A Note from the Editor
It’s been a difficult week. Many of us, who work in women’s health, knew it was eventually happening, but it is still heartbreaking that Roe v. Wade was officially overturned a week ago. The impact of the ruling is hard to grasp, hard to accept and we are grateful for all of those who have been and continue to tirelessly advocate and fight for abortion as a healthcare right.
At Femtech Insider we will continue our work and do our best to amplify your voices and actions to help ensure reproductive freedom for all. But today we’d like to take a moment to share some words of advice from impact fund Rhia Ventures, that we’ve taken to heart this past week.
“We are collectively in this fight and will continue our work but for now, take care of yourself. Catch your breath. Scream. Walk outside. Hug a loved one. Do what is essential for your mental and emotional wellbeing at this time of anguish and injustice because each and every one of us is needed whole for this journey.”
Thank you for being part of this community and thank you for all you do.
Resource Collection: How to Show up for Abortion Access
Roe’s Final Hours in One of America’s Largest Abortion Clinics. Reporting by Stephania Taladrid for The New Yorker.
This Week’s Highlights
AiVF raises $25M in Series A funding for its AI-based IVF platform.
Maven adds Cleveland Clinic to its Fertility Clinic Network.
Renovia‘s presents new real-world evidence for the efficacy of Ieva, its digital therapeutic for urinary incontinence.
Choix raises $1M in funding to expand access to abortion, sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Functional fitness company P.volve launches a new menopause employee benefit program.
In the Know
Femtech Trendwatch: Roe’s Last Hours, Digital Health meets Health Equity & Startup Spotlight! (Femtech Insider)
If the Supreme Court can reverse Roe, it can reverse anything (The Atlantic)
The Devestating Ecomonic Impact of an Abortion Ban (New Yorker)
At-home abortion pill startups gain interest and funding as laws increasingly target access (CNN)
The Infrastructure of Dissent: The Internet, Blockchain and Life after Roe (Charlerless / Substack)
Digital Health‘s Burden of Proof: Compelling ROI in a New Economic Reality (Forbes)
The 18 Clinical Trials That Could Make and Break the $100 Billion Psychedelics Industry (Business Insider)
US healthcare can’t effort health inequities (Deloitte)
4 Ways to Improve Specialty Healthcare in the U.S. (HBR)
Wimbledon’s outdates dress code is putting menstruating athletes at a disadvantage (Glamour)
Who’s Hiring?
Ritual is looking for a Senior Manager, Affiliate Marketing.
Tia is hiring a Staff Accountant.
TOTM is looking for a Business Development Manager
Lilu is looking for a Customer Success Expert
Hormona is hiring a UI/UX Designer.
Visit the Femtech Insider Job Board to see more roles or to add your own!
