A new study from OHSU shows the sale of an over-the-counter birth control pill has dramatically improved access to contraception, especially among racial and ethnic minority groups, adolescents, the uninsured, and Medicaid recipients: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2837663

Massachusetts passed a “Shield Law 2.0” which expands protections for patients and providers. The new law includes new prescription drug rules which will allow labels to list the clinic’s name instead of the doctor’s name to protect their identities: https://feminist.org/news/massachusetts-expands-protections-for-reproductive-and-gender-affirming-care/

According to a new study, from July 2023 to September 2024, 84% of medication abortions provided by Aid Access, a telehealth abortion provider, were in states with restrictions. The research looked at how long distances from brick-and-mortar clinics, poverty and poor broadband factor into abortion rates. Telemedicine abortion rates were three times higher in states… READ MORE>>

The Boom! Lawyered podcast discussed attacks on birthright citizenship and the movement to establish legal personhood rights for fertilized eggs, zygotes, and fetuses (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJQEm6t1dG4&list=PL_RKD8QLJD0iHlZAokr3keeTe10cryp6x

A brief from KFF examined state consent requirements for minors accessing contraceptive and abortion care, processes for minors to attempt to obtain abortion without parental involvement, and trends in state policy increasing requirements for parental involvement in minors’ health care decisions: https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/minors-ability-to-consent-to-contraception-and-abortion-services/

Slate had a piece on Trump nominee Josh Divine, describing how he represents a “win” for the post-Dobbs anti-abortion legal movement: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/trump-abortion-plan-judge-josh-divine.html

Hospital leaders across the country warn the massive cuts to Medicaid could leave pregnant people in rural communities with vanishingly few options for medical care. There is a fear that as women lose coverage, they will not seek prenatal care, which worsens birth outcomes, particularly in areas that are already underserved: https://19thnews.org/2025/08/pregnancy-rural-america-maternity-ward-closures-medicaid/

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) ruled on the right to care, recognizing that all people have the right to care for others, receive care, and exercise self-care. In its decision, it recognized that self-care is intrinsically linked to sexual and reproductive health. This recognition requires States to guarantee access to information and services,… READ MORE>>

The State Department has confirmed plans to destroy a tax-payer funded stockpile of family planning products — including IUDs, implants and pills — worth $9.7 million meant for women in low-income countries: https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/07/28/nx-s1-5482742/the-u-s-is-destroying-9-7-million-in-contraceptives-is-there-another-option

A federal lawsuit from Texas uses the Comstock Act against a California doctor, marking new legal ground against shield laws: https://texassignal.com/the-new-federal-lawsuit-against-abortion-shield-laws/