United States – Page 4 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

19 May

A Clinician’s Guide to Improve Access to Menstrual Healthcare and Support Better Outcomes

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Menstrual Health, Reproductive rights, United States

Experts in adolescent gynecology are calling for increased awareness about menstrual healthcare, including access to resources and education about menses. They also highlight the monetary and nonmonetary costs of periods. “Approximately 26% of the world’s population menstruates, which means about 800 million people are menstruating each day,” says Ellen Rome, MD, MPH, who leads the Center for Adolescent Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Children’s. “And, globally, about 500 million people are experiencing period poverty.”

19 May

The Impossibly High Cost of Childcare

RandyLatest NewsChildcare, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

America has suffered a significant birth rate decline in recent years that President Trump has made this a national issue. By promoting policies such as a “baby bonus” tax credit and increased menstrual education, President Trump hopes to push more Americans into the throes of parenthood. But due to the costs of parenthood it’s no wonder that Americans are more likely to have pets than kids. As childcare costs continue to rise, it is unlikely that many will make the switch from dog mom any time soon.

18 May

Case of a brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support is ‘gut-wrenching,’ advocates say

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

Adriana Smith’s case is the latest instance in which Georgia’s six-week abortion ban and its impacts on Black women have raised serious concerns.

18 May

Bomb kills one near California fertility clinic; FBI calls it ‘terrorism’

AlanLatest NewsDanger, Domestic Terrorism, Fertility Clinic, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

A bomb exploded near a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday, killing one person and injuring at least four in an incident the FBI called an "intentional act of terrorism".

14 May

She Was Here: The Erasure of Women from America’s Story

MauraLatest Newsmisogyny, United States

We are fast living in a world where women are becoming invisible, except as sex objects or baby machines.

14 May

Michigan lawmakers hear out fetal income tax exemption

MauraLatest Newslegislation, Michigan, Reproductive rights, United States

Michigan lawmakers discussed the mechanics of a tax exemption that would put fetuses on par with children when claiming dependents on taxes. House Bill 4202 would allow individuals who have a physician’s verification that they are at least 10 weeks pregnant by the end of the tax year to claim their fetus as a dependent.

14 May

Family Doctors Find It Tough To Talk Sex With Patients

MauraLatest NewsFamily Practice, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States

Sex is an important part of people’s health, but family doctors find it tougher to counsel and treat patients for sexual health matters, a new study says.

13 May

Legality of abortion in emergency medical circumstances continues to evolve

CoreyLatest NewsBodily Autonomy, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Some states with laws that limit or ban abortion include carve-outs and exceptions for medical emergencies. These exceptions may protect providers from criminal and/or civil penalties, allowing them to provide abortion care which would otherwise be unlawful under state law to treat serious emergency medical conditions. However, not all states with abortion restrictions include such medical emergency exceptions, and among those that do, the scope of the exceptions vary significantly.

13 May

ARC Fertility Wins 2025 MedTech Breakthrough Award for Best Reproductive Health Technology Solution

CoreyLatest NewsFertility, IVF, Reproductive rights, reproductive technology, United States

ARC Fertility (ARC), a highly experienced national provider of innovative fertility and family-forming benefits for employers and their employees, has been named the winner of the 2025 MedTech Breakthrough Award for “Best Reproductive Health Technology Solution.” The award recognizes ARC’s commitment to delivering innovative, inclusive and tech-enabled fertility care that improves outcomes and expands access for all.

12 May

Florida midwives navigate changes to reproductive health

CoreyLatest NewsFlorida, Healthcare, Midwives, Reproductive rights, United States

How Florida midwives are adapting to changes in reproductive health. "A year after Florida’s six-week abortion ban took effect, midwives are still adapting to changing political attitudes concerning reproductive health care. Clients are doing the same, seeking out resources and tests to determine the course of their pregnancies within a couple of weeks."

08 May

Abortion Clinics Boost Security as DOJ Limits Federal Shield Law

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Clinic access, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Reproductive health centers are preparing for more aggressive threats from anti-abortion protesters as the Trump administration restricts enforcement of a decades-old federal law protecting access to clinics.

07 May

The Push to Grant Fetuses and Embryos Legal Rights Is Threatening IVF Treatment

MauraLatest NewsHealthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

In the new book Personhood, historian and law professor Mary Ziegler explores how the push to grant embryos and fetuses full legal rights is reshaping U.S. reproductive health care, research and policy

06 May

Despite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Pill, Abortion pill access, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, travel, United States

When the news broke on Jan. 31 that a New York physician had been indicted for shipping abortion medications to a woman in Louisiana, it stoked fear across the network of doctors and medical clinics who engage in similar work.

06 May

Right-to-contraception bills highlight key reproductive health care debate in this year’s VA elections

RandyLatest NewsContraception, Elections, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

Contraception access is an issue resonating loudly within Virginia’s public and political spheres this year and last week, it manifested through state lawmakers contrasting Virginia’s twice-failed attempt to protect access to birth control medications against a similar measure that recently sailed through neighboring Tennessee’s legislature.

05 May

Family planning clinics lose Title X funding over statements supporting DEI

RandyLatest NewsDEI, Reproductive rights, Title X, United States

For more than 50 years, millions of federal dollars in Title X grants have funded clinics that offer free or discounted family planning services to mostly low-income Americans. In April, the Trump administration froze more than $65 million in grants, forcing some providers to shut their doors.