Tim Kaine has long Covid. That’s not moving Congress to act.
While Kaine and other Democrats in the House and Senate are pushing for action, they have failed to gain meaningful momentum due to lack of GOP support.
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By Alice Miranda Ollstein
Dems lose key piece of health agenda in spending bill
Parliamentarian nixes Democrats’ plan to lower drug prices for Americans with private insurance.
Dems lose key piece of health agenda in spending bill
Parliamentarian nixes Democrats’ plan to lower drug prices for Americans with private insurance.
Kansas voters block effort to strip abortion protections from state constitution
The conservative state voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reject an amendment that would have allowed the state legislature to ban the procedure.
Kansas’ abortion vote kicks off new post-Roe era
Canvassers are going door to door to lay out the stakes of Tuesday’s referendum.
Kansas landslide fuels abortion rights movement’s next fights
The people of Kansas spoke and now the rest of the country has to listen.
Kansas’ abortion vote kicks off new post-Roe era
Canvassers are going door to door to lay out the stakes of Tuesday’s referendum.
Kansas voters block effort to ban abortion in state constitutional amendment vote
Abortion rights forces scored an upset victory in Kansas on Tuesday when voters rejected an amendment that would have allowed the state legislature to ban the procedure.
Kansas’ abortion vote kicks off new post-Roe era
Canvassers are going door to door to lay out the stakes of Tuesday’s referendum.
Obamacare back in court as Texans challenge coverage for STDs and HIV care
The GOP’s decade-plus war against the health law continues with lawsuit over coverage requirement for testing, vaccines and PrEP.
Obamacare back in court as Texans challenge coverage for STDs and HIV care
The GOP’s decade-plus war against the health law continues with lawsuit over coverage requirement for testing, vaccines and PrEP.
Indiana doctor moves toward suing AG who threatened to charge her over 10-year-old’s abortion
Caitlin Bernard claims Todd Rokita made statements in media appearances and press releases that he “recklessly and/or negligently failed to ascertain” were true.
Indiana doc who performed abortion for 10-year-old tells AG to cease and desist
The doctor at the center of a firestorm over abortion rights sent a cease and desist letter to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Friday.
Indiana doc who performed abortion for 10-year-old tells AG to cease and desist
The doctor at the center of a firestorm over abortion rights sent a cease and desist letter to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Friday.
Indiana AG eyes criminal prosecution of 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion doc
“Certainly, it’s an intimidation tactic,” said Fabiola Carrión, the director of reproductive and sexual health at the National Health Law Program.
Texas sues Biden over new abortion guidance as conservative groups mull more challenges
The suit targets a Monday memo in which the the government warned health workers and hospitals that refusing to treat patients who need an abortion could put them in legal jeopardy.
Indiana doc who performed abortion for 10-year-old tells AG to cease and desist
The doctor at the center of a firestorm over abortion rights sent a cease and desist letter to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Friday.
Indiana AG eyes criminal prosecution of 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion doc
“Certainly, it’s an intimidation tactic,” said Fabiola Carrión, the director of reproductive and sexual health at the National Health Law Program.
Texas sues Biden over new abortion guidance as conservative groups mull more challenges
The suit targets a Monday memo in which the the government warned health workers and hospitals that refusing to treat patients who need an abortion could put them in legal jeopardy.
Indiana AG eyes criminal prosecution of 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion doc
“Certainly, it’s an intimidation tactic,” said Fabiola Carrión, the director of reproductive and sexual health at the National Health Law Program.
Texas sues Biden over new abortion guidance as conservative groups mull more challenges
The suit targets a Monday memo in which the the government warned health workers and hospitals that refusing to treat patients who need an abortion could put them in legal jeopardy.
Indiana doc who performed abortion for 10-year-old tells AG to cease and desist
The doctor at the center of a firestorm over abortion rights sent a cease and desist letter to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Friday.
Indiana AG eyes criminal prosecution of 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion doc
“Certainly, it’s an intimidation tactic,” said Fabiola Carrión, the director of reproductive and sexual health at the National Health Law Program.
Texas sues Biden over new abortion guidance as conservative groups mull more challenges
The suit targets a Monday memo in which the the government warned health workers and hospitals that refusing to treat patients who need an abortion could put them in legal jeopardy.
Biden admin to pharmacies: Refusing to fill contraception and abortion pill prescriptions could break federal law
The memo reminds 60,000 pharmacies around the country of their obligations under current law.
Biden admin looks to protect doctors providing emergency abortions, and warn those who don’t
The new guidance assures doctors they’ll be protected by federal law even if their state bans the procedure.
Biden admin looks to protect doctors providing emergency abortions, and warn those who don’t
The new guidance assures doctors they’ll be protected by federal law even if their state bans the procedure.
FDA weighs first-ever application for over-the-counter birth control pills in the wake of Roe’s fall
The submission of the application follows more than six years of studies the company has run
Michigan activists submit signatures to put abortion rights on the ballot in November
The initiative, if certified and passed, could enshrine the right to procedure in the state’s constitution.
Biden signs abortion rights executive order amid pressure
The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services to take new actions to protect access to abortion medication and consider updating guidance to clarify doctor responsibilities and protections under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.