Mastodawn

"Notably, the provisional report does not include an analysis of births by the mother's race or ethnicity, even though those were included in this report in the last few years. CDC told NPR in a statement that this year's report is 'covering fewer topics than previous provisional birth reports,' but also that race data is still available on CDC's WONDER online database."

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/09/nx-s1-5777587/teen-birth-rates-hit-another-historical-low-2025-cdc

#PublicHealth #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #teens #birthrate

Bich Nguyen 5h ago

“When I look at where Planned Parenthood is in this moment, we are navigating all of the chaos, but also looking for where the opportunities are inside that chaos,” McGill Johnson said. “Chaos is a strategy: throw everything at people so they don’t know where to look or how to fight.”

https://19thnews.org/2026/04/leading-planned-parenthood-alexis-mcgill-johnson/

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #abortion #BlackMastodon #leadership

Bich Nguyen 1d ago

"U.S. abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the lack of action by President Donald Trump’s administration to stem the flow of abortion pills prescribed online that they view as undermining state abortion bans."

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-mifepristone-louisiana-fda-trump-f7572a03f26e02fc0ac1e60b10f93925

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #PrescriptionDrugs #FDA #courts #USpol

Fight over pills pits abortion opponents against Trump administration

Abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration's reluctance to restrict access to abortion pills. This week, a judge turned down the Louisiana attorney general's request to block telehealth prescriptions that keep the drugs flowing into her state and a dozen others that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy. Now, the attorney general is taking her legal battle against the Food and Drug Administration to an appeals court. The FDA says it's working on a review of the rules around mifepristone, but it takes time. Trump was a champion of anti-abortion groups when he nominated Supreme Court justices who were instrumental in allowing state bans.

AP News

Bich Nguyen 2d ago

"The U.S. fertility rate fell slightly in 2025, to another record low, extending two decades of declines, according to federal data released on Thursday.

The fertility rate — the number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age — dropped to 53.1, from 53.8 in 2024, according to the National Center for Health Statistics."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/fertility-rates-decline.html

#PublicHealth #fertility #ReproJustice #pregnancy #birthrates

U.S. Fertility Rates Drop to Another Record Low

The fertility rate has been falling since 2007, in large part because of a plunge among teenagers.

The New York Times

Bich Nguyen 3d ago

"The judge granted a request from the Food and Drug Administration to put a hold on the case for now while the agency completes its own review of the safety of mifepristone, a medication that's been available in the U.S. for more than 25 years and is now widely prescribed by medical providers through telehealth appointments."

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5776946/telehealth-abortion-louisiana-federal-court-mifepristone

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #mifepristone #telehealth #FDA #courts #louisiana

Bich Nguyen 3d ago

"But the state Department of Public Health and Human Services postponed adding doula services to its Medicaid program in late March, citing a budget shortfall driven in part by higher-than-expected Medicaid costs."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/doula-care-indigenous-health-medicaid-cuts-montana-tribe/

#healthcare #medicaid #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #doulas #RuralHealth #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #Cheyenne #CostsOfCare

This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit - KFF Health News

Montana was on track to start reimbursing doulas, who support new and expectant parents, through Medicaid this year. But state officials halted that plan amid a budget shortfall. Other such services deemed optional under Medicaid are at risk nationwide as states brace for federal cuts.

KFF Health News

Bich Nguyen Apr 4

"Pregnancy centers are a central pillar of the anti-abortion movement...While the exact services may vary from one center to the next, they share a common goal: preventing abortion. Pregnancy centers don't offer abortion services or referrals, and they typically do not provide birth control."

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2026/03/27/a-crisis-pregnancy-center-told-a-texas-woman-that-her-pregnancy-was-normal-it-wasnt/

#healthcare #ectopic #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #religion #texas

A crisis pregnancy center in Texas missed a woman’s ectopic pregnancy

A crisis pregnancy center told a Texas woman that her pregnancy was intrauterine. Three days later, she had emergency surgery for an ectopic, or out-of-uterus, ...

The Dallas Morning News

Bich Nguyen Apr 3

"A Trump-appointed federal judge in South Texas this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman in the Rio Grande Valley who alleged that her rights were violated after prosecutors charged her with murder in a controversial case that made global headlines after she self-induced an abortion."

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/01/abortion-south-texas-starr-county-lizelle-gonzalez/

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #courts

South Texas woman loses wrongful arrest lawsuit in controversial abortion case

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Lizelle Gonzalez’s suit seeking $1 million in damages in which she accused local officials of malicious prosecution and conspiracy.

The Texas Tribune

Bich Nguyen Apr 2

"But this year, the Trump administration delayed the standard application process for new grants. So clinics across the country are worried that the money they need will not become available Wednesday."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/title-x-funding-reproductive-health-care-lapse-rcna264959

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #contraception #FamilyPlanning #cancer #HIV #prevention #TitleX #HHS #USpol

Title X funding for reproductive health care could lapse due to Trump admin delays

Some health clinics that rely on Title X grants to provide birth control, cancer screenings and STI tests are making plans to go without the funds they typically expect on April 1.

NBC News