United States – Page 7 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

04 Jun

Lawsuit continues to challenge Biden-era regulation adding abortion to pregnant worker protections

MadisonLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Catholic Church, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

A group of Catholic ministries asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit May 18 to block a federal agency from enforcing an abortion provision in regulations meant to add workplace protections for pregnant workers.

04 Jun

Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States, Veterans

An advocacy group has filed suit against the Trump administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare.

02 Jun

Man Up: The new misogyny and the rise of violent extremism

MadisonLatest NewsHealthcare, MAGA, misogyny, United States, Violence, Violence Against Women

What two things do most mass shooters, terrorists or violent extremists have in common? Most of us know the first: they are almost always men or boys. But the second? They are almost always virulent misogynists, homophobes or transphobes - even if they are also motivated by racism, antisemitism or xenophobia.

01 Jun

The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Alarming Control Tactics

AlanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

A series of lawsuits allege that women are being coerced into having abortions by friends, ex-partners, or others who are close to them. But the accused are rarely the real abusers in these stories.

30 May

Medication abortion is available — for now. But reproductive rights could still shape the midterms.

MorganLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote

Even without a Supreme Court court ruling restricting abortion rights, Democrats in tight races are likely to keep the consequences of bans in their midterm campaigns.

26 May

May Highlights the Importance of Women’s Health Care

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health leads the annual observance and designates a theme to empower women to make their health a priority and help women understand what steps they can take to improve their health.

25 May

White House proposal encourages companies to offer fertility treatment benefits

CoreyLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

A new proposed rule from the Trump administration aims to make it easier for employers to offer coverage of fertility treatments, as part of larger efforts to expand access to fertility services including in-vitro fertilization.

24 May

New Trump policy could endanger reproductive health care clinics

CoreyLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Red States, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

New guidelines under Trump will push clinics to focus on natural family planning and fertility awareness, while almost completely leaving out contraception.

23 May

What The Abortion Pill Case Could Mean For The Workforce And Healthcare

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Access to reproductive healthcare has been in the spotlight. Before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, I unpacked the ways in which reproductive healthcare access is not only a social issue, but also an economic issue.

21 May

The exit of this Trump administration official could threaten abortion access nationwide

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, FDA, GOP, Healthcare, MAGA, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Marty Makary, who anti-abortion groups had long criticized for not pushing forward their agenda, plans to resign from his post as FDA commissioner.

21 May

Effects Beyond Reproductive Care: The Backlash of Overturning Roe

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Post Roe, Reproductive rights, United States, Unwanted Pregnancies

The overturning of Roe v. Wade has caused major issues for women and pregnant-able bodies all around the country. It has forced unwanted pregnancies, increased the number of children in foster care, and has caused women to pursue unsafe abortion alternatives.

20 May

Ovaprene phase 3 interim data supports potential of monthly hormone-free contraceptive

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Daré Bioscience has announced positive interim safety and efficacy results from its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT06127199) of Ovaprene, an investigational monthly, hormone-free intravaginal contraceptive.

19 May

By Changing Women’s Lives, the Pill Changed the Nation

AlanLatest NewsBirth Control Pills, Bodily Autonomy, Contraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

The pill helped give birth to modern America

18 May

Birth Control Under Threat: How Birth Control Rights and Access Are Being Undermined Since Roe v. Wade Was Overturned

PhoenixLatest Newsconception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In June 2022, the National Women’s Law Center published “Don’t Be Fooled: Birth Control Is Already at Risk,” the first comprehensive accounting of policymakers’ attacks on birth control in recent years.1 In addition to identifying the range of ways anti-reproductive health lawmakers were already threatening birth control, the Law Center warned that attacks on birth control would only escalate if the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion. Unfortunately, those were prescient warnings.

17 May

With legal briefs in, Supreme Court weighs telehealth access for the abortion pill

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Pills, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

A federal appeals court ruling on May 1 immediately rolled back telemedicine access to mifepristone nationwide. Two drugmakers appealed to the Supreme Court right away. For several days, it was not clear what the appeals court ruling meant in the real world.