Reproductive rights – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

15 Jul

Red and blue states pass laws to protect contraception access

AlanLatest NewsBlue States, Contraception, Healthcare, Red States, Reproductive rights

At least four states in recent months have enacted new laws.

15 Jul

Anti-abortion leaders furious after Planned Parenthood defunding expires

DevonLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Red States, Reproductive rights, United States

Planned Parenthood has regained access to federal funding, enraging anti-abortion conservatives one year after Republicans were able to cut its clinics off from Medicaid.

14 Jul

From the chatroom to the classroom, these women professors face the manosphere in real life

ChaseLatest Newsmisogyny, Reproductive rights, United States, Violence Against Women

Julie Shayne has spent the better part of her teaching career navigating campus politics made complicated by being a woman.

13 Jul

Planned Parenthood Regains Access To Medicaid Funds After Congress Let Ban Expire

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

The Hill reports on how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was used to defund Planned Parenthood last year, but due to complicated Senate rules for the bill's passing, the ban lasted only one year. As of July 4, Medicaid will once more be able to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood clinics across the nation.

12 Jul

Four years after Dobbs, Texas abortion-rights advocates struggle to break through in Washington

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Red States, Reproductive rights, Texas

On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion, Samantha Casiano carried a picture of her daughter, Halo, with her to meetings on Capitol Hill.

11 Jul

Illinois Department of Public Health Expands Access to Reproductive Health Products

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, Democratic Governor, Healthcare, Illinois, Reproductive rights

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced an updated contraceptive standing order expanding the ability of trained pharmacists to provide prescription birth control methods directly to Illinois residents. The updated order is intended to ensure residents have easy access to contraceptive methods.

10 Jul

Virginia’s reproductive rights amendment faces legal challenges over procedural step, language

CoreyLatest NewsAnti-Reproductive Rights, Democratic Governor, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Bedford and Tazewell counties cases could test whether lawmakers properly advanced the ballot measure — and one suit could potentially affect two other pending constitutional amendments.

09 Jul

Supporters of ballot measure to end Idaho’s strict abortion ban turn in nearly 110K signatures

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Democrats, election issue, Idaho, Reproductive rights

Idahoans United for Women and Families says initiative proposal will appear on November’s general election ballot

09 Jul

Abortion medication, HPV vaccine laws take effect Wednesday in three states

CoreyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Iowa, misogyny, Mississippi, Reproductive rights, Tennesee, Trump

Several laws restricting access to medications that can be used to terminate a pregnancy and others placing limits on minors’ access to sexual and reproductive healthcare — including the HPV vaccine — take effect Wednesday, July 1, in Iowa, Mississippi and Tennessee.

08 Jul

Planned Parenthood set to regain federal funding as GOP ban expires

CoreyLatest NewsGOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

Planned Parenthood will regain access to federal funding on Saturday, one year after Republicans were able to cut its clinics off from Medicaid.

08 Jul

Tracking the Attacks on Reproductive Freedom Under Trump 2.0

MorganLatest NewsBodily Autonomy, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

A rolling timeline of attacks on abortion, birth control, fertility, and other reproductive health care.

08 Jul

Assembly passes bill that would protect access to reproductive health care in N.J.

MadisonLatest NewsDemocratic Governor, Democrats, New Jersey, Reproductive rights

The New Jersey https://www.roi-nj.com/2026/07/02/healthcare/assembly-passes-bill-that-would-protect-access-to-reproductive-health-care-in-n-j/General Assembly has passed legislation that provides increased protections for patients seeking reproductive health care services and the medical professionals who provide that care. The measure is sponsored by Assemblywomen Shanique Speight, Ellen Park, Annette Quijano and Luanne Peterpaul

07 Jul

Call to reclassify morning-after pill as general sales list item

MadisonLatest NewsEC, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Emergency hormonal contraception should be reclassified as a general sales list item, which would allow it to be sold directly from shops and retailers, the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) has said.

06 Jul

4 surprising things to know about abortion in America since Dobbs

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Post Dobbs, Reproductive rights, States, Trump, United States

It's been four years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion.

05 Jul

A Major Leap for Mothers Around the World: Historic Report Presented at UN Human Rights Council

MorganLatest NewsHealthcare, Mothers, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Umited Nations

United Nations Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem Presents Historic Report on Violence Against Mothers Across the Globe before the Human Rights Council, 62nd Session