DIThe Distraction Index

#reproductive_rights

11 events across 8 weeks

5Damage
1Hype
5Noise
18.0Avg Dmg
20.3Avg Hype
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-06
Trump Administration Resumes Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
4.0
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
NOISE2026-02-21
New Mexico Launches Investigation of Forced Sterilization of Native American Women
single state · narrow
Damage
3.7
Hype
14.2
DMG2025-04-02
Trump Administration Freezes Reproductive Care Funding
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
34.3
Hype
24.0
NOISE2025-02-19
Trump Signs Order on IVF Expansion and Government Transparency
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
0.4
Hype
22.9
WEEK 52Dec 21 – 27
DMG2025-12-25
Department of Veterans Affairs Implements Abortion Ban
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
28.2
Hype
27.8
WEEK 41Oct 5 – 11
NOISE2025-10-10
Supreme Court Exempts Couples from Surrogacy Act Age Bar
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
3.1
Hype
2.2
WEEK 34Aug 17 – 23
DMG2025-08-23
Hawaii Judge Considers Restrictions on Abortion Medication Access
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
26.0
Hype
23.9
WEEK 29Jul 13 – 19
DMG2025-07-19
Planned Parenthood Seeks to Maintain Medicaid Funding
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
34.9
Hype
26.7
WEEK 5Jan 26 – Feb 1
HYPE2025-02-01
New York Doctor Indicted for Prescribing Abortion Medication via Telemedicine
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
31.4
Hype
35.6
WEEK 3Jan 12 – 18
NOISE2025-01-18
North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order to Protect Abortion
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
8.9
Hype
19.6
DMG2025-01-18
Vermont Lawsuit Alleges State Tracks Pregnant Women Deemed Unsuitable for Parenthood
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
27.4
Hype
22.8