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The Supreme Court refused to block Texas’ abortion ban. Sonia Sotomayor says majority ‘opted to bury their heads in the sand’
In separate dissents, Justices Sotomayor and Elena Kagan used strong language to decry 5-4 Supreme Court decision allowing Texas’ six-week abortion ban to continue.
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Texas patients may have to travel hundreds of miles for abortion access, out-of-state clinics brace for surge
Texas-based patients put pressure on abortion clinics in other states — and with it demands on abortion funds.
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Even if Texas’ six-week abortion ban is overturned, clinics will close
The strictest abortion restriction in the country is set to go into effect Wednesday. Experts say that even if the law is eventually blocked, the damage will have been done.
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Texas' Planned Parenthoods are already turning away some patients ahead of new abortion law
All 11 of the Planned Parenthoods that provide abortion care have stopped scheduling visits related to abortions past six weeks of pregnancy.
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Texas' six-week abortion ban could create abortion vigilantes
The ban would allow private citizens to sue anyone who they believe helped someone get an abortion after six weeks.
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Getting pregnant people vaccinated is one of the nation’s biggest health challenges
Fewer than 1 in 4 pregnant people have gotten a COVID shot. It’s not yet clear if the government’s steps to encourage vaccination will move the needle.
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'We’re crossing a threshold': Nancy Pelosi on Congress's effort to fund major new caregiving programs
In an interview with The 19th, Pelosi voiced confidence that the next budget reconciliation bill would include unprecedented commitments to child care, home care, paid family leave and early childhood education.
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‘We need every tool in our toolbox’: COVID-19 Delta surge threatens to overwhelm school nurses
School nurses spent the past year mitigating in-school coronavirus spread and helping vaccinate staff and students. This year, many say they are burned out – just as COVID-19 cases surge once again.
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‘There’s nothing we can do’: Public schools without mask mandates put parents in a scary situation
Texas and Florida lead the nation in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Their governors are penalizing public schools putting mask mandates in place.
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When states don't expand Medicaid, women suffer
Twelve states have refused to expand Medicaid eligibility. Data shows that women would benefit most if they did.