Reproductive rights – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

15 May

Louisiana looks to expand liability for abortions, which could lead to more lawsuits

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, legislation, Louisiana, Reproductive rights

The Louisiana House of Representatives voted Wednesday to expand who can sue and be sued over abortions and to expand the definition of an illegal “coerced abortion.”

15 May

A Texas abortion ban sponsor aims to clarify when doctors can do the procedure

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, Texas

Since abortion became nearly entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A group of bipartisan lawmakers in the state wants to change that by clarifying the state's abortion ban with a new law.

14 May

Michigan lawmakers hear out fetal income tax exemption

MauraLatest Newslegislation, Michigan, Reproductive rights, United States

Michigan lawmakers discussed the mechanics of a tax exemption that would put fetuses on par with children when claiming dependents on taxes. House Bill 4202 would allow individuals who have a physician’s verification that they are at least 10 weeks pregnant by the end of the tax year to claim their fetus as a dependent.

14 May

Family Doctors Find It Tough To Talk Sex With Patients

MauraLatest NewsFamily Practice, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States

Sex is an important part of people’s health, but family doctors find it tougher to counsel and treat patients for sexual health matters, a new study says.

13 May

Legality of abortion in emergency medical circumstances continues to evolve

CoreyLatest NewsBodily Autonomy, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Some states with laws that limit or ban abortion include carve-outs and exceptions for medical emergencies. These exceptions may protect providers from criminal and/or civil penalties, allowing them to provide abortion care which would otherwise be unlawful under state law to treat serious emergency medical conditions. However, not all states with abortion restrictions include such medical emergency exceptions, and among those that do, the scope of the exceptions vary significantly.

13 May

ARC Fertility Wins 2025 MedTech Breakthrough Award for Best Reproductive Health Technology Solution

CoreyLatest NewsFertility, IVF, Reproductive rights, reproductive technology, United States

ARC Fertility (ARC), a highly experienced national provider of innovative fertility and family-forming benefits for employers and their employees, has been named the winner of the 2025 MedTech Breakthrough Award for “Best Reproductive Health Technology Solution.” The award recognizes ARC’s commitment to delivering innovative, inclusive and tech-enabled fertility care that improves outcomes and expands access for all.

12 May

Florida midwives navigate changes to reproductive health

CoreyLatest NewsFlorida, Healthcare, Midwives, Reproductive rights, United States

How Florida midwives are adapting to changes in reproductive health. "A year after Florida’s six-week abortion ban took effect, midwives are still adapting to changing political attitudes concerning reproductive health care. Clients are doing the same, seeking out resources and tests to determine the course of their pregnancies within a couple of weeks."

11 May

Late Abortions Are Rare. the US Just Lost a Clinic That Offered the Procedure for Over 50 Years

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Colorado, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

To fellow travelers, Hannah Brehm likely looked like she was taking a belated babymoon well into her third trimester. But she and her husband had received a crushing diagnosis: Their baby's brain was not developing properly, upending their wanted pregnancy. Medical experts warned moving forward would likely mean her son would know only pain and suffering. The Minnesota couple wasn't going to take that chance.

10 May

Liver disease in pregnancy linked to higher risk of preterm birth

PatLatest NewsHealthcare, Pregnancy risks, Reproductive rights

Pregnant women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have an increased risk of giving birth prematurely and the risk increase cannot be explained by obesity, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal eClinicalMedicine.

09 May

‘Dismantling one of the strongest tools we have’: Conservatives fret HHS cuts

CoreyLatest Newsconservatives, Healthcare, HHS, HHS Firing, Reproductive rights, RJK Jr, Trump Administration

The Trump administration’s decision to gut reproductive health research is alarming some conservatives, who worry it undercuts the president’s pro-family agenda.

08 May

Abortion Clinics Boost Security as DOJ Limits Federal Shield Law

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Clinic access, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Reproductive health centers are preparing for more aggressive threats from anti-abortion protesters as the Trump administration restricts enforcement of a decades-old federal law protecting access to clinics.

08 May

Right-to-contraception bills highlight key reproductive health care debate in this year’s elections

CoreyLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, Virginia

Contraception access is an issue resonating loudly within Virginia’s public and political spheres this year and last week, it manifested through state lawmakers contrasting Virginia’s twice-failed attempt to protect access to birth control medications against a similar measure that recently sailed through neighboring Tennessee’s legislature.

07 May

Arkansas takes powerful steps to change dismal health outcomes with mobile health units

MauraLatest NewsArkansas, Healthcare, Opinion, Reproductive rights

Far too many women and children have lost their lives due to the maternal health crisis in our state. In 2022, Arkansas had one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the country and the third-highest infant mortality rate in the nation.

07 May

The Push to Grant Fetuses and Embryos Legal Rights Is Threatening IVF Treatment

MauraLatest NewsHealthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

In the new book Personhood, historian and law professor Mary Ziegler explores how the push to grant embryos and fetuses full legal rights is reshaping U.S. reproductive health care, research and policy

06 May

Right-to-contraception bills highlight key reproductive health care debate in this year’s VA elections

RandyLatest NewsContraception, Elections, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

Contraception access is an issue resonating loudly within Virginia’s public and political spheres this year and last week, it manifested through state lawmakers contrasting Virginia’s twice-failed attempt to protect access to birth control medications against a similar measure that recently sailed through neighboring Tennessee’s legislature.