United States – Page 5 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

08 Jul

Treatment for Infertility and Fertility Services

PhoenixLatest NewsFertility, Population Growth, Research, United States

Across the nation, the general fertility rate dropped by three percent in 2022,hitting a record low. This marked the second consecutive year of decline asof 2024, after a slight one percent rise between 2020 and 2021.1In California,this trend is even more pronounced. The state’s birth rate has fallen to near historic lows, contributing significantly to a slowdown in populationgrowth.

06 Jul

RNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF

JordanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, anti-IVF, GOP, Healthcare, United States

Republicans have adopted a slate of policy positions ahead of next week’s convention that does not call for a federal legislative abortion ban, but opens the door to establishing fetal personhood.

05 Jul

LGBTQ, legal groups slam UPenn for ‘caving’ to Trump’s trans athlete ban

JordanLatest NewsLGBTQ, Trans Rights, United States

The University of Pennsylvania's decision to ban transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports to resolve a civil rights complaint by the Department of Education is being slammed by LGBTQ activists and legal experts as unconstitutional.

03 Jul

Wisconsin Supreme Court Overturns 19th Century Abortion Ban

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

A narrow majority of justices found that by regulating abortion, legislators had "impliedly repealed" the state's near-total ban on the procedure. Dissenters called the ruling pure policymaking.

02 Jul

Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban

MollyLatest News, United States1849, Abortion Ban, Abortion Rights, legislation, Ruling, State Supreme Court, struck down, United States, Wisconsin

“The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb. The ruling came as no surprise given that liberal justices control the court. One of them went so far as to promise to uphold abortion rights during her campaign two years ago, and they blasted the ban during oral arguments in November….”

02 Jul

Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, United States

Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13, 2025, her premature baby, named Chance, was born via cesarean section at 25 weeks.

02 Jul

Three Years After Dobbs Ruling, Abortion Law in Georgia Remains Unsettled

ChaseLatest NewsGeorgia, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case enshrining abortion rights across the country, was overturned three years ago last week in a case known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, intensifying a yearslong battle over access to reproductive health care in Georgia. The fallout of the Dobbs decision is continuing to cause ripple effects throughout the state, with advocates on both sides gearing up for a fight that will play out—at least in part—at the ballot box in 2026.

30 Jun

The grassroots network helping women circumvent abortion bans and restrictions

DoryLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Since the end of Roe v. Wade three years ago, 20 states have banned or restricted access to abortions. Despite those hurdles, women are still finding ways to terminate pregnancies. A new podcast, “The Network,” explores how an abortion pill fueled grassroots movements that helped change laws in Latin America. Ali Rogin speaks with co-hosts Marta Martinez and Victoria Estrada for more.

26 Jun

State laws affecting health plan compliance

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, gender affirming care, Healthcare, United States

As we close out the second quarter of 2025, the legal landscape across the United States continues to shift dramatically in the areas of abortion and gender-affirming care laws. This quarter has seen a wave of new state-level legislation and pivotal court rulings that are reshaping access to both abortion services and gender-affirming health care for minors.

26 Jun

Letitia James reaffirms abortion access rights under federal law for New York hospitals

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

On the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general to reaffirm that hospitals must provide emergency abortion care under federal law.

25 Jun

Amidst Trump’s DEI Funding Cuts, It’s Time to Reimagine Gender Violence Prevention

ChaseLatest NewsDEI, Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive rights, Sexual Assault, United States

Now is the time for a fundamental shift in how we understand and address violence.

23 Jun

States move to keep doctors’ names off of abortion pill prescription labels

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Pills, legislation, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, United States

Doctors are pushing for laws in several states that would make it harder to detect who prescribed abortion pills. They say it would protect them from out-of-state prosecutions.

23 Jun

3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Contraception, Dobbs v Jackson, Reproductive rights, United States

The Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe v. Wade, has vastly reshaped the national abortion landscape. Three years on, many states have severely restricted access to abortion care. But the decision has also had a less well-recognized outcome: It is increasingly jeopardizing access to contraception.

22 Jun

This abortion method doesn’t involve doctors — and many of them consider it safe

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, United States

For nearly four years, Dr. Maya Bass's commute included a monthly plane ride from Philadelphia to Oklahoma to provide abortions at a clinic there. Starting in 2018, she took these trips even though flying made her nauseous and she had to use vacation time from her regular job. Bass was motivated to fill a gap: Oklahoma — like all parts of the U.S. outside of a fraction of metropolitan areas — has long had a shortage of abortion providers.

21 Jun

Ohio lawmakers to introduce bill banning abortion, criminalizing the procedure

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion ban bill, anti-abortion legislation, Ohio, Republican bill, United States

"Republican lawmakers in Ohio are planning on introducing a bill on Wednesday that would ban almost all abortions and criminalize the procedure. The "Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act" would overturn the amendment to the Ohio constitution, voted on in 2023, that establishes "an individual right to one's own reproductive medical treatment, including but not limited to abortion" before viability...."