CRHLP Newsletter Archive
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Past Newsletters
April 4, 2026
- New resource: Monthly Research Roundup on sexual and reproductive health research
- Policy News: Senate Republicans investigate mifepristone manufacturers and push for telehealth restrictions
- Legal News: Kansas enacts law expanding protections for crisis pregnancy centers; Montana Supreme Court blocks abortion provider restrictions; Georgia midwives challenge restrictive regulations
March 21, 2026
- In the News: Diana Kasdan featured on effectiveness of state shield laws in protecting abortion access
- Policy News: Washington expands access to state stockpile of mifepristone
- Legal News: Wyoming enacts six-week abortion ban amid conflict with state supreme court ruling; Indiana court blocks abortion ban for religious plaintiffs
March 7, 2026
- Commentary: Litigation under state reproductive freedom amendments expands across Arizona, Ohio, and Vermont
- Event Recap: Career panel on reproductive justice for UCLA Law students
- Policy News: Ohio abortion rates rise following reproductive freedom amendment; states direct TANF funds to crisis pregnancy centers
February 21, 2026
- Q&A with Conor Danaher, CRHLP Spring Extern
- In the News: Amanda Barrow was featured in the Oregon Capital Chronicle on proposed legislation, House Bill 4088, which would strengthen Oregon’s shield law protections.
- Policy News: The Texas Medical Board has issued new training on the state’s narrow medical emergency abortion ban, clarifying some scenarios in which abortion is permissible. A new CDC report finds declining early prenatal care in the U.S
February 7, 2026
- Q&A with Lorena Garcia Zermeno, CRHLP Spring Extern
- In the News: Diana Kasdan was featured in the Los Angeles Times on a Texas abortion pill lawsuit targeting California providers
- Policy News: LA Lawyer magazine series on pregnancy criminalization in California; The Trump administration withdraws a Biden-era rule requiring federally funded retail pharmacies to stock misoprostol and methotrexate
- Legal News: Arizona state judge blocks enforcement of pre-2024 abortion restrictions that conflicted with the state’s voter-approved reproductive freedom amendment
January 24, 2026
- Inaugural Deborah R. Goldberg Scholarship awarded to Anushay Chaudhry
- In the News: Amanda Barrow featured on interstate shield law conflicts and medication abortion access
- Policy News: ProPublica report links abortion restrictions to preventable maternal death; study finds abortion portrayals in media fail to reflect lived experiences
- Legal News: Alabama court upholds hospital-level regulations for freestanding birth centers
January 9, 2026
- New resource: “History in Reproductive Rights Cases: A post-Dobbs Resource Hub”
- Policy News: DOJ bars VA from providing abortion services or counseling; California expands fertility coverage to include IVF and broader access
- Legal News: Wyoming Supreme Court strikes down abortion bans, affirming constitutional protection for abortion care
December 6, 2025
- Policy News: Study finds reducing contraceptive costs lowers unintended pregnancy and abortion and increases use of long-acting methods
- Legal News: Appeals court allows promotion of “abortion pill reversal” to continue in New York; federal court blocks Medicaid funding restrictions targeting Planned Parenthood; Missouri court revises ballot language for proposed abortion ban amendment
November 22, 2025
- In the News: Diana Kasdan featured on mifepristone litigation and FDA review; CRHLP policy brief on unconditional cash transfers cited in op-ed
- Event Recap: Webinar on state reproductive freedom amendments now available to watch
- Policy News: March of Dimes report highlights worsening maternal and infant health outcomes; ProPublica investigation links abortion bans to preventable maternal death
- Legal News: Florida Attorney General files lawsuit targeting abortion pill safety claims; California cases challenge denial of emergency miscarriage care at religious hospital
November 8, 2025
- Policy News: Indianapolis launches unconditional cash transfer program for low-income pregnant people
- Legal News: Federal court rules FDA unlawfully maintained mifepristone restrictions; New York court dismisses Texas judgment under shield law
October 25, 2025
- Policy News: Trump administration moves to dismantle Title X program amid mass layoffs at Office of Population Affairs
- Legal News: Missouri court blocks abortion restrictions under state constitutional amendment; Tennessee court allows challenge to abortion ban medical exceptions to proceed
October 11, 2025
- Commentary: California shield law now protects attorneys providing reproductive and gender-affirming care by Lara Stemple
- CRHLP in the News: Diana Kasdan featured in Bloomberg Law on interstate shield law conflicts
- Policy News: FDA approves second generic mifepristone; report finds 400+ pregnancy-related prosecutions post-Dobbs
- Legal News: Missouri Attorney General subpoenas Planned Parenthood patient records; Texas arrests individuals linked to alleged abortion provisions.
