Harvey Weinstein claims NYC Rikers Island not providing medical care and hygiene
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a lawsuit Tuesday against New York City, alleging that Weinstein is being held at the notorious Rikers Island prison and receiving substandard medical care in unsanitary conditions. The notice of claim, which is the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city, accuses the facility of failing to manage the […]
Plans to end NHS dental care crisis not working, warns spending watchdog | Dentists
Plans to end a deepening crisis in access to NHS dental care are failing, leaving patients without treatment, according to a warning from the government's spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO)’s heartbreaking verdict About “Tooth Regeneration Plan” Patients' groups have warned that people's fight against tooth decay is a “serious public health concern”. A […]
Court upholds Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for minors
A Missouri court on Monday upheld a state law that bans gender-affirming medical care for minors and prohibits Medicaid coverage of transition-related care, a case that remains controversial after a nine-day trial in September. This law was allowed to continue. Wright County Circuit Court Judge Craig Carter wrote: In a 74-page judgment Missouri's 2023 law […]
Illinois Dem ups pressure on House to release Gaetz report: 'We care about ethics'
Rep. Sean Kasten (D-Ill.) has accused former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) of sexual assault and detailed drug use allegations in a House ethics report he wants released. He was severely criticized for this. “None of us would want to work in an environment where we could commit the crimes that Matt Gaetz is accused of […]
What RFK Jr. could mean for LGBTQ health care
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spoken out against gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors and questioned evidence linking HIV and AIDS, two issues that critics have criticized. Senators say they should reconsider confirming him as Secretary of Health and Human Services. President Kennedy's vaccine skepticism has received more attention, but his comments on LGBTQ issues, […]
‘I Don’t Care What Anyone Thinks’
A-list actor Denzel Washington says he knows it's not “fashionable” to talk about religion or even be religious in Hollywood. But he also says he's reached a point in his life where he doesn't care what anyone thinks about publicly expressing his faith. Washington spoke at length and intimately about his complete turn toward God. […]
Jeff Younger’s ex can proceed with gender-affirming care of preteen son
A California judge has ruled in a long-running battle to prevent his ex-wife from allowing her pre-teen son, who identifies as a girl named “Luna,” to receive gender-affirming care. It was a devastating blow to a Texas father. Jeff Younger, 59, father of two Published in X Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Juhasz has […]
Gordon Brown: improve end-of-life care rather than allow assisted dying | Assisted dying
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the death of his newborn daughter in January 2002 convinced him of the “value and imperative of proper end-of-life care” and voiced his opposition to legalizing assisted dying. . In a rare and heartbreaking tragedy, he said the time he and his wife Sarah spent at baby Jennifer's bedside […]
Corporate America Touts Funding Employee ‘Abortion Travel’ But Is Largely Silent On Child Care Benefits, Report Finds
A report released Tuesday found that many Fortune 100 companies offer paid “abortion travel” benefits but do not publicly share childcare benefits. At least 42 Fortune 100 companies, including Walmart, Amazon, and Walt Disney, have publicly said they pay for employees to travel out of state to obtain abortions, but they do not offer child […]
House passes major veterans care act
The House passed a huge bill Monday that would provide funding for a variety of veteran care services and increase workforce and educational opportunities for veterans. Senator Elizabeth Dole's 21st Century Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act, also known as Dole's Law, passed with a bipartisan vote of 389-9. The bill is a victory […]