Post-Dobbs – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

07 Dec

America’s war on pregnant women

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

“Iknow that I do not look like the stereotype of who is getting an abortion,” Lauren Miller tells me over the phone from Dallas, Texas. “I was already a mother, married, with a family. This was a wanted pregnancy.”

22 Nov

Dobbs has triggered widespread discrimination in non-reproductive healthcare

ChaseLatest NewsHealth Equity, Post-Dobbs

Physicians for Reproductive Health issued a groundbreaking research brief, “Cascading Harms: How Abortion Bans Lead to Discriminatory Care Across Medical Specialties.” The study found that abortion bans “have hindered the ability of providers in diverse medical fields to follow evidence-based practices and standards of care, creating a pervasive chilling effect that results in substandard care and discriminatory treatment for reproductive-age women and pregnant patients.” Reproductive age women are being sorted into deserving and non-deserving groupings based upon an often-subjective assessment of their contraceptive reliability, and prescribed medications accordingly.

01 Oct

Post-Dobbs Reproductive Health Care Provider Considerations

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

Providers of abortion and other reproductive health care services should consider key issues and risks in the current legal landscape, as impacted by the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, including reproductive health policy changes at the federal and state levels and state control of abortion laws, which impact provider penalties and protections.

24 Jul

Most US adults still support legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, an AP-NORC poll finds

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

Three years after the Supreme Court opened the door to state abortion bans, most U.S. adults continue to say abortion should be legal — views that look similar to before the landmark ruling.

23 Jul

Federal threats to gender-affirming care add fear for future of access for minors

ChaseLatest Newsgender affirming care, Healthcare, Minors, Post-Dobbs, United States

After Supreme Court ruling, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors parallel abortion bans enforced post-Dobbs

22 Jul

After Roe, pro-life activists take aim at birth control

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Contraception, Post-Dobbs

Videohttps://www.pbs.org/video/the-next-frontier-1753134963/

02 Jan

Protecting reproductive health data: state laws against geofencing

BarbraLatest Newsgender affirming care, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Although many of these laws protect individuals' access to abortion and gender-affirming care services states have also identified the need to safeguard individually identifiable health data, including reproductive health data, from use by law enforcement or third-party companies.

30 Dec

Alarming rise in number of newborn babies abandoned in Texas unsettles towns and sparks urgent concern for women’s health care

BarbraLatest NewsAbandoned Babies, Abortin Ban, Post-Dobbs, Texas

The shocking rise in the number of newborn babies found abandoned in Texas has unnerved communities, raising urgent questions about women's reproductive health. At least 18 babies have been abandoned in the Lone Star state this year, with the latest found just before Christmas at a Whataburger fast food chain in San Antonio, according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

03 Nov

After losing a constitutional right, America picks a president

BarbraLatest NewsPost-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote!

A diverse, women-driven Roe coalition is working to defeat the man they hold responsible and elect Kamala Harris, brought together by the end of federal abortion rights and concerns about democracy.

17 Oct

San Antonio’s controversial Reproductive Justice Fund likely won’t pay for abortion travel, but the issue isn’t over

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, Texas

City staff say only two applicants included travel costs for abortion seekers; neither made list of finalistshttps://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/10/17/san-antonios-controversial-reproductive-justice-fund-likely-wont-pay-for-abortion-travel-but-the-issue-isnt-over/

15 Oct

‘We are down here fighting for our lives’: Texas exhibition highlights crackdowns on reproductive healthcare and abortion access

BarbraLatest NewsART, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Focusing on works by artists with ties to the American South, “Is It Real?” raises awareness and funds for reproductive rights for communities on the front lines

15 Oct

Abortion Rights on the 2024 Ballot: Key States Where Voters Will Decide the Future of Reproductive Freedom

BarbraLatest Newslegislation, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe in the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, reproductive rights are now in the hands of the states. Advocates have begun working to enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions across the nation. Since the Dobbs decision, voters in 6 states, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Vermont, and Ohio, have weighed in on constitutional amendments regarding abortion. The side favoring access to abortion in the state constitution prevailed in every state. In 2024, abortion measures are on the ballot in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska*, New York**, Nevada, and South Dakota.

04 Oct

‘How do you treat a person who isn’t the standard in this post-Roe world?’

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, Virginia

Abortion patients, new report highlight barriers to accessing care despite Virginia’s fewer restrictions.

30 Sep

IVF Restrictions, Demise of Roe v. Wade Could Endanger Women’s Health Research

BarbraLatest NewsIVF, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, Science

Women are already underrepresented in clinical trials; the new abortion and IVF laws could make it worse.

27 Sep

Will abortion swing the first post-Roe presidential election?

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, OB-GYN, Post-Dobbs, Vote, Wisconsin

The Dobbs backlash could send an abortion provider to Congress.