Reproductive rights – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

20 Jul

Federal court strikes privacy protections for reproductive health care

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Court decision, Data Privacy, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas District

A Texas court ruling removes some recent federal privacy protections for reproductive health care, affecting how providers handle sensitive patient information under HIPAA.

20 Jul

HIPAA’s Reproductive Health Rule Is Vacated Nationally

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Data Privacy, District Courts, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on June 18, 2025, issued an order vacating the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy, published on April 26, 2024, which amended the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (Reproductive Health Rule or Rule). The decision left intact amendments to the HIPAA rule regarding certain Notice of Privacy Practice provisions pertaining to substance use disorder regulations.

19 Jul

New Texas law aims to save lives by clarifying the state abortion ban. Will it work?

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

Across the 18 states that have banned or tightly restricted abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, questions have persisted over when doctors can perform abortions in medical emergencies.

19 Jul

Abortion-related travel could face another ‘shock to the system’ under new spending law

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Trump's law “defunds” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest.

18 Jul

Not just abortion: How anti-choice politics are reshaping Idaho health care for everyone

PhoenixLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Commentary, Healthcare, Idaho, Reproductive rights

What began as an assault on abortion access is morphing into a full-scale redefinition of health care, writes guest columnist Debra Rosen.https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/07/18/not-just-abortion-how-anti-choice-politics-are-reshaping-idaho-health-care-for-everyone/

17 Jul

Maryland taps Affordable Care Act fund to help pay for abortion care

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Maryland, Reproductive rights, travel

Maryland is the first state to tap into a 15-year-old fund connected to the Affordable Care Act, to help solve a more recent problem: helping pay the expenses of patients who travel to Maryland for an abortion.

16 Jul

Op-Ed: Sherrill warns about loss of abortion rights, Planned Parenthood funding in NJ

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democrats, Gubernatorial Race, Healthcare, New Jersey, Op-Ed, Reproductive rights

Democratic candidate for governor says reproductive health care at risk

15 Jul

Abortion-related travel could face another ‘shock to the system’ under new spending law

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, travel, Trump

Trump’s law “defunds” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest.

15 Jul

In ‘another blow’ to reproductive health, abortion privacy protections rule vacated in Indiana

ChaseLatest NewsData Privacy, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Hoosiers seeking abortions now face another legal barrier following a June Texas ruling — a decision that blocked a Biden administration reproductive privacy rule nationwide.

14 Jul

States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, legal news, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

States can block the country's biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings, the Supreme Court ruled recently.The 6-3 opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by the rest of the court's conservatives was not directly about abortion, but it comes as Republicans back a wider push across the country to defund the organization. It closes off Planned Parenthood's primary court path to keeping Medicaid funding in place: patient lawsuits.

14 Jul

Positive Interim Phase 3 Results Highlight Potential of Ovaprene®, Novel Hormone-Free Contraceptive

AlanLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

A biopharmaceutical company driven by a mission to challenge the status quo, making women's health a priority, today announced positive interim safety and efficacy results from its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the contraceptive effectiveness, safety and acceptability of Ovaprene®, the company’s investigational monthly, hormone-free intravaginal contraceptive. There currently are no FDA-approved, hormone-free, monthly intravaginal contraceptives.

13 Jul

World IVF Day is July 25, 2025. Update from the PA House of Representatives

AlanLatest NewsIVF, Pennsylvania, Reproductive rights

Globally, approximately 1 in 6 people experience infertility in their lifetime. Many couples around the world rely on assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), to make their dreams of starting a family a reality.

12 Jul

Reproductive Rights News Roundup – July 12th 2024

DoryLatest NewsFlorida, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Lots of News from Floridian's for Reproductive Freedom

11 Jul

Democrats introduce bill that aims to protect reproductive health data

DoryLatest NewsData Privacy, Democrats, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

‘My body, my data’ law is necessary to protect women from persecution in post-Roe era, lawmakers say

11 Jul

The ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood on pause for now as legal battles progress

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

Federal funding to Planned Parenthood facilities in Virginia and across the nation are tied up in legal battles for the time being. A provision in Congress’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” signed by President Donald Trump last week would block Medicaid payments for services at facilities like Planned Parenthood for up to a year.