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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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June 21, 2025

• Special Edition Academic Year CRHLP Progress Report

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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

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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

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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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