Trump – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

29 Jun

NEWS: Abortion bans, restrictions could cost economy $140 billion

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Anti-abortion, GOP, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump, US Economy

A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a national think tank focused on economic equity and eliminating barriers for women, estimates that the 16 states with the most restrictive abortion policies are responsible for more than $68 billion in annual lost earnings. In places like Alabama, Louisiana, and West Virginia, abortion bans have pushed women out of the workforce, diminished their earnings, and limited job growth, the report found. Removing reproductive health-care barriers could result in an estimated 325,000 more women aged 15-44 participating in the workforce each year, the report shows. That could boost the national…

29 Jun

So Much for Leaving Abortion Up to the States

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Anti-abortion, GOP, Louisiana, Post Dobbs, Red States, Telehealth, Trump

Louisiana’s case against the FDA is not just about one drug.

28 Jun

Four Years Post-Dobbs, Clinic Closures and Attacks on Medication Abortion Harm Women of Color Nationwide

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

Four years since the Supreme Court eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, anti-abortion politicians have ramped up their attacks. Extremists in state legislatures, state attorneys general offices, federal courts, Congress, and the White House are targeting abortion access on every front to make it more difficult for pregnant people to get the reproductive care they need: banning abortion outright, defunding and shuttering reproductive health clinics, blocking telehealth abortion, and restricting medication abortion pills.

26 Jun

NFPRHA, FHCCP, and ACLU Sue Trump Administration to Protect Integrity of Title X Family Planning Program

AlanLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump

The administration’s FY 2027 Title X funding announcement is designed to enable the federal government to push highly qualified health care providers out of the program based solely on lack of “alignment” with the Trump administration’s political priorities.

23 Jun

Why the Trump Administration is Calling Embryos “Children” & Why It’s Dangerous

RileyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Anti-contraception, Bodily Autonomy, GOP, Healthcare, IVF, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In June 2026, the Trump administration quietly revised a federal grant program to help give rights and benefits to embryos, a move that is aligned with a key legal strategy of the anti-abortion movement. That strategy is one that would ban abortion nationwide, could restrict access to other reproductive and pregnancy-related care like IVF and contraception, and puts pregnant people and people who can become pregnant at even greater risk of surveillance, investigation, and criminalization.

23 Jun

Trump Administration Quietly Takes Step Toward Giving Rights to Embryos

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

“Fetal Personhood” is a Key Tactic of the Anti-Abortion Movement’s Strategy to Undermine IVF, Abortion, and Other Types of Reproductive Health Care

22 Jun

Trump changes pregnancy-prevention program to promote childbearing

RileyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Anti-contraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Title X, a Nixon-era poverty-fighting program, will shift away from reducing unintended pregnancies.

22 Jun

State Policy Trends Midyear Reproductive Health Analysis: Five Key Issues to Watch in 2026

FlynnLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

New attacks on patients and shield law providers threaten remaining access to care

18 Jun

Trump Administration Wields New Threat to Reproductive Rights

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Blue State, Federal Funding, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States, Weldon Amendment

Denied and Delayed Abortion Care Puts Health and Lives in US at Risk

15 Jun

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns FDA for Moving Ahead with “Sham” Review of Mifepristone

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, FDA, GOP, mifepristone, Trump

New leadership at Trump’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that the agency is rushing through its politically motivated review of mifepristone ahead of critical midterm elections.

14 Jun

The Trump‑blocked contraceptives that never reached Kenya: “I am not ready to have another baby”

CoreyLatest NewsContraception, Global, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, USAID

The closure of USAID left millions of pills, IUDs and condoms destined for African countries held in a hangar in Belgium. EL PAÍS travels to Nairobi to speak with the women who were meant to receive them and were left without alternatives

04 Jun

Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States, Veterans

An advocacy group has filed suit against the Trump administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare.

03 Jun

The Atlantic’s June Cover: Helen Lewis on “The Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote”

AlanLatest NewsGOP, misogyny, Trump, Vote

How “masculinism” has become the single most important force uniting the American right

25 May

White House proposal encourages companies to offer fertility treatment benefits

CoreyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

A new proposed rule from the Trump administration aims to make it easier for employers to offer coverage of fertility treatments, as part of larger efforts to expand access to fertility services including in-vitro fertilization.

24 May

New Trump policy could endanger reproductive health care clinics

CoreyLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

New guidelines under Trump will push clinics to focus on natural family planning and fertility awareness, while almost completely leaving out contraception.