This week on The Situation Womb, Drs. Kristin Lyerly, Erin Stevens, Chelsea Daniels, and Chris Ford. break down the latest news at the intersection of reproductive healthcare and politics.
The Trump administration is refusing to spend billions of dollars Congress already appropriated for health programs, including teen pregnancy prevention, and the hosts ask what that means for patients. North Carolina is sending more than $10.7 million to crisis pregnancy centers, and the hosts share what they’ve seen from these centers in their own clinics. Students for Life is pushing a “clean water” campaign over mifepristone traces in the water supply, and the hosts look at what the science says and doesn’t say.
Attorneys general from Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama are asking the Supreme Court to allow a challenge to shield laws in California, Massachusetts, and New York. Dr. Ford and Dr. Lyerly explain what’s at stake for patients and providers. Dr. Daniels reports on new California laws expanding who can provide procedural abortion care, supporting veterans, protecting gender-diverse patients from insurance discrimination, and strengthening privacy in electronic health records.
Finally, we take a look at the prospect of reversible male contraception. Could this become a reality?
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NC Health News: NC directs more than $10.7M to crisis pregnancy centers
The Hill: Anti-abortion group threatens to sue FDA over mifepristone
The New York Times: States That Ban Abortion Challenge Shield Laws for Providers Who Mail Pills
KQED: Newsom Signs New Protections for LGBTQ, Reproductive Rights
The Office of Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Schakowsky, Booker, Colleagues Reintroduce Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act to Repeal Harmful Helms Amendment
Congress.gov: Abortion Funding Restrictions in Foreign Assistance Legislation
World Health Organization: WHO expands safe options for contraception
World Health Organization: Target product profiles for development of novel male contraceptive methods
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