Reproductive rights – Page 4 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

31 Jan

Parental rights at center of reproductive health debate

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Civil Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The anti-abortion movement has framed certain protections for abortion care as attacks on parental rights. Opponents of successful reproductive rights ballot measures in Ohio, Missouri, Maryland and New York often deployed this rhetoric while campaigning. Parental rights were not included in Ohio’s Issue 1 ballot language that passed in November 2023. But that didn’t stop first lady Fran DeWine from saying in an ad that the measure “would deny parents the right to be involved when their daughter is making the most important decision of her life,” Ohio Capital Journal reported.

29 Jan

Stopping the Abuse of Tech in Surveilling and Criminalizing Abortion

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Data Security, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Apps and consumer data could be weaponized to criminalize those seeking, providing, and supporting abortion care, and policymakers and individual Americans should act to protect private reproductive health information.

29 Jan

Trump health pick Kennedy faces US Senate scrutiny over vaccine, abortion views

PatLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, is set to face a grilling from Senate Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday over his views on vaccines, abortion, and potential conflicts of interest. Kennedy, 70, will appear in front of the Senate Finance Committee at 10 a.m. ET (1500 GMT) on Wednesday. While that committee is responsible for advancing his nomination to the full Senate, Kennedy is also scheduled to appear in front of a second Senate panel that oversees health on Thursday.

27 Jan

Johnson touts ‘new era’ of abortion opposition under Trump

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday abortion opponents are “entering a new era” with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the White House. Speaking at the March for Life, Johnson praised the new administration for anti-abortion actions taken in the first week, including pardoning nearly two dozen anti-abortion activists.

27 Jan

What a U.S. exit from the WHO means for global health

RandyLatest NewsInternational, Reproductive rights, WHO

For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day in office that may signal the end of that era, health policy experts said.

26 Jan

Governor Whitmer Signs Bills Expanding Reproductive Freedom, Reducing Barriers to Affording Contraception and Care in Michigan

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Michigan, Reproductive rights, United States

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed 16 bills that will expand reproductive freedom in Michigan, including a bill that allows pharmacists to directly prescribe and dispense contraceptives to patients. This package of bills ensures women can more easily access critical health care by lowering costs and cutting unnecessary red tape. These bills also bolster Governor Whitmer’s commitment to advancing reproductive freedoms here in Michigan, giving more Michiganders the opportunity to control if, when, and how they choose to start their families

25 Jan

Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking access to reproductive health centers

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Clinic access, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership is curtailing prosecutions against people accused of blocking access to abortion clinics and reproductive health centers Mizelle also ordered the immediate dismissal of three FACE Act cases related to 2021 blockades of clinics in Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

24 Jan

The CDC Won’t Give the Public a Full Picture of Fertility Treatment Risks

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, IVF, Reporting, Reproductive rights, United States

Egg donation comes with health risks. Women are unable to learn which clinics have the fewest adverse outcomes.

22 Jan

Reproductive rights and justice groups plan for Trump’s return

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Reproductive rights, United States

In the days following President-elect Donald Trump’s win last November, a national abortion-assistance hotline was being inundated with calls. “They were confused about whether abortion was even still legal in the country, because they have heard the rhetoric around Trump’s position on abortion,” said Brittany Fonteno, the president and CEO of the National Abortion Federation.

21 Jan

US Govt website offering reproductive health information goes offline after Donald Trump takes office

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP, Reproductive rights, United States

US Govt website offering reproductive health information goes offline after Donald Trump takes office

20 Jan

How the Trump admin’s attacks on abortion could devastate health care access globally

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights

Reproductive rights advocates warn Project 2025 will expand the Global Gag Rule to hurt health care internationally

20 Jan

Partisan wrongs and reproductive rights

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

On June 24, 2022, I found myself in a room of 2,500 women at a leadership convention during the very moment Roe V. Wade was overturned. I saw women fall to the ground crying as others tried to hide the smiles creeping across their faces, and others didn’t hide their satisfaction, celebrating as if they had personally just achieved some victory.

17 Jan

Parental rights at center of reproductive health debate

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Virginia

Democrats push constitutional amendment and contraception protections; GOP raises oversight concerns. Republicans are ramping up opposition to Democrat-led efforts to protect abortion and contraception access, claiming the proposals undermine parental rights in minors’ healthcare decisions. As these measures advance in the legislature, the battle over oversight is heating up.

16 Jan

Telehealth abortion reduces shame and lifts barriers, study shows

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Taking abortion pills at home helps reduce stigma associated with pregnancy termination, according to recent findings. “It’s intuitive to understand that people are afraid of protesters outside of abortion clinics. But I was surprised that some people would be afraid to be perceived as abortion patients,” said Andréa Becker, co-author of the study, a reproductive health researcher and a sociology professor at Hunter College in New York City.

15 Jan

Live Far From a Clinic? Telehealth Abortion Services Are on the Rise

PatLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Telehealth, travel, United States

Women who live far from an abortion clinic depend on telehealth and mail to obtain access to medication abortion, a new study says. Each 100-mile increase in distance from an abortion provider increased telehealth requests for abortion pills by about 61%, researchers reported in a new study published Jan. 8 in the American Journal of Public Health.