United States – Page 3 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

02 Sep

What role will reproductive rights play in the 2026 election?

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Voting

One advocacy group is jumping into Nevada’s 2026 endorsement cycle early with the hope of reversing the battleground state’s recent swing toward electing candidates with weaker records on protecting reproductive rights.

01 Sep

Access to Fertility Treatment Is Unequal Nationally

RandyLatest Newsfertility treatment, Healthcare, Inequity, Reproductive rights, United States

Less than half of US women with infertility receive treatment, while just 1 in 10 have a live birth, a study has found. In addition, the study’s authors said the disparities across the spectrum of fertility care are “striking.”

31 Aug

Decreased Hormone-Free Intervals and Amenorrhea With Low-Dose Estrogen Combined Hormonal Contraceptives

PhoenixLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Panelists discuss how shortened hormone-free intervals (24-4 and 24-2-2 regimens) prevent ovarian reactivation and endometrial proliferation that caused breakthrough bleeding with traditional 21/7 formulations, while addressing how amenorrhea can be viewed as either a desired therapeutic outcome or concerning adverse effect depending on patient preferences.

31 Aug

Top 5 women’s health headlines you missed in August 2025

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

August 2025 brought a wave of important updates that continue to shape the care of women across all stages of life.

28 Aug

Federal Officials Defund Health Imperatives

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Healthcare, Massachusetts, Reproductive rights, United States

For 15 years, despite patients’ right to abortion care in Massachusetts, it was impossible to get an abortion on Cape Cod. Then, in 2023, Health Imperatives, a nonprofit sexual and family health organization, opened a clinic in Hyannis. Although surgical abortion procedures are not offered at the clinic, it made medication abortions in the early weeks of a pregnancy an option for Cape Cod patients.

28 Aug

The Latest: White House says CDC director is fired, agency leaders resign

ChaseLatest NewsCDC, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

The White House says the director of the nation’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have resigned, saying President Donald Trump’s administration is putting politics in the way of keeping Americans safe.

26 Aug

Women’s Equality Day Has Never Been More Urgent

CoreyLatest NewsHealthcare, Inequity, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Equality Day

From reproductive rights and workplace protections, to access to education and voting, the freedoms women have fought for are under attack like never before.

26 Aug

Women’s Equality Day: A moment for progress and accountability on women’s rights in the US

CoreyLatest Newsgender equality, United States, Women, Women's Equality Day

On 26 August, we mark Women’s Equality Day – a moment to reflect on over a century of progress since the 19th Amendment granted some women in the United States the right to vote in 1920, while also recognising the vast inequalities that remain today.

25 Aug

Fairfax abortion allegations fuel new political firestorm in Virginia governor’s race

JordanLatest NewsDemocrats, GOP, Gubernatorial Race, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

The unproven claims have become campaign fodder for Republicans, with Democrats stressing parental involvement while awaiting results of a state police investigation.

25 Aug

As Republicans spar over IVF, some turn to obscure MAHA-backed alternative

JordanLatest Newsconservatives, GOP, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, Tennesee, United States

Meanwhile, Trump is retreating from some of his IVF promises.

24 Aug

Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill

RandyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Florida, GOP, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Texas and Florida on Friday asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying that they need to step in to protect their abortion policies after changes to other Republican-led states' abortion laws.

23 Aug

This ‘natural’ infertility treatment is backed by Maha. Is it the right’s path to limiting IVF?

RandyLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

Conservatives are promoting ‘restorative reproductive medicine’ instead of Trump’s promise to support IVF. Doctors are worried.

23 Aug

Planned Parenthood bets on redistricting to push back against GOP funding cuts

RandyLatest NewsCalifornia, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Redistricting, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to safety net health programs and restrictions on reproductive care.

21 Aug

How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, RFK Jr., Trump Administration, United States

When the Trump administration announced massive cuts to federal health agencies earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was getting rid of excess administrators who were larding the government with bureaucratic bloat.

21 Aug

Women in states with abortion bans are the biggest users of abortion telemedicine

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

As conservative lawmakers work to restrict online access to abortion medication, a new report shows how popular it has become for women who live in states that have outlawed abortion.