrictions in Virginia, Montana, Kansas

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A group of abortion providers, including two clinics in Charlottesville and Alexandria, are suing the Food and Drug Administration in an effort to block potential new restrictions on the use of the abortion pill mifepristone in Virginia, Montana and Kansas.

07 May

Abortion: Protest exclusion zones become enforceable by PSNI

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Exclusion zones set up to block anti-abortion protests outside health clinics in Northern Ireland can now be enforced by police.

06 May

“It Was Dehumanizing,” Says Woman Who Was Illegally Denied Emergency Abortion

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"The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are currently investigating two hospitals in Missouri and Kansas that violated federal law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion to a woman who was experiencing premature labor, according to The Associated Press..." Here is the aforementioned Associated Press Article: Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law

06 May

DeSantis courts evangelicals with strict abortion law; opponents counterpunch in his backyard

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"Planned Parenthood is launching an effort to put abortion on the Florida ballot next year — setting the stage for a high-profile battle with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares to run for president. The move comes three weeks after DeSantis pleased up-for-grabs evangelical Republicans by signing a six-week abortion ban into law..."

06 May

Abortion pill legal challenge threatens miscarriage care

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"One of the most widely used treatments for miscarriage is in jeopardy. “Once I found out that the baby inside me was no longer viable, I didn’t want to just walk around carrying the emotional trauma of that,” said Phillips, a 41-year-old single mother of three from North Brookfield, Mass. “You just kind of want it finished. And the medication works pretty quickly.” But the future of this common miscarriage treatment is in peril. The pill, mifepristone, is used in abortions, making it a target..."