Trump – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

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.

21 May

The exit of this Trump administration official could threaten abortion access nationwide

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, FDA, GOP, Healthcare, MAGA, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Marty Makary, who anti-abortion groups had long criticized for not pushing forward their agenda, plans to resign from his post as FDA commissioner.

18 May

Birth Control Under Threat: How Birth Control Rights and Access Are Being Undermined Since Roe v. Wade Was Overturned

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In June 2022, the National Women’s Law Center published “Don’t Be Fooled: Birth Control Is Already at Risk,” the first comprehensive accounting of policymakers’ attacks on birth control in recent years.1 In addition to identifying the range of ways anti-reproductive health lawmakers were already threatening birth control, the Law Center warned that attacks on birth control would only escalate if the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion. Unfortunately, those were prescient warnings.

16 May

In rural Appalachia, abortion pill offers reproductive choice and privacy − but police may see a crime

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Appalachia, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

A 35-year-old Kentucky woman was arrested in late 2025, accused of taking abortion pills that she ordered online.

14 May

Abortion pills are saving women’s lives. The right is trying to eliminate them

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, Trump, United States

The supreme court has kicked the can down the road after a federal court sought to ban the mailing of mifepristone

13 May

Department of Education opens investigation into Smith College for admitting trans women

RandyLatest NewsSmith College, Trans Rights, Trump

In the Trump administration’s latest move to limit trans rights, the Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into Smith College, an all-women’s college in western Massachusetts, for admitting trans women.

12 May

Make America procreate again: among the MAGA fertility fanatics

RileyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Bodily Autonomy, Healthcare, MAGA, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Tech bros and religious conservatives have joined forces to boost the birth rate

11 May

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

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Pills, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Supreme Court temporarily blocks abortion pill restriction, Tennessee silences women denied abortions, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights. More...

10 May

Louisiana v. FDA: Abortion Pill Access Under Fire

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Pills, FDA, Healthcare, mifepristone, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Requests for telehealth abortion care have doubled since Roe v. Wade was overturned. This case directly targets that remaining lifeline.

10 May

A dangerous new chapter of post-Roe America is here

FlynnLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Dobbs v Jackson, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

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09 May

Abortion Coverage Limitations in Medicaid and Private Insurance Plans

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

While the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade eliminated federal abortion protections and allowed states to ban the provision of abortion, federal and state restrictions on abortion coverage persist even in states without laws that prohibit abortion.

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.