United States – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

09 Jan

National report shows growth in telehealth abortions as concerns about access in Ohio continue

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Ohio, Reproductive rights, Telemedicine, United States

A national report shows a growing trend in telehealth abortions, something advocates in Ohio are concerned may be stifled with new legislation and varying protections across the country for all abortion services.

09 Jan

Filling in the Gap in Federal Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood: State Responses

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In a policy action long sought after by abortion opponents, the federal government now has codified a ban on Medicaid funds that support care provided at Planned Parenthood clinics and other locations. Section 71113 of the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law, prevents Medicaid payments to certain reproductive health care entities that provide abortion care for one year from the date of enactment. This ban includes all services including contraceptive care, preventive care, and other services, not only abortion. Based on the criteria in the law, three entities, Planned Parenthood affiliates, Maine Family Planning and Health Imperatives have been blocked from receiving federal Medicaid revenue. A handful of states, however, have announced they will fill in current gaps created by losses in federal funding…

08 Jan

Laughing, Crying Are Normal But Rare Responses To Orgasm, Women’s Study Reveals

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States

“Women need to know that if they have uncontrollable peals of laughter every time they orgasm (and nothing was funny), they are not alone,” lead researcher Dr. Lauren Streicher said in a news release. She’s a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

08 Jan

5 women’s health myths, debunked by doctors

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Health

Women's health is having a moment. From social media feeds and most-shared podcasts to movies, TV and news headlines, conversations about breast cancer, menopause, hormone therapy and more are officially mainstream.

07 Jan

FDA Expands Access to Pill for Low Libido

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, menopause, Sexual Health, United States, Women's Health

More women can now use a medication approved to treat low or no sexual desire

07 Jan

The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent.

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Maternal & Child Health, Trump Administration, United States, Vaccines

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death.

07 Jan

Trump tells GOP it’s time to ‘own’ health care while urging ‘flexibility’ on abortion restrictions

RileyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Prescriptions, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Donald Trump urged House Republicans on Tuesday to take control of an issue that even he admits the GOP has long struggled to claim: health care.

06 Jan

Vitamin C may help protect fertility from a harmful environmental chemical

RileyLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Vitamin C

A new discovery at the University of Missouri reveals that vitamin C may help protect reproductive health from a harmful environmental chemical. Using a fish model, researchers found that exposure to potassium perchlorate, a chemical commonly used in explosives and fireworks, can harm sperm production, potentially reducing fertility.

06 Jan

Cassidy rips RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change, says it’s ‘based on no scientific input’

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Maternal & Child Health, United States, Vaccines

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who cast a critical vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, on Monday blasted the reduction of the childhood immunization schedule by Kennedy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

05 Jan

Reproductive Rights Matter to Everyone

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

In the January edition of our newsletter about creating positive change, we look at contraception access on campus and men joining the abortion conversation.

05 Jan

Iowa Doesn’t Have Enough OB-GYNs. The State’s Abortion Ban Might Be Making It Worse.

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Jonna Quinn was initially thrilled when she got her first job after her medical residency, working as an OB-GYN in Mason City, Iowa. It was less than two hours down the road from West Bend, where she grew up on a farm. ...read more

04 Jan

Major Battles for Reproductive Rights in 2026 Will Play Out in FDA and Courts

RileyLatest News2026, Abortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Federal judges and agencies will decide whether to restrict or end people’s access to mailed abortion medicationhttps://truthout.org/articles/major-battles-for-reproductive-rights-in-2026-will-play-out-in-fda-and-courts/

04 Jan

Six Reproductive Freedom Storylines to Watch in 2026

RileyLatest News2026, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

2025 affirmed critical truths that will be at the forefront of our fight in 2026—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.

03 Jan

Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants

ChaseLatest NewsDEI, Health Research, Healthcare, Trump Administration, United States, Vaccine

The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.

02 Jan

From GSM guidance to HRT reform: A landmark year for women’s health

ChaseLatest NewsErectile Dysfunction, Healthcare, menopause, Reproductive rights, United States

While many urologists and sexual medicine specialists have been tireless champions of women’s health needs, it is only recently that these issues have started to gain substantial traction within national guidelines and federal policy. The lack of recognition can be in part attributed to outdated data and subsequent stigma that have pushed women’s health to the sidelines.