Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. They usually involve taking two prescription medicines days apart—at home or in a clinic.
Mar 15, 2023
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Mississippi residents might get back the ability to enact public policy through statewide ballot initiatives, but people would be banned from using the process to change abortion laws.
Mar 1, 2023
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More than 2.5 million agricultural workers help maintain the United States' abundant food supply. They play a vital role in the economy, but their job is hard and often dangerous.
Feb 16, 2023
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Spain's parliament approved Thursday a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.
Feb 16, 2023
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Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, most of them in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover.
Feb 16, 2023
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Massachusetts legislators have proposed a bill that would allow prison inmates to donate their organs or bone marrow as a way to trim the length of their sentence.
Feb 9, 2023
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In January 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) passed a federal law that requires hospitals to make the costs of standard healthcare services transparent. Investigators at the Brigham systematically ...
Feb 8, 2023
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As of 2021, all 50 states and Washington, DC allow youth to consent independently to some or all of these services, but the laws remain complex and varied, and confidentiality protections are rare.
Feb 6, 2023
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A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation's new 988 mental health helpline late last year, federal officials told The Associated Press Friday. Lawmakers are now calling for the federal agency that oversees ...
Feb 4, 2023
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Over the past year, cities across the United States have unveiled new policy plans to address homelessness amid rising concerns about health and crime—for homeless people themselves, as well as for surrounding communities. ...
Feb 3, 2023
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