United States – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

17 Dec

New Jersey enacts new safety standards for frozen embryos and eggs

AlanLatest NewsEmbryos, Fertility, Healthcare, New Jersey, Reproductive rights, United States

Health facilities in New Jersey that store frozen human embryos and eggs have new licensing requirements and rules to guard against operational failures under regulations that took effect Monday.

17 Dec

C-Section Risk Higher Among Sexual Minorities, Study Finds

AlanLatest Newsc-section, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Sexual minority, United States

People who identify as a sexual minority are more likely to undergo a C-section birth, a new study reports. Overall, sexual minority people had a 7% higher risk of requiring a Cesarean delivery, researchers report in the February 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health.

16 Dec

After Texas Ruling, States Seek to Fill Reproductive Health Data Privacy Gaps

RandyLatest NewsData Privacy, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Several states have enacted privacy laws in recent years that touch on reproductive health data privacy to varying degrees. California, Washington, Virginia and New York are states to watch on this front

15 Dec

Madison Wisconsin doctor says abortion control proposals are meant to scare

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Wisconsin

Five months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down an 1849 law thought to ban abortion statewide, the debate over reproductive care and abortion access is back in the state Legislature.

15 Dec

Abortion Patients Most Often Rely On Independent Clinics, But More Closed in 2025, Report Shows

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

"We were all scrambling to figure out what we needed to do and how we were going to accept all patients."

13 Dec

CDC Delays Annual Abortion Report Amid Internal Turmoil

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Care, CDC, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's yearly abortion report is delayed due to staffing and internal issues Abortions increased about 4% in early 2025, new data shows, with 27% now provided through telehealth Many were provided under shield laws, which allow clinicians in states where abortion is legal to prescribe medication across state lines For decades, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a yearly report tracking abortion trends across the country.

12 Dec

My Son is Pregnant, but his Wife had a Miscarriage

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Transgender, United States

My friend sounded proud. Real proud, when she announced that the heterosexual couple, who had been trying for over two years to start a family, had finally succeeded. “My son is pregnant!” she excitedly exclaimed to everyone in earshot at the local dog park. Neighbors reacted with excitement and glee, amplified by spontaneous shouts of “Congratulations!”

10 Dec

Uterine fibroids linked to elevated heart disease risk

JordanLatest News.Fibroid, Healthcare, Heart disease, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States, Women's Health

Heart disease risk may be substantially higher among women with uterine fibroids compared to those without, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association

09 Dec

Reproductive Freedom for All Announces First Slate of 2026 U.S. Senate Frontline Endorsements

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote

Reproductive Freedom for All announced its first slate of endorsements for U.S. Senate races in some of the most competitive states of the 2026 midterm election cycle. Amid relentless attacks on abortion access, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Planned Parenthood, and democracy itself, sending reproductive freedom champions to the Senate in 2026 is critically important.

08 Dec

Her-Story: As a New Mom I followed All the Self-Care Routines. So Why Was I Falling Apart?

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Mental health, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

I can’t help but wonder what the long-term consequences are to a society that suppresses our empathy and humanity in the name of self care?

08 Dec

A New Chapter in Hormone Health: Dr. Rachel Fishman Oiknine Brings MDVIP’s Personalized Model to St. Louis

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, Hormone, Reproductive rights, United States

Women in the St. Louis region will soon have access to a new model of personalized endocrinology care centered on women's health and long-term wellness. The new MDVIP-affiliated practice, led by Rachel Fishman Oiknine, MD, MSCP, marks a significant expansion of specialty care within the MDVIP network.

07 Dec

Privacy concerns linger in reproductive health care despite HIPAA lawsuit’s dismissal

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

The four lawsuits at the center of a Republican-led effort to ensure law enforcement can access reproductive health records are now mostly resolved, after attorneys for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agreed last week to dismiss the last remaining suit challenging the legality of a foundational health privacy rule.

07 Dec

America’s war on pregnant women

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, United States

“Iknow that I do not look like the stereotype of who is getting an abortion,” Lauren Miller tells me over the phone from Dallas, Texas. “I was already a mother, married, with a family. This was a wanted pregnancy.”

06 Dec

Proactive MD Expands Access to Women’s Health and Chronic Disease Care with New Acquisitions

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

Proactive MD®, national leader in value-based care, announced the acquisition of medical facilities in North Carolina and Florida. These expansions empower a focus on chronic disease management and women’s health and mark a key milestone in broadening the organization’s impact and ability to continue expanding patient access through value-driven solutions.

06 Dec

Celebrating 30 Days of Human Rights & Reproductive Justice

CoreyLatest NewsAmerican Medical Student Association, AMSA, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

BUILDING CONNECTIONS: 30 Days of Human Rights & Reproductive Justice is a declaration of affirmation of universal human rights, and exploration of the interconnections to the right to abortion care, comprehensive reproductive healthcare, and the material conditions necessary for human thriving and flourishing. At a moment when many governments, including our own here in the US, are backsliding on human rights protections, future physicians have an important role to play in standing firm and defending the foundation of universal human dignity, universal human rights, and universal human bodily autonomy.