Reproductive Rights News Roundup
Out every Friday, our news roundup helps reproductive rights advocates stay up to speed on the top repro stories out of Florida and the nation.
The Abortion Pill Mifepristone Just Became Easier to Get
Last week, a federal judge in Maryland issued an 80-page decision temporarily suspending enforcement of an FDA restriction on the abortion pill, forcing patients to make an unnecessary trip to their health care provider just to pick up the medication and sign a form.
Reproductive Rights News Roundup
Out every Friday, our news roundup helps reproductive rights advocates stay up to speed on the top repro stories out of Florida and the nation.
“Choosing Myself” to launch: a sexual health education program for females currently or previously in foster care
New online program to promote deeper understanding of sexuality
Judge: Women can get abortion pill without doctor visits
A federal judge agreed Monday to suspend a rule that requires women during the COVID-19 pandemic to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to obtain an abortion pill.
Reproductive Rights News Roundup
Out every Friday, our news roundup helps reproductive rights advocates stay up to speed on the top repro stories out of Florida and the nation.
Reproductive rights advocate reacts to Supreme Court decision
Joining WMNF by phone to talk about it was Amy Weintraub, reproductive rights program director with Progress Florida.
Reproductive Rights News Roundup
Out every Friday, our news roundup helps reproductive rights advocates stay up to speed on the top repro stories out of Florida and the nation.
Gov. DeSantis signs abortion consent for minors law
Excerpt: Floridians for Reproductive Freedom and Samantha Daley, an organizer with Power U Center for Social Change, issued a statement criticizing DeSantis’ signature. “A young Floridian seeking an abortion needs equity, compassionate support and access to health care, information, and services,” Daley said. “Parental involvement laws disproportionately impact young people at the margins, including Black youth, youth of color, young people experiencing houselessness, LGBTQ youth, immigrant youth, and young people in the foster care system, because these populations already face larger systematic barriers to accessing abortion and the legal system in general.”
Reproductive Rights News Roundup
Out every Friday, our news roundup helps reproductive rights advocates stay up to speed on the top repro stories out of Florida and the nation.