United States – Page 14 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

28 Oct

Disability Reproductive Equity Agenda: Protecting the Reproductive Rights of Disabled People in 2025 and Beyond

RileyLatest NewsDisability, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Disabled people face more barriers to accessing their reproductive health care and rights than nondisabled people,1 and those barriers continue to grow as elected officials attack legal protections, funding, and programs.2 On May 6, 2025, the Center for American Progress’ Disability Justice Initiative hosted more than 50 advocates from the reproductive and disability rights communities to discuss common goals and develop a communitywide agenda for 2025 and beyond. The guiding question for the working convening was, “What is the world we want to imagine for ourselves?”

27 Oct

Ohio seeks to cut off Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Legislation, cancer screening, Contraceptives, emergency contraceptives, legislation, Medical Abortion, medical providers, Ohio, Planned Parenthood, sti testing, United States

“Ohio is seeking to end its Medicaid provider contract with Planned Parenthood facilities around the state, which would block state funds from flowing to the organization for non-abortion care including contraception, STI testing, cancer screenings and others. In a letter dated Sept. 24, 2025, the Ohio Department of Medicaid cited recent federal legislation that prohibits state departments of Medicaid from issuing reimbursements to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood for one year….”

27 Oct

Abortion Pill Debate Intensifies As Clinics Close And Centers Expand

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

As abortion pills face scrutiny and U.S. pregnancy centers broaden services, advocates and critics clash over access, safety, and the future of women’s health care.

26 Oct

Abortion access a key focus as conservatives aim to flip Pa. Supreme Court

MollyLatest NewsAbortion Access, Abortion News, Democratic majority, Pennsylvania, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Flip, United States, Voting

"In April, the fight over control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court was seen as so critical nationally that Elon Musk, a top ally of President Donald Trump earlier this year, ran onto a rally stage in Green Bay donning a cheesehead hat as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” pumped up the crowd, before he pushed to flip the court’s liberal majority. The appearance — and $20 million in donations — failed to convince voters. Now, it’s Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court and the 5-2 Democratic majority in an unprecedented firestorm of state and national politics...."

26 Oct

‘The pro-life movement still has some real juice’: How Trump’s promise of free IVF fizzled

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion News, anti-IVF, False Promise, Healthcare, in vitro fetilization, IVF, legislation, lobbying, Reproductive rights, United States

"Social and religious conservatives spent more than a year lobbying first the Trump campaign and then the administration against mandating or subsidizing insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization, which they consider akin to abortion. Last week, their work paid off...."

26 Oct

Barred from burning $9.7 million in birth control, the Trump administration may now be running down the clock

DoryLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Contraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The Trump administration is holding $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives in warehouses in Belgium rather than delivering them to women overseas, as aid workers voice concerns that the US government is running down the clock until the commodities expire.

25 Oct

Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Are Looking to Offer Much More Than Ultrasounds and Diapers

DoryLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Fake Clinicws, Healthcare, Pregnancy Centers, United States

More anti-abortion pregnancy centers have been offering medical services such as testing for sexually transmitted infections

22 Oct

YCC funds free reproductive wellness kits for undergraduates

PhoenixLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Safe Sex kits, United States, Yale University

In a partnership with a Yale public health student, the YCC health and accessibility team is working to place reproductive wellness kits around campus.

22 Oct

Use of hair dye associated with uterine fibroids in Black women, study finds

PhoenixLatest NewsBlack Women, cancer, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Uterine Health

Using hair dye may be linked to developing non-cancerous tumors in the uterus, particularly among Black women, a recent study suggests.

20 Oct

From waterways to wombs: Widespread threats of plastic pollution

RandyLatest NewsClimate Change, Healthcare, Micro-plastics, Reproductive rights, United States

With plastics breaking down into microscopic particles that enter the food chain, researchers are investigating how they may affect reproductive health.

18 Oct

Shield Laws for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care: A State Law Guide

RileyLatest Newsgender affirming care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022 and eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion, many states enacted bans and further restrictions on abortion. In response, states seeking to preserve and expand access to abortion have passed shield laws: legal protections for patients, health care providers, and people assisting in the provision of certain health care in states where that care is legal from the reach of states with civil, criminal, and professional consequences related to that care.

18 Oct

Trump announces a deal with a manufacturer to make a common fertility drug cheaper for IVF patients

RileyLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The White House and EMD Serono said the drug, along with all its other IVF medications, will be available at a discount on TrumpRx, a government website where patients will be able to buy drugs directly from manufacturers. The Trump administration contends that the new website, which is expected to be running in 2026, will cut pharmaceutical costs by allowing people to buy them without a middleman.

17 Oct

White House Issues Warning Over US Fertility Rate

CoreyLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr told a White House press briefing that the declining U.S. fertility rate is a "national security threat" and warned it is not high enough to ensure the American population remains stable.

16 Oct

Abortion pills are under attack

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Pills, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Trump is targeting medication abortion.

16 Oct

Banning abortion is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes

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

For years, this was the kind of thing that happened in Poland, Nicaragua or El Salvador. Now, it’s headline news in the United States.