High court shields abortion pill

June 14, 2024

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Abortion pill ruling: What you need to know and what happens next

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an attempt by abortion opponents to restrict access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. The lawsuit was brought by the Hippocratic Medical Alliance, a group of anti-abortion doctors from Texas that formed after the Supreme Court’s decision to end Roe v. Wade in 2022. The Supreme Court said anti-abortion doctors and associations…

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Senate Republicans block bill that would have legalized access to IVF

A bill that would establish a national right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) was blocked by Senate Republicans on Thursday amid Democratic pressure to put Republicans on the defensive on reproductive rights issues ahead of the November elections. The bill needed 60 votes to move forward, meaning nine Republicans needed to vote with the Democrats. The final vote was 48-47, with just two Republicans in the mix…

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All over the country

Local and state headlines on health care:

new york Medicaid Benefits Making a difference for thousands of peopleNewsweek)
House Blocking marijuana legalization After the Senate compromise failed (New Hampshire Bulletin)
24K Kansas The kids Losing health insurance Review of the “cancellation” of Medicaid (Kansas Reflector)

What we’re reading

Other notable health news from the media:

Last year, 171,000 people traveled to get an abortion.Let’s see where they went (The New York Times)
This is What the Christian Right Wants The second term of the Trump administration (The Washington Post)
According to the USDA report: Preventing bird flu outbreaks This would be difficult for dairy cows (statistics)

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