WI CAN News Digest
September 15 - October 14, 2019
National
Trump Asks SCOTUS to Review Obamacare Birth Control Rules
The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review an order blocking rules that allow religious and moral objectors to refuse to provide insurance that pays for employees’ birth control. The administration is asking the court to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which affirmed a lower court’s nationwide injunction against the opt-out rules. The injunction will remain in effect while the rule’s validity is being litigated. 10.08.19
Trump Officials Redirect $34 Million to Cover Gaps in Access to Birth Control
After many clinics opted out of Title X due to recent Trump administration rule changes that limit what health care providers can say to their patients about abortion, the Department of Health and Human Services is redirecting 34 million dollars to grantees that have remained in the program. 20 % of participating service organizations have left Title X due to the rule changes. 930 clinics serving an estimated 900,000 women, and five states (Maine, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington), are no longer served by the federal program. 09.30.19
Birth Control Access Has Contributed to Women’s Wage Increases, Says New Study
Having access to contraception at a young age may affect how much money women earn in their 30s and 40s, according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. 09.26.19
I Walked 10 Miles and Visited 13 Stores to See How Hard It Is to Get Emergency Contraception
This investigation found that access to Plan B, an over-the-counter medication providing emergency contraception, is neither uniform nor predictable, because each store has very different policies on where and if they choose to sell emergency contraception. 09.26.19
All Hormonal Birth Control Should Be Available Over the Counter, OB-GYN Group Says
All forms of hormonal birth control should be available over the counter, according to new recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The statement expands upon a 2012 recommendation that supported making birth control pills, specifically, available without a prescription. 09.24.19
Trump Family Planning Rule Faces Crucial Court Test
Planned Parenthood, state governments and other health groups are challenging the Trump administration’s changes to a federal family planning program. They’re asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to block a rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, which bans federally funded family planning providers from referring women for abortions. 09.22.19
News Archive
8.15.19-9.14.19
7.15.19-8.14.19
6.15.19-7.15.19
5.13.19-6.14.19
National
Trump Asks SCOTUS to Review Obamacare Birth Control Rules
The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review an order blocking rules that allow religious and moral objectors to refuse to provide insurance that pays for employees’ birth control. The administration is asking the court to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which affirmed a lower court’s nationwide injunction against the opt-out rules. The injunction will remain in effect while the rule’s validity is being litigated. 10.08.19
Trump Officials Redirect $34 Million to Cover Gaps in Access to Birth Control
After many clinics opted out of Title X due to recent Trump administration rule changes that limit what health care providers can say to their patients about abortion, the Department of Health and Human Services is redirecting 34 million dollars to grantees that have remained in the program. 20 % of participating service organizations have left Title X due to the rule changes. 930 clinics serving an estimated 900,000 women, and five states (Maine, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington), are no longer served by the federal program. 09.30.19
Birth Control Access Has Contributed to Women’s Wage Increases, Says New Study
Having access to contraception at a young age may affect how much money women earn in their 30s and 40s, according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. 09.26.19
I Walked 10 Miles and Visited 13 Stores to See How Hard It Is to Get Emergency Contraception
This investigation found that access to Plan B, an over-the-counter medication providing emergency contraception, is neither uniform nor predictable, because each store has very different policies on where and if they choose to sell emergency contraception. 09.26.19
All Hormonal Birth Control Should Be Available Over the Counter, OB-GYN Group Says
All forms of hormonal birth control should be available over the counter, according to new recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The statement expands upon a 2012 recommendation that supported making birth control pills, specifically, available without a prescription. 09.24.19
Trump Family Planning Rule Faces Crucial Court Test
Planned Parenthood, state governments and other health groups are challenging the Trump administration’s changes to a federal family planning program. They’re asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to block a rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, which bans federally funded family planning providers from referring women for abortions. 09.22.19
News Archive
8.15.19-9.14.19
7.15.19-8.14.19
6.15.19-7.15.19
5.13.19-6.14.19
