"Now, for the first time, a Planned Parenthood affiliate is offering what's called the "advance provision" of abortion medication. The initiative, shared exclusively with NPR, launched Thursday and is called 'Just In Case Abortion Pills.' It means people can have the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol on their shelf to be used in the future if they want to end an early pregnancy."

npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-58274…

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #PrescriptionDrugs

"There’s a new vending machine in the New Orleans Healing Center (2372 Saint Claude Ave). Instead of sodas and snacks, it provides free access to birth control, emergency contraceptives, condoms, fentanyl test strips and Narcan."

veritenews.org/2026/05/19/vend…

#PublicHealth #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #contraception #FamilyPlanning #BirthControl #PlanB #EmergencyContraception #opioids #narcan #louisiana #NewOrleans

"As rural communities face the closure of hospitals and labor and delivery units, crisis pregnancy centers are growing in influence. Some states have approved legislation granting the organizations greater protections from oversight and regulation, and clinics have seen a massive influx of state and federal funding in recent years."

kffhealthnews.org/rural-health…

#healthcare #hospitals #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #RuralHealth #WomensHealth

"The Justice Department’s new $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund — created by a legal settlement between President Donald Trump and his own administration — could funnel money to activists who broke into and blocked patients from entering abortion clinics."

The corruption from Trump's lawsuit against the IRS is truly on an unprecedented scale.

politico.com/news/2026/05/19/a…

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #corruption #grift #SlushFund #MAGA #USpol

"The word 'Black' has been almost completely removed from a package of bills that have long been viewed as Congress’ main legislative vehicle to address the Black maternal health crisis, frustrating some advocates who feel Black women are being erased from the policy."

19thnews.org/2026/05/black-mat…

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #DEI #BlackMastodon #UScongress #USpol

“The demo we need to deal with is men,” says Molly Murphy, a longtime campaign strategist and top pollster with Impact Research. “We tell men the best thing to do is stay out of it, and the message being telegraphed is this isn’t for you. They are with us on the issue, but they don’t know how it impacts them or how dire the situation is.”

harpersbazaar.com/culture/poli…

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #USpol

"Within two years of its initial distribution, more than a million American women were taking it. Monumental social change followed. Researchers have linked the pill to later marriages and greater educational attainment and labor force participation among women. It also played a part in the sexual revolution of the 1960s and ’70s."

apnews.com/article/birth-contr…

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #PublicHealth #FamilyPlanning #contraception

"Certified professional midwives deliver babies in homes or birth centers. Rather than attend nursing school — which many can’t afford — they earn a nationally recognized certificate by attending at least 55 births and demonstrating their knowledge. Nurse-midwives more often deliver babies in hospitals or clinics than in patients’ homes."

kffhealthnews.org/health-indus…

#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #midwives #licensure #RuralHealth #WomensHealth

"The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, vaping lobbyists and other allies of President Donald Trump."

apnews.com/article/fda-trump-m…

#healthcare #PublicHealth #FDA #PrescriptionDrugs #ultraprocessed #ReproHealth #mifepristone #vaping #ecigarettes #USpol