Healthcare – Page 8 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

11 Jul

The ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood on pause for now as legal battles progress

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

Federal funding to Planned Parenthood facilities in Virginia and across the nation are tied up in legal battles for the time being. A provision in Congress’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” signed by President Donald Trump last week would block Medicaid payments for services at facilities like Planned Parenthood for up to a year.

10 Jul

Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detailed accounting of their expenses.

10 Jul

Ohio judge allows telemedicine abortion care for a third time

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, Telemedicine

An Ohio judge has blocked enforcement of a state law related to medication abortion for the third time, in a new Hamilton County court decision.

09 Jul

Limiting Legal Remedies for Medicaid Prioritizes Politics over Access to Care

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Low Income, Medicaid, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, South Carolina

In the first U.S. Supreme Court case involving access to abortion after the 2024 election, a 6-3 majority allowed states to block Medicaid patients from choosing their own health care provider. Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic involved a diabetic Medicaid patient seeking comprehensive health care at Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSA). In 2018, South Carolina blocked PPSA from Medicaid unless it would agree not to provide any abortions. Under federal law, Medicaid already only pays for abortions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life or health of the patient. But that wasn’t enough for South Carolina policymakers, who…

09 Jul

Judge says government must keep funding Planned Parenthood in spite of Medicaid cutoff

JordanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Low Income, Medicaid, Reproductive rights

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the government’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood by ordering President Donald Trump’s administration to continue funding to the nation’s largest abortion provider for at least the next 14 days.

07 Jul

Idahoans Launch Ballot Initiative to Safeguard Reproductive Rights

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, Idaho, legislation, Reproductive rights

The law would restore the right to abortion, ensure access to healthcare in cases of pregnancy complications or emergencies, and safeguard birth control, emergency contraception and IVF in Idaho.

06 Jul

RNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF

JordanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, anti-IVF, GOP, Healthcare, United States

Republicans have adopted a slate of policy positions ahead of next week’s convention that does not call for a federal legislative abortion ban, but opens the door to establishing fetal personhood.

03 Jul

Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns 19th Century Abortion Ban

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Wisconsin, Women Justices

A narrow majority of justices found that by regulating abortion, legislators had "impliedly repealed" the state's near-total ban on the procedure. Dissenters called the ruling pure policymaking.

02 Jul

Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, United States

Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13, 2025, her premature baby, named Chance, was born via cesarean section at 25 weeks.

02 Jul

Three Years After Dobbs Ruling, Abortion Law in Georgia Remains Unsettled

ChaseLatest NewsGeorgia, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case enshrining abortion rights across the country, was overturned three years ago last week in a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, intensifying a yearslong battle over access to reproductive health care in Georgia. The fallout of the Dobbs decision is continuing to cause ripple effects throughout the state, with advocates on both sides gearing up for a fight that will play out—at least in part—at the ballot box in 2026.

30 Jun

The grassroots network helping women circumvent abortion bans and restrictions

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Since the end of Roe v. Wade three years ago, 20 states have banned or restricted access to abortions. Despite those hurdles, women are still finding ways to terminate pregnancies. A new podcast, “The Network,” explores how an abortion pill fueled grassroots movements that helped change laws in Latin America. Ali Rogin speaks with co-hosts Marta Martinez and Victoria Estrada for more.

30 Jun

Ohio budget makes abortion reporting changes and reductions in infant, maternal funding

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Ohio, Reproductive rights

Millions for ultrasound grants included, but can’t go to entities that inform patients about abortion as an option

29 Jun

Protecting gains and countering threats: New report outlines measures to ensure progress on sexual and reproductive health and rights

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, International Coalition, Reproductive rights, travel

Coinciding with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session in Porto (29 June – 3 July), OSCE PA Special Representative on Gender Issues Hedy Fry (Canada) has published her 2025 Gender Report entitled “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the OSCE Region: Protecting Gains, Countering Threats.”

29 Jun

Gov. Whitmer Takes Action to Protect Full Access to Reproductive Health Care in Michigan, LARA Instructs Michigan Hospitals to Provide Care

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Michigan, Reproductive rights

Letter from Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to Michigan hospitals reminds providers the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act is still in effect as federal administration revokes guidance and threatens access to emergency reproductive care, putting lives at risk

27 Jun

California U.S. Senator Adam Schiff Introduces Bill to Provide LGBTQ Individuals Equal Access to Reproductive Care

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, LGBTQ2S+, Reproductive rights

On Thursday, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Equal Access to Reproductive Care Act, legislation to ensure LGBTQ individuals receive equal access to reproductive health care services