Reproductive rights – Page 21 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

22 Sep

How promises of a ‘post-Roe future’ have fallen short

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Weeks after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a then-little-known Republican congressman from Louisiana introduced a short bill that proposed amending the Social Security Act to ensure child support payments be made for an “unborn child.”

21 Sep

‘She should be alive today’ – Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Medical care, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

‘She should be alive today’ – Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump

17 Sep

Most Latinx immigrants said they didn’t know abortion was legal in New Jersey. Meet the group helping the state understand why.

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, LatinX, Reproductive rights, United States

A community health model shows promising potential in expanding reproductive health care access for the state’s Latinx immigrants.

17 Sep

IVF Protections Heading for Senate Vote

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, IVF, legislation, Reproductive rights, US Senate

The U.S. Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a bill aimed at enshrining in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a nationwide right.

14 Sep

The ACLU commits $2 million to Michigan’s Supreme Court race for reproductive rights ads

BarbraLatest NewsACLU, Election 2024, Michigan, Reproductive rights

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has announced a multimillion-dollar investment into two races for the state Supreme Court, signaling the importance of the competition in the battleground state where control of the court is at stake.

13 Sep

North Dakota’s abortion ban overturned

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, Judge, North Dakota, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Abortion care restrictions in North Dakota are expected to be lifted in the near future, following a court ruling on Thursday. A state judge said North Dakota's ban on the procedure violates the state Constitution. It's been part of a wave of abortion laws stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Dobbs case.

12 Sep

Florida’s Six-Week Ban Led to Substantial Drop in Clinician-Provided Abortions

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Florida, legislation, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

New estimates from Guttmacher’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study show that clinician-provided abortions dropped substantially in Florida after a ban on abortions after six weeks’ gestation took effect on May 1, 2024. The decline likely reflects reductions in access to abortion for Florida residents as well as people from neighboring states with abortion bans who would have traveled to Florida for abortion care.

10 Sep

Post-Roe health provider survey finds abortion bans create bad outcomes and distress

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Physicians, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Care Post Roe director at the University of California San Francisco says medical students are now learning how to deal with distress around abortion bans as part of their training

09 Sep

Fate of Missouri abortion-rights amendment in hands of state Supreme Court

AlanLatest Newslegislation, Missouri, Reproductive rights

The Missouri Supreme Court will decide whether an abortion-rights will end up on the Nov. 5 ballot after a Cole County judge ruled the proposed amendment violated state law.

09 Sep

Commentary: With reproductive rights back on the ballot, research on childlessness provides valuable insights

AlanLatest NewsChildlessness, Healthcare, Opinion, Reproductive rights, Tennessee

As the U.S. becomes a more difficult place to raise a family, it should come as no surprise that more Americans prefer childlessness. While it is true that a rising percentage of the population choosing not to have children may create problems for the country down the line, politicians will never be able to bully or badger Americans into having kids.

06 Sep

Majority of Florida voters back abortion rights ballot measure: Poll

BarbraLatest NewsFlorida, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

A majority of Florida voters say they back a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution, according to new polling released Friday by The Hill and Emerson College Polling.

05 Sep

Judge calls Ashcroft’s characterization of abortion amendment ‘unfair’ and ‘misleading’

BarbraLatest Newslegislation, Missouri, Reproductive rights, United States

For the second time, a Missouri judge has accused Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft of crafting ‘inaccurate’ language around the reproductive rights amendment

04 Sep

Addressing abortion and reproductive rights on the presidential campaign trail

BarbraLatest Newslegislation, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote

Abortion remains a divisive issue in the 2024 presidential election and a top concern for many voters.

03 Sep

Austin plans to move forward with abortion travel fund, officials say

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Fund, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas

The city of Austin will be allowed to move forward with plans to implement its Reproductive Justice Fund, despite a lawsuit challenging its legality, city officials said. The Reproductive Justice Fund is a provision in the city’s 2024-25 budget that is meant to provide money to people seeking out-of-state abortions due to the medical procedure being banned in Texas. City Council approved $400,000 for the fund earlier this month. The money can be used for airfare, gas, hotel stays and food.

03 Sep

‘Perfect storm’ of crises is leading to cutbacks in abortion care, advocates say

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

Advocates for abortion access say compounding crises of abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are beginning to cause significant funding challenges and potential disruptions to reproductive care of all kinds. Several people described it as a “perfect storm” of problems with the U.S. health care system, particularly post-pandemic, and the rise of abortion bans and other reproductive care restrictions in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022. Many individuals must now travel hundreds or thousands of miles to seek abortion care, and the consolidation of demand at a smaller…