REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote “abortion pill reversal,” a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards. 

A bill headed to a vote in the state House of Representatives aims to stop Michiganders’ private reproductive health data from being shared and sold without consent.

Private insurance companies and Medicaid could soon be required to provide coverage for birth control and other forms of contraception to Michiganders.

A new state-funded program is providing access to free contraception and birth control for Michigan families—regardless of whether it’s covered by insurance.

In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock —  a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.

A political action committee tied to Planned Parenthood of Michigan is warning voters to reject both Republican-backed candidates running for the state Supreme Court this year. 

Former President Donald Trump fielded questions from women voters during a Fox News town hall in Georgia that aired Oct 16, and dubbed himself “the father of IVF” while discussing the fertility treatment that grabbed the spotlight after an Alabama judge’s ruling earlier this year.

The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women’s health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago. 

With more than 45,000 followers across her social media accounts, OB-GYN PA-C Nikki Sapiro Vinckier is using her platform to combat misinformation about reproductive health.