Trump Administration – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

21 Aug

How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, RFK Jr., Trump Administration, United States

When the Trump administration announced massive cuts to federal health agencies earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was getting rid of excess administrators who were larding the government with bureaucratic bloat.

18 Aug

The VA Wants To End Coverage of Abortion for U.S. Military Veterans

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, U.S. Military, Veterans

President Donald Trump’s administration is calling to remove abortion coverage from the list of medical benefits for veterans and their families, saying it’s not needed.

17 Aug

Six Months In: How the Trump Administration Is Undermining Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Globally

ChaseLatest NewsGlobal, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration

Since January 2025, the Trump administration has undertaken a sweeping and ideologically driven rollback of human rights protections, with particularly grave consequences for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally. The administration has drastically cut funding to international health programs, withdrawn from key multilateral institutions and agreements, and advanced an agenda that is overtly opposed to human rights, particularly those advancing gender and reproductive autonomy. These actions not only threaten access to essential health services for millions of people—particularly in low- and middle-income countries—but also undermine international cooperation and accountability in advancing the rights and health of women, girls…

14 Aug

U.S. Repro Watch: Six Updates You Won’t Want to Miss

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Trump administration proposes new abortion ban, states sue over federal Medicaid cuts, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.

13 Aug

Repro Red Flags: Executive Actions

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Contraception, GOP, Healthcare, IVF, Maternal & Child Health, Reproductive rights, Trump, Trump Administration, United States

President Donald Trump has stacked his administration with anti-reproductive rights officials responsible for leading federal agencies that directly impact access to reproductive health care—including abortion, birth control, IVF, and maternal health care.

03 Aug

Department of Veterans Affairs looks to end certain abortion services for veterans

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, U.S. Military, United States, Veterans

The US Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing to end certain abortion services to veterans, rolling back a Biden-era move to expand abortion rights.

02 Aug

NWLC on Trump Administration’s Decision to Ban Abortion Care for Veterans

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Opinion, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

The Trump administration announced its intent to roll back the rule that allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide abortion care and counseling to veterans and eligible loved ones. This cruel decision is at odds with claims by an administration that purports to care about veterans, instead stripping them and their families of essential health care, jeopardizing their health, dignity, and lives.

30 Jul

Maryland joins states suing federal government over funding ban for Planned Parenthood

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Maryland, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Suit comes day after federal judge blocked Trump administration’s ban in Medicaid funding for certain health care providers

23 Jul

US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, GOP, International, Poor Countries, Trump Administration

U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters.

29 May

After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research

DoryLatest NewsCenters for Disease Control, Contraception, Scientific Research, Trump Administration, United States, Woman's Health

To most people, the eight-person team was indistinguishable from the hundreds of other scientists and researchers cut in April during the mass firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But for many clinicians who specialize in women’s health, losing the team responsible for the CDC’s contraception guidelines was a devastating blow to women’s health.

09 May

‘Dismantling one of the strongest tools we have’: Conservatives fret HHS cuts

CoreyLatest Newsconservatives, Healthcare, HHS, HHS Firing, Reproductive rights, RJK Jr, Trump Administration

The Trump administration’s decision to gut reproductive health research is alarming some conservatives, who worry it undercuts the president’s pro-family agenda.

08 May

Abortion Clinics Boost Security as DOJ Limits Federal Shield Law

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Clinic access, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Reproductive health centers are preparing for more aggressive threats from anti-abortion protesters as the Trump administration restricts enforcement of a decades-old federal law protecting access to clinics.

30 Apr

The Long List of Trump’s Harmful Reproductive Rights Restrictions

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

A report compiling harmful actions taken by US President Donald Trump against reproductive rights was released today by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), a legal organization defending reproductive rights globally. It’s a long list, including policy positions, personnel appointments, website takedowns, administrative changes, government agency shutdowns, and funding cuts.

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.”