Health
Federal court rules Wisconsin abortion law unconstitutional
A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday.
Nov 24, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Balancing privacy with public health in South Africa
COVID-19 spreads from person to person through droplet and contact transmission. That's why contact tracing and quarantining have been included as one approach to control the spread of the virus. The aim is to ensure that ...
Jun 25, 2020
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New Jersey's medically assisted suicide law put on hold
A New Jersey judge put a temporary hold on a new law allowing terminally ill patients to seek life-ending drugs.
Aug 15, 2019
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Irish government to legalize life-saving abortion (Update)
Ireland's government pledged Tuesday to pass a law soon that will allow women to receive abortions if continued pregnancy threatens their lives—including from their own threats to commit suicide if denied one.
Dec 18, 2012
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Ireland approves 'life-saving' abortions for first time
Irish lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly approved abortion for the first time in limited cases where the mother's life is at risk, in a vote that revealed deep divisions in the predominantly Catholic nation.
Jul 12, 2013
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Medications
Sending abortion pills through the mail found to be timely and effective
Dispensing abortion pills through the mail works as well as requiring patients to get them in person from a clinic or doctor's office, according to new research from UC San Francisco, which comes as the Supreme Court is considering ...
May 13, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spain's parliament approves new 2-week lockdown extension
Spain's left-wing minority government succeeded Wednesday in maintaining the country's lockdown in place despite criticism from opposition parties, as the national parliament endorsed a new—the fifth in a row—two-week ...
May 20, 2020
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US appeals panel strikes down state's abortion law
(AP)—A U.S. appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that a Mississippi law that would close the state's only abortion clinic is unconstitutional.
Jul 30, 2014
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The abortion pill at the center of a US court battle
The legal battle over an abortion pill that accounts for more than half of the abortions in the United States appears to be headed to the Supreme Court.
Apr 13, 2023
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Prosecutors push back on enforcing new state abortion laws
New state abortion laws likely to become bogged down in legal challenges face another potential obstacle: prosecutors who refuse to enforce them.
May 30, 2019
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