Reproductive rights – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

14 Aug

Trump Administration Cancels Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding

CoreyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Pregancy Prevention, Reproductive rights, teens, Trump, United States, Vance

Since June 2026, the current administration has canceled 53 Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPP) grants totaling $67 million. Instead, they are being replaced with programs focused on “anatomy, fertility tracking, hormonal production, and ‘reproductive goals counseling.” The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) justified the cuts by arguing that the previous programs “normalized sexual activity for minors.’

12 Aug

What explains abortions going up despite stricter laws in many states?

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The number of abortions is up in the U.S. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills?

10 Aug

Rural health transformation funds: Where they’re really going

RileyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Rural Health, Trump, United States

As billions in Rural Health Transformation Program funds begin to roll out, states are taking sharply different paths. This report examines early implementation choices and what they could mean for rural stability and access.

09 Aug

Susan Collins’ anti-reproductive rights record extends far beyond Kavanaugh vote

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One of Sen. Susan Collins’ most infamous votes was her 2018 decision to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who played a key role in overturning Roe v. Wade. But Collins, who has claimed to be a “pro-choice” Republican, has made several other decisive votes against reproductive rights.

07 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Trump DOJ for Rewarding Convicted Anti-Abortion Extremist With Seven-Figure Payout Using Taxpayer Money

ChaseLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Taxpayer money, Trump

Trump’s administration is handing a seven-figure, taxpayer-funded settlement to a convicted anti-abortion extremist who prevented patients from accessing reproductive healthcare. Paul Vaughn was convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act after helping blockade a Tennessee clinic. This hefty payout is an alarming escalation after President Trump pardoned Vaughn and 22 other anti-abortion extremists convicted under the FACE Act just days into his second term.

06 Aug

Federal Court Rules FDA Abortion Pill Restrictions Are Unjustified

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, GOP, Healthcare, Judge, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States, Vance

A federal court in Virginia ruled that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone are unjustified and baseless, and ordered the agency to reconsider them. In its ruling, the court said the FDA disregarded the scientific record demonstrating that mifepristone could be safely prescribed without restrictive regulations.

04 Aug

Planned Parenthood Sues Trump-Vance Administration Over Ideologically-Driven Changes to Funding Application for Title X Family Planning Program

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump, United States, Vance

Changes to the Longstanding Program Threatens Access to Low-and No-Cost Birth Control Nationwide

02 Aug

Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious

MadisonLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Abortion medication ruled to be safe as judge orders Trump administration to consider overturning restrictions

02 Aug

Contraceptive Options in 2026: How Doctors Match the Method to the Patient

DevonLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Contraceptive options in 2026 include daily birth control pills, hormonal and non-hormonal IUDs, implants, patches, rings, injections, condoms, diaphragms, and permanent sterilization. The right choice depends on your age, health history, lifestyle, side effect tolerance, and future pregnancy plans.

01 Aug

Abortion on the 2026 Ballot: The Evolving Landscape of State Abortion Initiatives

MadisonLatest NewsAbortion, Abortion Rights, election issue, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, Vote

Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs ruling, state ballot initiatives have become a powerful tool used by advocates on both sides hoping to either protect or limit abortion access in their state. Successful ballot initiatives that enact state constitutional amendments provide stronger legal authority to either protect or restrict abortion than laws enacted by the legislature or state Supreme Court rulings.

01 Aug

Columnist Carrie N. Baker: A groundbreaking UN resolution calls forced pregnancy what it is: reproductive violence

DevonLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Reproductive Violence, Trump, United Nations

It took until July https://gazettenet.com/2026/07/22/columnist-carrie-n-baker-a-groundbreaking-un-resolution-calls-forced-pregnancy-what-it-is-reproductive-violence/2026, for the world’s leading human rights body to call forcing someone to be pregnant — or forcing them not to be — what it is: reproductive violence. In a landmark resolution adopted unanimously, the UN Human Rights Council formally recognized “reproductive violence” as a specific, systemic form of gender-based violence.

31 Jul

Right to IVF Act Introduced

MadisonLatest NewsDemocrats, Healthcare, IVF, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States, US House of Representatives

Democratic Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Rosa DeLauro (CT-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), and Laura Gillen (NY-04) led the introduction of the Right to IVF Act of 2026. Introduced ahead of World IVF Day on July 25th, the sweeping legislative package that would make it easier to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) for the millions of hopeful parents who depend on it to build their family. This pro-family legislation would establish a nationwide right to access IVF, lower the costs of IVF treatment, expand IVF coverage for military families and require all employer-sponsored insurance programs to cover IVF.

30 Jul

Pa.’s attorney general is defending the state’s Medicaid abortion ban in court. Is he required to?

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Pennsylvania, Reproductive rights

When Dave Sunday became Pennsylvania’s attorney general in 2025, a complicated situation awaited him. Two weeks after the Republican’s January swearing-in, judges on Commonwealth Court assembled in Pittsburgh to hear oral arguments about the constitutionality of the state’s ban on Medicaid-funded abortions.

30 Jul

U.S. House rejects amendment banning transgender individuals from serving in military

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Transgender, Trump, US House of Representatives, US Military

The US House of Representatives rejected an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would codify President Trump’s executive order preventing transgender individuals from serving in the military.

29 Jul

Illinois law lets minors get birth control without parental consent

RileyLatest NewsBlue State, Contraception, Healthcare, Illinois, Minors, Reproductive rights

Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Illinois minors can get prescribed birth control and contraceptive services without parental consent.