Reproductive rights – Page 11 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

11 Apr

Bill could open door to civil lawsuits over abortions and drive away OB/GYNs

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Florida, Healthcare, legislation, Opinion, Reproductive rights, United States

It also could threaten access to IVF and cancer treatments. This Florida Legislature continues its all-out attack on reproductive freedom. A near-total ban was not far enough for this extreme anti-abortion Legislature. Although the majority of Floridians — 57% — voted to limit government interference with abortion, Florida’s extreme anti-abortion politicians are ignoring the will of the people and seeking to further restrict abortion access in Florida. Now they are seeking to open the door to civil lawsuits for money damages against doctors — and even the friends, family, and clergy members who help individuals seeking abortion care obtain the…

10 Apr

How one group is educating Oklahomans on reproductive health care amid state abortion ban

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Oklahoma, Reproductive rights, United States

Magon Hoffman said she never saw herself as someone who would choose to terminate a pregnancy. In 2022, the Oklahoma City resident went through fertility treatment to conceive her second daughter, Lottie. She said she was excited. But around 14 weeks, Hoffman said she woke up bleeding. What she worried was a miscarriage turned out to be a large blood clot that had developed because a portion of her placenta had lifted from her cervix. She said this basically put her on bed rest for weeks.

09 Apr

Maternal health at risk amid threats of funding cuts

ChaseLatest NewsBangladesh, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

Although Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable reduction in its maternal mortality rate, this progress could be jeopardised by current and potential funding cuts from key development partners, according to a new UN report.

09 Apr

Science integrity in sexual and reproductive health and rights

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Science, Webinar

Navigating truth in a changing world Join us on April 9th for a crucial conversation on the growing impact of misinformation in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This webinar will provide examples of how disinformation has shaped policy and outcomes, explore the challenges faced by the scientific and advocacy communities, and spark a collective discussion on strategies to uphold truth and evidence-based decision-making in SRHR.

09 Apr

A Workforce Without Women?

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Woman's rights

Remove women from the workforce, and economies will crumble faster than a toddler’s Lego tower.

08 Apr

‘No guidance and no leadership’: chaos and confusion at CDC after mass firings

DoryLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Mass Firings, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

On 1 April, thousands of workers at HHS and agencies like the CDC were let go, leaving those left to piece together the cuts and mourn the research that can’t go forward

08 Apr

Strict Abortion Laws In Louisiana, North Carolina Could Get More Severe

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Louisiana, Reproductive rights, United States

In Louisiana, where abortion is banned without any exceptions, a Republican bill would expand the definition of "coerced abortion." In North Carolina, where abortion is legal only up to 12 weeks of pregnancy and has exceptions for rape and incest, a Republican bill would make abortion illegal after conception and eliminate those exceptions.

07 Apr

Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive rights

Women today are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy and childbirth according to a major new report released today, but United Nations (UN) agencies highlight the threat of major backsliding as unprecedented aid cuts take effect around the world.

06 Apr

Inside the “Vital” Office for Reproductive Health Gutted by Mass HHS Firings

AlanLatest NewsHHS Firing, Office of Reproductive Health, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

One of the casualties of Tuesday’s massive purge of workers from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an office dedicated to promoting healthy pregnancies.

05 Apr

New Jersey Continues to Add Abortion Protections

BarbraLatest NewsBodily Autonomy, Healthcare, New Jersey, Reproductive rights

State reproductive rights advocates view a stockpile as one of a number of ways to protect access.

04 Apr

Half Of Women Cannot Make Decisions About Their Reproductive Health And Bodily Autonomy

AlanLatest NewsBodily Autonomy, Reproductive rights, United States

44% of women still lack autonomy over reproductive health. UNFPA urges data-driven, inclusive action to ensure rights and equality for all by 2030.

04 Apr

New York Attorney General James Condemns Federal Funding Cuts to Reproductive Health Care

AlanLatest NewsFunding, GOP, New York, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the Trump administration notified health care providers that offer reproductive health care that they will no longer receive Title X funding: “Cutting funding for health care providers that offer reproductive care to millions of people across the country is cruel and shameful. Americans from low-income, rural, and minority communities rely on health care facilities that receive Title X funding for cancer screenings, affordable birth control, and so much more. Reproductive health care is a right. Every individual should be able to access this care without obstacles.”

03 Apr

Trump unveils new tariffs and CDC’s IVF team is eliminated

AlanLatest NewsGOP, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

Public health experts and IVF advocates said they are shocked at the elimination of the CDC's Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance team — a group of six epidemiologists, data analysts and researchers that tracked how well in vitro fertilization worked across the U.S. Their layoffs were part of the sweeping cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services and come just a week after President Donald Trump declared himself "the fertilization president" while touting efforts to expand IVF.

31 Mar

What’s at stake in SC for reproductive rights in case being heard by US Supreme Court on Wednesday

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, South Carolina, United States

South Carolina residents could be stripped of the ability to use Medicaid at Planned Parenthood or other reproductive health care centers if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the state after hearing arguments in a case April 2.

31 Mar

George Washington University Faculty file amicus brief urging SCOTUS to protect Planned Parenthood Medicaid coverage

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Medicaid, Public Health, Reproductive rights

More than 40 faculty members filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month in support of maintaining Medicaid coverage for Planned Parenthood in South Carolina. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday for Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which will determine if the state of South Carolina’s 2018 decision to deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood infringes on Medicaid beneficiaries’ right to choose their health care providers. In response, 490 public health deans, organizations and professors — including 40 GW faculty members from the Milken Institute School of Public Health and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences…