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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito argued abortion isn’t an economic issue. But is that true?
Some of the elements Alito describes in the opinion are still a work in progress. In other cases, they are leaving out some of the most vulnerable Americans, experts say.
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Employees of one of the biggest reproductive health research orgs are unionizing at a pivotal moment in the abortion rights movement
The push comes after months of low morale at the institute — and just as the Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling that could weaken or overturn Roe v. Wade
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At Oklahoma abortion clinics, each day could be the last for care as new laws loom
No new abortion ban has taken effect, but the impacts are already being felt in clinics across the state.
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Florida advises against gender-affirming medical or social care for trans kids
The nonenforceable guidelines single out socially transitioning rather than just medically transitioning. That puts Florida’s efforts to restrict gender-affirming care beyond many other states’, experts say.
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Kentucky is the first state to end virtually all in-state abortions
Clinics are challenging the strict new abortion law, known as House Bill 3, in federal court.
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‘Leaving victims with the bill’: Sexual assault survivors are often charged hundreds of dollars for rape kits
The Violence Against Women Act requires states to bear the cost of rape kit exams, but hospitals don’t always know that, or have the right people to work with victims.
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Medication abortions — the most common method of ending a pregnancy — are growing significantly more expensive
The price increase is a result of state-based abortion laws that have made the procedure more difficult and more expensive to provide.
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‘They just gave up’: More than two-thirds of the military community report challenges to building a family
The largest annual military lifestyle survey found that the majority of respondents experienced challenges to having children — with women and LGBTQ+ service members disproportionately impacted.
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New report aims to help evaluate critical LGBTQ+ health data collection
The report provides the NIH with guidance for gathering data on gender and sexuality, key to understanding disparities across marginalized populations.
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There’s a push to get more electric school buses on the streets — moms are driving it
They just got a boost from Vice President Kamala Harris, after she announced the EPA would distribute $17 million to convert diesel school buses to electric and low emission buses.