Trump – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

06 May

Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising First Amendment fears about state probe

PhoenixLatest NewsAnti-abortion, crisis pregnancy centers, GOP, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, Trump, United States

The Supreme Court sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions.

05 May

Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here’s Why.

JordanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Birth Control, Contraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Trump, United States

We are entering a startling new era in the politics of birth control, with President Donald Trump launching the most serious effort in decades to curb contraception.

05 May

The Trump team is quietly eliminating U.S. support for birth control abroad

PhoenixLatest NewsContraception, Global, GOP, Reproductive rights, STD, Trump

The second Trump administration has moved to eliminate programs for contraception and other family planning work abroad. Congress actually appropriated funds for this work, but the administration has not spent it. And it has shut down programs aimed at helping people choose when to have children, such as efforts to improve access to birth control and provide resources for treating sexually transmitted diseases. The issue here is not abortion. For more than 50 years, it's been illegal for foreign aid to fund abortions.

04 May

Trump admin wants to test drinking water for abortion and birth control pills

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Contraception, EPA, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency recommended earlier this month that states begin testing drinking water for certain forms of abortion pills and contraceptives – a worrisome move that comes after a years-long pressure campaign from anti-abortion organizations weaponizing environmental regulations to further undermine access to care. In a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden demanded scientific justification for including abortion medications and birth control pills on the EPA’s human health benchmarks list, giving the EPA until May 5th to respond.

03 May

Amid Falling Birth Rates, Federal Family Planning Is Overhauled

PhoenixLatest NewsBirth Rate, GOP, Healthcare, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.6 million births in 2025, a 1 percent decline from 2024. The fertility rate dropped to 53.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, down 23 percent since 2007.

02 May

Virginia bill creates reproductive protections overturned by Trump

JordanLatest NewsDemocratic Governor, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Trump, Virginia

Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger made a minor change to a bill that will make it a Class 1 misdemeanor to obstruct access to reproductive health care facilities. This is one of several bills passed this session to protect reproductive rights.

02 May

Most US adults still support abortion access, despite declines for some Christians

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Christians, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Though majorities in both groups support abortion being legal, a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that both white Catholics and white mainline/nonevangelical Protestants have demonstrated a small swing toward an anti-abortion position since 2024.

01 May

As US Birth Rate Falls, Feds’ Response May Make Pregnancy More Dangerous

CoreyLatest NewsBirth Rate, GOP, Pregnancy, Safety Net, Title X, Trump

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.6 million births in 2025, a 1% decline from 2024. The fertility rate dropped to 53.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, down 23% since 2007.

01 May

Six Reproductive Freedom Storylines to Watch in 2026

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Voters continue to reject abortion bans and support reproductive freedom champions at the ballot box; anti-abortion actors are escalating, not retreating, despite their proven unpopularity; and the human cost of abortion bans is mounting while the full damage is still untold.

29 Apr

Red States Thought They Could Stop Abortions. They Ended Up Stopping Only the Lifesaving Ones.

AlanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, misogyny, Red States, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Trump, United States

Abortion rates have increased nationwide since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

28 Apr

Trump has turned Title X upside down: from a contraception program into a pronatalist machine

AlanLatest Newsconception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Title X, Trump, United States

First the administration sought to defund Title X. Now it’s reimagining what it stands forhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/14/trump-title-x-contraception-program-pronatalist

26 Apr

Title X Funding Restored, but New Rules Raise Concerns

MorganLatest NewsContraception, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump, United States

Federal funding for reproductive health clinics is back on track, but some new rules appear to stray from the original goals. Clinics that rely on the Title X program have now received their funding after the Trump administration delayed the application process.

26 Apr

Anti-abortion lawmakers seek to redefine ‘abortion’ to exclude medical treatment

ChaseLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, misogyny, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump

Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion” so abortion bans don’t apply to cases in which the death of an “unborn child” is the result of medical care provided to the pregnant woman. South Dakota is the first state to enact such a law, and Missouri and Utah introduced a similar bill. Reproductive rights advocates and many OB-GYNs say the real purpose of the bills is to fortify abortion bans, and the laws are still too vague because they rely on the intentions of individual physicians.

24 Apr

Medicaid rule targeting abortion providers set to expire

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump

But many clinics providing reproductive care have already closed.

23 Apr

As U.S. birth rate falls, Trump officials downplay contraception in family planning program

MorganLatest NewsBirth Rate, Contraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump, United States

The number of babies born in the United States fell again last year. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.6 million births in 2025, a 1% decline from 2024. The fertility rate dropped to 53.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, down 23% since 2007.