September 27, 2025
- New Report on Reproductive Freedom Amendments
- Introducing New Research Director
- Policy News: New study on cash transfer program
- Legal News: CO parental notification lawsuit, WV mifepristone law update
September 13, 2025
- New Report on State Abortion Policies and OBGYN Residents
- Policy News: Mississippi public health emergency
- Legal News: Texas bill to restrict Mifepristone
August 25, 2025
- CRHLP releases regulatory comment to the FDA with partners
- Policy News: Updated clinical guidance from ACOG regarding vaccination
- Legal News: Maine Family Planning's request to restore Medicaid reimbursements is denied
July 19, 2025
- Commentary by Cathren Cohen Published in Journal
- New Update to Shield Law State Law Guide
- Policy News: New study on decline in obstetric services
- Legal News: CO parental notification lawsuit, WV mifepristone law update
July 5, 2025
- United States v. Skrmetti: Turning Back the Clock on Gender Equality by Diana Kasdan, Legal and Policy Director
- Legal and Policy Blows to Reproductive and Maternal Health Care Access for Low-Income People by Melissa Goodman, Executive Director
- New Resource: Mifepristone Litigation Tracker and Federal Action Tracker
- Policy News: Study on early miscarriage in Texas, new #WeCount report released
- Legal News: WI abortion ban struck down, NJ crisis pregnancy center case
June 21, 2025
- Special Edition Academic Year CRHLP Progress Report
June 7, 2025
- Ask the Experts Q&A with Summer Legal Fellow Rebecca Nathan
- Policy News: TX license plate surveillance, EMTALA federally revoked
- Legal News: Petition to FDA to remove Mifepristone restrictions, MI Planned Parenthood abortion care forced to pause
May 24, 2025
- Video Case Explainer: Northland Family Planning Center v. Nessel by Cathren Cohen, Staff Attorney
- Policy News: CA budget revisions, new report on Medicaid and public health, Propublica report on the fetal viability line
- Legal News: FL ruling on parental consent law
May 10, 2025
- Case Explainer: Missouri v. FDA by Amanda Barrow, Senior Staff Attorney and Sofia Espinoza, Legal Fellow
- Policy News: Study on abortion bans' effect on pulmonary care, Mifepristone access rollback bill introduced
- Legal News: Lawsuit filed in MI regarding parental consent to care
April 26, 2025
- Commentary: Yellowhammer Fund v. Marshall - The History and Tradition of the Right to Travel by Diana Kasdan, Legal & Policy Director
- Policy News: Research on maternal mortality post-Dobbs, report on rising level of violence against abortion providers
- Legal News: ND judge rules on religious exemptions for worker accommodations, NV ruling on parental notification law
April 12, 2025
- What Amici Have to Tell the Court: Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, by Tarj Patel, CRHLP Legal Extern
- Policy News: 100+ HHS employees fired, TX abortion rule clarification bill introduced
- Legal News: AL rules state's threats to prosecute are unconstitutional, GA drops charges against woman who miscarried
March 29, 2025
- Ask the Experts Q&A with the Legal Fellow Sofia Espinoza on the Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) for Pregnant and Newly Parenting People brief
- Policy News: GA woman arrested after miscarriage
- Legal News: TX provider arrested for providing care, NY blocks TX prosecution of NY doctor
March 15, 2025
- Policy News: WY enacts new abortion requirements, study shows decline in OBGYN access in restrictive states
- Legal News: MT strikes down abortion laws, AZ 15-week abortion ban blocked
March 1, 2025
- Ask the Experts Q&A with Research Data Analyst Leslie Serrano
- Policy News: New state law dataset on medication abortion
- Legal News: Supreme Court declines to hear anti-abortion activist challenge
February 15, 2025
- A Message from Executive Director Melissa Goodman
- Policy News: New study on the effect of abortion bans on infant mortality
- Legal News: TX fines NY doctor, SC hears arguments on state's abortion ban
January 30, 2025
- Ask the Experts Q&A with the Senior Staff Attorney for the Southern California Legal Alliance for Reproductive Justice, Amanda Barrow
- Policy News: Study on use of Ella as an abortion medication, NY governor launches cash assistance program
- Legal News: VT child welfare agency facing lawsuit, Trump Admin moves to limit prosecutions under the FACE act
January 13, 2025
- A Message from Executive Director Melissa Goodman
- Ask the Experts Q&A with CRHLP Legal and Policy Director, Diana Kasdan
- Policy News: ACLU report on reproductive justice while incarcerated
- Legal News: Brittany Watts files lawsuit against hospital and OH law enforcement, ID files lawsuit to continue care under EMTALA
