United States – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

21 Feb

Two New Studies Provide Broadest Evidence to Date of Unequal Impacts of Abortion Bans

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, United States

Researchers estimate 22,180 more live births and 478 more infant deaths than expected across 14 states, including Texas, that banned abortion between September 2021 and August 2022.

20 Feb

Under Trump-Endorsed House Bill, Medicaid And SNAP Take $1T Hit

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, Maternal & Child Health, United States

Despite promising just hours earlier to protect safety net programs, Trump said he supports a Republican-led proposal floated in the House that trims $880 billion from Medicaid and about $230 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

19 Feb

Stop Censoring Abortion: The Fight for Reproductive Rights in the Digital Age

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Data Privacy, Data Security, Healthcare, United States

With reproductive rights under fire across the U.S. and globally, access to accurate abortion information has never been more critical—especially online. That’s why reproductive health and rights organizations have turned to online platforms to share essential, sometimes life-saving, guidance and resources. Whether it's how to access information about abortion medication, where to find clinics, or the latest updates on abortion laws, these online spaces have become a lifeline, particularly for those in regions where reproductive freedoms are under siege. But there's a troubling trend making it harder for people to access vital abortion information: social media platforms are increasingly censoring or removing…

18 Feb

Anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ video could become required viewing for some schoolkids

PatLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, Propaganda, United States

Grade school students in several Republican-led states may soon be required to watch a fetal development video produced by a prominent anti-abortion group as part of their curricula. Live Action uploaded the “Baby Olivia” video featuring a British narrator and “Bridgerton”-esque background music in August 2021. It has since racked up more than 9 million views. The organization says that the clip was reviewed and accredited by a group of doctors. They are all affiliated with anti-abortion or Christian organizations: American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Pediatricians, Charlotte Lozier Institute, Christian Academic Physicians and Scientists, and Christian Medical and Dental…

17 Feb

Here’s how state lawmakers are taking aim at transgender adults’ health care

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, legislation, Trans Rights, United States

While much state policy and attention have focused on restricting gender-affirming care for minors, more states now are seeking to limit such care for adults. Lawmakers in several states have introduced bills that would prohibit Medicaid coverage of gender-transition services, prevent state or county health professionals from providing it, or bar the use of public money to pay for such care for adults who are incarcerated.

15 Feb

JD Vance abortion buffer zone comments ‘dangerous’

MollyInternational, Latest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Buffer Zones, Health care, Health Care Providers, Misinformation, Reproductive Health Care, Scotland, United States, Vance, Vice President

"The American Vice-President JD Vance has been accused of "spreading misinformation" about buffer zones at abortion clinics in Scotland. In a speech at the Munich Security Conference Vance claimed people who live within safe access zones had been sent letters by the Scottish government warning them about praying within their homes. The Safe Access Zones Act came into force last September and prevents protestors gathering within 200m (656ft) of clinics that perform abortions...."

15 Feb

As faith-based programs teach sex ed in Utah’s public schools, Planned Parenthood may get banned

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Mormon, Reproductive rights, School-aged, Sex-ed, United States, Utah

At least two school districts have approved employees of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Family Services to give sex education-related lectures to students.

13 Feb

Two New Studies Provide Broadest Evidence to Date of Unequal Impacts of Abortion Bans

MollyLatest News, United Statesabortion ban impacts, Abortion Bans, abortion statistics, abortion study, United States

“In two new papers, researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and colleagues estimate that abortion bans in 14 states resulted in 22,180 additional live births and 478 additional infant deaths above what would have been expected in the absence of these bans. Texas imposed what was then the country’s most stringent abortion ban on September 1, 2021. Additional states have enacted abortion bans since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its landmark Dobbs decision in June 2022. The researchers limited their analysis to the first 14 states that imposed a complete or six-week abortion ban to allow enough…

13 Feb

Republican States Claim Zero Abortions. A Red-State Doctor Calls That ‘Ludicrous.’

MauraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

In Arkansas, state health officials announced a stunning statistic for 2023: The total number of abortions in the state, where some 1.5 million women live, was zero. In South Dakota, too, official records show zero abortions that year. And in Idaho, home to abortion battles that have recently made their way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the official number of recorded abortions was just five. In nearly a dozen states with total or near-total abortion bans, government officials claimed that zero or very few abortions occurred in 2023, the first full year after the Supreme Court eliminated federal abortion rights.

11 Feb

Beyond Valentine’s Day: The Love We Celebrate and the Abuse We Ignore

CoreyLatest NewsDomestic Violence, Healthcare, United States

Expanding the definition of domestic violence is not about diluting its meaning; it’s about making it more accurate.

10 Feb

Contraceptive pill could help reduce risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests

CoreyLatest NewsBirth Control, Contraception, Healthcare, United States, Women's Health

Screening for risk factors of ovarian cancer using artificial intelligence, UniSA researchers found that the oral contraceptive pill reduced the risk of ovarian cancer by 26% among women who had ever used the Pill, and by 43% for women who had used the Pill after the age of 45.

09 Feb

USAID’s reproductive health funding has saved millions of lives. Now it’s gone.

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States, USAID

For decades, USAID’s family planning program was the main source for contraception and HIV treatment in some countries. Experts say without it, women and LGBTQ+ people will die.

07 Feb

After ‘Abortion’ Was Wiped From CDC Website, Users Now Get ‘Adoption’ Info

PatLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, Messaging, Reproductive rights, United States

The change was made while federal health care webpages were taken offline. Reproductive health workers call it a "clear attempt" to change the messaging around pregnancy. Meanwhile, health care centers and clinics nationwide are making tough calls after the White House instituted a funding freeze.

06 Feb

Conservatives want to increase birth rates. These moms are terrified to have more kids

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Tennessee, United States

These women live in states that currently or previously had abortion bans, and cited those policies as part of or the primary reason for their fertility decisions.

05 Feb

The Long Term Cost of Major Menopause Misconceptions

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, menopause, United States

If more than half of the world's population will undergo the menopause, then why has it been such a misunderstood topic, especially in the workplace? It’s a mix of taboo and the misinterpretation of data from the Women’s Health Initiative study, explained Stephanie Faubion, M.D., MBA, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Center for Women’s Health and medical director for The Menopause Society, in an interview with Managed Healthcare Executive.