Healthcare – Page 5 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

09 Jun

From New York to Arizona, Efforts Emerge to Curb Drug Testing During Childbirth

CoreyLatest NewsDrug Testing, Healthcare, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

Several proposals followed an investigation by The Marshall Project and Reveal exposing the harms of widespread drug testing of pregnant patients.

09 Jun

Here’s what happened with abortion at the Texas Legislature this year

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Texas

After more than three years under a near-total abortion ban, Texas’ 89th legislative session brought forth discussions about the ways Texans continue to access the highly restricted procedure.

08 Jun

Hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, federal inquiry finds

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

A Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law, according to a newly released federal investigation.

07 Jun

Does Georgia’s fetal ‘personhood’ law mean a pregnant woman must stay on life support?

AlanLatest News"personhood", Georgia, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

By the time she ended up at a Georgia hospital with emergency complications, 30-year-old Atlanta nurse Adriana Smith was almost nine weeks pregnant.

06 Jun

Under One of the World’s Most Extreme Abortion Bans, Texas Doubles Down

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Texas has enforced some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States, and therefore in the Western world. By enacting a near-total ban that only allows abortions to save the life of the mother, Texas joined ranks with about 30 generally volatile countries worldwide including Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, and Myanmar. (That’s according to abortion ban tracking by the Center for Reproductive Rights, on whose website you can check out an interactive map that will make you wonder if Texas exactly counts as part of the “developed world.”)

04 Jun

Trump administration rescinds emergency abortion guidance

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

The Trump administration has rescinded guidance telling health care workers who provide abortions to save their patients’ lives that they are protected under federal law.

04 Jun

On the Issues: How NJ Governor’s Candidates Approach Reproductive Rights

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

With the primary election coming up on June 10, and early voting starting this week, this series aims to provide voters with clear, comparative information on where each candidate stands. For more, visit our 2025 Primary Voters Guide , and read previous installments on property taxes , climate and energy , transportation, and immigration.

02 Jun

‘Care is resistance.’ Va. free health clinics strategize survival after state, federal funding cuts

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia

Richmond’s Health Brigade considers selling building to counter lost funding and keep offering services to uninsured or underinsured residents

02 Jun

Climate change is threatening the sexual health of young adolescents in Kenya

ChaseLatest NewsClimate Change, Healthcare, International, Kenya, Reproductive rights

Climate change is worsening sexual and reproductive health risks for young adolescents in Kenya, according to a recent study published in BMJ Global Health. Children aged 10 to 14 are facing rising threats as food, water, and sanitation insecurities contribute to sexual violence, transactional sex, and exploitative relationships − factors closely linked to unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.

31 May

Brennan: Women bear cost of bad healthcare policy

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Opinion, Reproductive rights, United States

A woman’s death from a preventable heart attack isn’t just a misunderstanding of cardiovascular biology — it’s a failure of policy. And when her doctor misdiagnoses her autoimmune flare as stress, or when a hot flash relief drug never reaches pharmacy shelves because it’s deemed financially unviable — these aren’t mere unfortunate accidents. They’re the direct result of systemic underinvestment, outdated assumptions, and misaligned incentives in U.S. healthcare policy.

31 May

Tobacco equally affects male and female reproductive health: Expert

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Smoking, Tobacco

Tobacco consumption not only leads to an increased risk of oral or lung cancer, but also impacts the reproductive health of both men and women.

29 May

Shrinking health services put mothers and newborns at risk in Za’atari Refugee Camp, warns the IRC

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

As the world reflected on the International Day of Action for Women’s Health yesterday, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling attention to the alarming strain on maternal and newborn health services in Za’atari Refugee Camp. With a quarter of the camp’s 70,000 residents being women of reproductive age, a funding crisis is threatening access to essential care for thousands of mothers and newborns.

28 May

Status of Women’s Health: 100 Days into the Trump Administration

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Threats, Trump, United States, Women's Health

The first 100 days of a new administration — while only a snapshot — can offer insight into the direction the rest of the presidency may take. This post examines the impact of the Trump administration’s first 100 days on women’s health and identifies potential threats to health services that are important for women.

28 May

A Future Where Women’s Health Leads: The Canadian MUHC Foundation Launches $5 Million Movement for Change

CoreyLatest NewsCanada, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

Women deserve health care designed with them in mind. They deserve research that includes them, care that reflects their needs, and a future where their well-being is a top priority.

27 May

OPINION: Ignoring women’s health shouldn’t be an option

CoreyLatest NewsCommentary, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Women's Health

Developing therapies for conditions that predominantly affect women is an neglected, but enormous, opportunity