#Fight4HER's Repro Rundown |
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Hello friend,
This Fourth of July falls just over three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Millions of Americans have lost a fundamental freedom that is essential to their self-determination: the right to reproductive autonomy. This right is not separate from the founding ideals of liberty and self-governance — it is central to them.
In a shameful final vote of 218-214, the House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s 'Big, Bad, Bill' yesterday. It is a calculated attack on reproductive health care — and a blatant abortion ban — that will dismantle essential services for millions of Americans, especially the most vulnerable. The bill slashes funding for Medicaid, eliminates federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health care providers, and risks the closure of 200 health centers nationwide. These actions jeopardize abortion access, cancer screenings, and STI testing, and will likely leave many people in rural and low-income communities without care.
This is not just budget legislation — it is an assault on reproductive autonomy and the human right to health care.
Last week’s Supreme Court decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic was yet another devastating blow to reproductive autonomy. The 6-3 ruling prevents Medicaid patients in South Carolina from suing the state as enforcement to see their provider of choice, stripping Medicaid patients of the freedom to choose where to receive their health care.
This ruling sets a precedent for other states across the country and could force the closure of health care facilities and eliminate access to contraceptive care, cancer screenings, STI treatment, and so many other services for millions of Americans.
As we mark the 249th anniversary of American independence, the Trump administration is engaging in and escalating systematic attacks on reproductive health. For Americans to work toward true independence — for all people, not just a chosen few — we must ensure that every person has the freedom to control their own life, including the fundamental right to make decisions about their own reproductive health. |
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To protect themselves from out-of-state prosecutions, doctors in several states are pushing for laws that would hide the name of the prescriber from the labels of abortion pills: States Move to Keep Doctors’ Names Off of Abortion Pill Prescription Labels (The 19th, June 23, 2025)
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Since the end of Roe, the annual number of abortions in the U.S. has risen to over 1 million: Three Years Later: No Fewer Abortions, But a Lot More Harm (Abortion, Every Day, June 24, 2025)
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The tragic case of Adriana Smith highlights the complex interplay between reproductive health care and anti-abortion legislation: Adriana Smith and the Ethics of Indifference (The Contrarian, June 25, 2025)
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The Supreme Court issued a devastating decision that aids conservative states in their efforts to defund Planned Parenthood: Supreme Court Sides Against Medicaid Patients in South Carolina (Population Connection Action Fund, June 27, 2025)
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Millions of people living in many states may be affected by efforts to exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, drastically limiting their access to health care: SCOTUS Ruling on Medina v. Planned Parenthood Will Limit Access to Care for Patients in South Carolina and Beyond (KFF, June 27, 2025)
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The Department of Health and Human Services fired the team of people who work on issuing national guidelines to prescribe contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions: HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk (CBS News, June 30, 2025)
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Trump’s reconciliation bill is riddled with attacks on abortion and reproductive health care: The Republican Spending Bill Is a Disaster for Reproductive Rights (Vox, June 30, 2025).
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After a 51-50 vote in the Senate, the House narrowly passed H.R.1, decreasing funding for Medicaid and eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood, threatening reproductive health care access for many Americans: Congress Passes Trump’s Sweeping Domestic Policy Bill (CNN, July 3, 2025)
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International Family Planning |
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Plans to roll out a breakthrough preventive drug that offers near total protection from HIV have been derailed by the Trump administration’s slashing of foreign assistance: Promise of Victory Over HIV Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support (The New York Times, June 25, 2025)
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Before it was gutted by the Trump administration, USAID was a key partner in overseas efforts to alleviate poverty and disease. Without it, millions of lives are already being lost: USAID Cuts Could Lead to 14 Million Deaths Over the Next Five Years, Researchers Say (NBC News, June 30, 2025)
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Former USAID administrators share all that will be lost with the gutting of the agency, and the hard road ahead for global development: Farewell to USAID: Reflections on the agency that President Trump dismantled (NPR, July 1, 2025)
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