Post-Dobbs – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

04 Oct

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

PatLatest 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.

26 Sep

Will abortion swing the first post-Roe presidential election?

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, Wisconsin

Dobbs backlash could send an abortion provider to Congress

26 Sep

Funds are cutting aid for women seeking abortions as costs rise

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Funds, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

Organizations that help pay abortion costs are capping how much they can help as travel costs rise and the wave of “rage giving” that fueled them two years ago has subsided.

22 Sep

How promises of a ‘post-Roe future’ have fallen short

PatLatest NewsHealthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Weeks after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a then-little-known Republican congressman from Louisiana introduced a short bill that proposed amending the Social Security Act to ensure child support payments be made for an “unborn child.”

21 Sep

‘She should be alive today’ – Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Medical care, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

‘She should be alive today’ – Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump

13 Sep

North Dakota’s abortion ban overturned

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, Judge, North Dakota, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Abortion care restrictions in North Dakota are expected to be lifted in the near future, following a court ruling on Thursday. A state judge said North Dakota's ban on the procedure violates the state Constitution. It's been part of a wave of abortion laws stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Dobbs case.

12 Sep

Florida’s Six-Week Ban Led to Substantial Drop in Clinician-Provided Abortions

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Florida, legislation, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

New estimates from Guttmacher’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study show that clinician-provided abortions dropped substantially in Florida after a ban on abortions after six weeks’ gestation took effect on May 1, 2024. The decline likely reflects reductions in access to abortion for Florida residents as well as people from neighboring states with abortion bans who would have traveled to Florida for abortion care.

10 Sep

Post-Roe health provider survey finds abortion bans create bad outcomes and distress

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Physicians, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Care Post Roe director at the University of California San Francisco says medical students are now learning how to deal with distress around abortion bans as part of their training

04 Sep

Addressing abortion and reproductive rights on the presidential campaign trail

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

Abortion remains a divisive issue in the 2024 presidential election and a top concern for many voters.

03 Sep

‘Perfect storm’ of crises is leading to cutbacks in abortion care, advocates say

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Advocates for abortion access say compounding crises of abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are beginning to cause significant funding challenges and potential disruptions to reproductive care of all kinds. Several people described it as a “perfect storm” of problems with the U.S. health care system, particularly post-pandemic, and the rise of abortion bans and other reproductive care restrictions in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022. Many individuals must now travel hundreds or thousands of miles to seek abortion care, and the consolidation of demand at a smaller…

08 Aug

Despite Bans, Abortions Rise In US

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, United States

Nearly 100,000 pregnancies are being terminated each month, according to #WeCount data, with a greater percentage of them being medication abortions. Moreover, one in five women are turning to telehealth for the care they need.

07 Aug

Telehealth abortion still on the rise, especially in states with shield laws, report shows

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Telehealth, United States

Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth abortion care continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report released Wednesday. Telehealth made up 20% of all abortion care in the first three months of 2024, and the monthly total of abortions exceeded 100,000 for the first time since the group began tracking abortion data in 2022.

05 Aug

Harris’ possible running mates have record of securing reproductive rights post Dobbs

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

The Democratic Party kicked off its virtual roll call last week to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as its pick for the next commander-in-chief. Harris is expected to announce her running mate soon. Speculation over her vice presidential nominee has run rampant. States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C., bureau recently spoke with political experts who suspect Harris is looking for someone outside the Beltway to connect with voters. According to media reports, she has narrowed her choices to four male governors and a U.S. senator — all white — who represent a mix of competitive and solidly, left-leaning states: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky,…