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Biden just signed the largest executive order focused on women's health
From maternal health to menopause, government agencies will study the health issues that emerge across a woman’s lifespan.
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After Alabama's IVF turmoil, patients in other states are making contingency plans
Although Alabama has moved to protect IVF providers, a court ruling that gave legal protections to embryos is having a ripple effect on people seeking fertility care in red states.
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For teens in Texas, getting birth control without parental consent just got even tougher
State law requires minors to obtain parental approval before receiving contraception. But some federal clinics were exempt from that requirement — until now.
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HIV is no longer a death sentence. But states still have laws targeting people who live with it.
Over the years, critics say, these laws have become another tool to criminalize Black people, LGBTQ+ people and sex workers.
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Alabama has restored IVF access. But legal battles are likely just beginning.
While treatment is set to resume, doctors say the Alabama Supreme Court's decision may have opened a sort of Pandora’s box on the future legal landscape for IVF in the state.
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Alabama passes law to protect access to IVF treatments
IVF services in the state have been paused since a Feb. 16 Alabama Supreme Court decision that declared frozen embryos children.
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WIC helps keep families fed. But its clinics also step up when disaster strikes.
After months of a spending battle that imperiled the strength of the program, Congress is expected to vote on a plan to fully fund the program.
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If your boss is the state of Texas, some pregnancy protections just ended for you
A federal judge has blocked Texas state employees from the protections of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
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For new parents in Wisconsin, Medicaid postpartum care lags most of the country
Wisconsin doctors say the state could help save lives by extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year, as many states offer.
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CVS and Walgreens will start selling abortion pills this month
Mifepristone will be available at stores in seven states. Eventually, both pharmacies will make it available in all states where abortion is legal.