travel – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

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.

28 Dec

Abortions are up in the US. It’s a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, travel, United States

Even with abortion bans in place in most Republican-controlled states, the number of people obtaining them has grown slightly

27 Dec

Reproductive health newsmakers included pregnant women, judges and anti-abortion activists in 2024

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, travel, United States

Galvanized by a pivotal election almost two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections, patients, doctors, and activists in 2024 fought for renewed and expanded reproductive rights, while others pushed for more restrictions. These are some of the people and organizations that had an impact on reproductive health law and abortion access this year.

21 Nov

Expecting challenges, blue states vow to create ‘firewall’ of abortion protections

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Blue Wall, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, travel

Officials in blue states are vowing to build a “firewall” of reproductive health protections as they anticipate federal and state attacks on abortion access under the Trump administration. “We’re going on offense,” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, told Stateline. “We are in an unprecedented war on American women and patients. State attorneys general, particularly my colleagues and I who support abortion rights and reproductive freedom, have been building this firewall for some time now.”

03 Oct

It’s harder to pay and travel for abortion care, but support funds are struggling

PatLatest NewsAbortion Funds, Florida, Reproductive rights, travel, United States

Financial aid funds that help women pay for abortions — or travel to other states to access care — are struggling financially, despite abortion's role in this year's elections.

06 Sep

Doctors Are Leaving Conservative States to Learn to Perform Abortions. We Followed One.

MollyEvents & Action, United StatesAbortion, conservative states, doctor, Roe v Wade, travel, United States

“…The doctor, who specializes in internal medicine and pediatrics, came to be in that exam room thousands of miles from home because in 2022, the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade had rolled back access to abortion in her state. Though abortion training was not required in her specialties, she had long wanted to learn how to perform the procedure. But the new rules in her state — which went through years of litigation — dramatically reduced access to that training. Also, because abortions and miscarriages often require identical surgical procedures and drugs, the doctor would have fewer opportunities to practice the skills…

30 Aug

Abortion access could be in jeopardy as Chicago Abortion Fund, others run short of mone

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Access, Abortion Care, Abortion Fund, Chicago, DNC, Health care, Illinois, Reproductive Medical Care, travel, Travel for Care, United States

"Abortion took center stage during the Democratic National Convention, and Illinois was celebrated for welcoming thousands of women needing care since access has vanished across much of the Midwest and the South. But funds that are essential for many traveling to Illinois and other states for abortions — paying for their flights, hotels, child care and the abortions — are running out of money. Providers and advocates say that’s putting access to reproductive medical care in jeopardy...."

14 Jul

What states are voting on abortion ballot measures in 2024?

PatLatest NewsAbortion Rights, legislation, travel, United States, Vote

The following table provides a list of abortion-related measures that are on the ballot in 2024: StateDateMeasureDescriptionColoradoNov. 5, 2024Right to Abortion Initiative• Provide a constitutional right to abortion in the state constitution and allow the use of public funds for abortionFloridaNov. 5, 2024Florida Amendment 4• Provide a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability, which is estimated to be around 24 weeks, or when necessary to protect the patient's health, as determined by the patient's healthcare providerMarylandNov. 5, 2024Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment• Amend the Maryland Constitution to establish a right to reproductive freedom, defined to include "decisions to prevent, continue, or end…

02 Jul

Tennessee Abortion Allies Fight Trafficking Ban for Minors

PatLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Minors, Tennessee, travel

A new Tennessee law that criminalizes a wide range of conduct intended to help pregnant minors get legal abortions in other states without their parents’ consent is unconstitutional, a group of abortion allies says. SisterReach Inc. and (Chicago based ) Midwest Access Coalition Inc. sued Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (R) and various district prosecuting attorneys on Thursday in the US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, seeking to have the law declared invalid and to bar potential future prosecutions against them. .

02 Jul

CT sees 150% increase in people coming from out of state for abortion care, officials say

MollyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Connecticut, Increases, Reproductive care, Statistics, travel, Travel for Care, United States

"Connecticut has seen an influx of people coming from out of state to get an abortion in the two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, leaving thousands of people without access to the necessary reproductive and abortion care, officials said. In 2023, there was about a 60 percent increase in people coming to Connecticut for an abortion, while this year saw a 150 percent increase, said Dr. Nancy Stanwood, chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England...."

18 Jun

Parole and probation rules limit travel. That can be complicated for people seeking abortions.

MollyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Parole, Post-incarceration, Probation, travel, Travel for Care, United States

"In the two years since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, the number of patients forced to seek out-of-state abortion services has doubled. Fourteen states have total abortion bans, three more restrict abortions after six weeks — before most people know they are pregnant — and two others limit them after the first trimester. One population often overlooked in reproductive rights conversations are people under community supervision, also known as probation and parole, which often prohibits travel across state lines without government approval. A new briefing by the public policy think tank Prison Policy Initiative puts these challenges into context for a country without…

08 Jun

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has announced the defined cases of permissible abortion and their controls and procedures to preserve the pregnant woman’s life.

AnnetteInternational, Latest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Dubai, Healthcare, International Abortion News, legislation, MOHAP, Permissible Bortion, travel, United Arab Emirates

The Ministry has affirmed that new controls and procedures were issued to define and regulate cases of permissible abortion in the UAE. The new regulation requires abortion requests to be made by a dedicated committee that will be formed within each health authority by a decision of MOHAP or the head of the emirate’s health authority. The Committee should comprise of an obstetrics and gynecology specialist, a psychiatry specialist, and a representative of the Public Prosecution.

09 May

Medical residents are starting to avoid states with abortion bans, data shows

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Abortion Rights States, Physicians, State Abortion Bans, travel, United States

Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she wanted to be trained to provide abortions, she shouldn't stay in Arizona. Blum turned to programs mostly in states where abortion access — and, by extension, abortion training — is likely to remain protected, like California, Colorado and New Mexico. Arizona has enacted a law banning most abortions after 15 weeks.

07 May

A Texas woman got an abortion in Colorado, now her ex wants to subpoena her. A state shield law might stand in his way

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Texas, travel

A Texas man is asking a Texas state district court to take legal action after his ex-partner traveled to Colorado to get an abortion. But Colorado’s so-called “shield law” could create a legal battle.

04 May

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’

AnnetteLatest News, United StatesAbortion Aftercare Kits, Abortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Idaho, legislation, Roe v Wade, The underground, travel, United States

Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor.