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Two companies file appeal to the Supreme Court to restore access to mifepristone – round-up

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Drugmakers file emergency appeal to restore abortion pill access The emergency appeals ask the high court to temporarily restore a federal policy that allows the pills to be prescribed online and delivered by mail, arguing that failing to do so would cause “immediate chaos” and leave patients around the country in limbo. and The decision, … Read more

The 5th Circuit rules patients can only access mifepristone with an in-person doctor visit – round-up

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Appeals court approves sweeping abortion pill restrictions, teeing up SCOTUS showdown The decision, which applies to both states like Louisiana that ban abortion and states that allow the procedure, restores the FDA’s prior policy mandating that patients only obtain the drug in person from a physician. It is arguably the biggest rollback in access to … Read more

The Trump team is quietly eliminating U.S. support for birth control abroad

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The second Trump administration has moved to eliminate programs for contraception and other family planning work abroad. Congress actually appropriated funds for this work, but the administration has not spent it. And it has shut down programs aimed at helping people choose when to have children, such as efforts to improve access to birth control … Read more

Bill Cassidy’s still attacking RFK Jr. Now it’s about abortion.

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At a hearing of the Senate Health Committee he chairs, Cassidy said Kennedy should have withdrawn policies adopted under President Joe Biden that allowed people seeking to end their pregnancies to get pills prescribed by telehealth and have them shipped through the mail. That has made it easier for people to have abortions in states, … Read more

Trump admin’s fertility plan prioritizes ideology over science

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The new proposed guidance changes its focus from preventing pregnancies to promoting “natural family planning methods” and suggests that its main goal is to “strengthen family formation and assist clients in achieving healthy pregnancies.” In 2027, the guidance explains, Title X will fund “voluntary family planning projects” that offer a broad range of “acceptable and … Read more

Why aren’t Republicans thrilled by the fall in teen pregnancies? – opinion

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By demonising birth control, she is toeing the Project 2025 line. Republicans aren’t just content with overturning the right to a safe and legal abortion; they’re also quietly undercutting access to contraception. What’s next? The party of “family values” rallying behind child marriage? Oh, wait, they’ve already ticked that one off. In recent years, several … Read more

Trump has turned Title X upside down: from a contraception program into a pronatalist machine – opinion

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This month, the Trump administration renewed its attacks on Title X, the federal reproductive health program that provides birth control to an estimated 2 million low-income Americans. In the White House’s proposed budget, funding for the program was eliminated altogether. Then, the Title X administrators at the Department of Health and Human Services announced new … Read more