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Veterans Affairs Department reimposing near total abortion ban
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (241+ words) Updated on: December 26, 2025 / 10:37 AM EST / CBS News The Veterans Affairs Department is reimposing a near total ban on abortions for veterans and their families after a Justice Department memo from the Office of Legal Counsel last week'asserted that it's against…...
“The Devil is Busy” documentary explores reality of women’s reproductive health
3+ week, 1+ day ago (49+ words) Soledad O'Brien is a journalist and producer of HBP Max's "The Devil is Busy" documentary. O'Brien says the film explores the reality of women's reproductive health in a post-Roe V. Wade era. "The Devil is Busy" documentary explores reality of women's…...
Trump says cost of IVF drugs will decrease "dramatically" thanks to price negotiations
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (444+ words) Updated on: October 16, 2025 / 4:28 PM EDT / CBS News Washington " President Trump said the cost of drugs for in vitro fertilization will decrease "dramatically," as his administration has negotiated lower prices for an expensive component of the IVF cycle." IVF cycles can…...
Pope Leo XIV says those "against abortion" but in favor of death penalty "not really pro-life"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (726+ words) October 1, 2025 / 6:11 PM EDT / CBS/AP For the first time since being elected in May,Pope Leo XIVwaded into U.S. politics Tuesday, criticizing those who say they're against abortion but support the death penalty, saying that's "not really pro-life." Leo, a Chicago…...
What to know about FDA review of mifepristone
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (54+ words) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched an FDA review of mifepristone, the drug used in two-thirds of all abortions. Abortion rights advocates are worried the FDA could restrict access to the pill even in states where abortion is legal....
RFK Jr. orders federal review of mifepristone abortion pill
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (43+ words) The US Food and Drug Administration will review evidence about the safety and efficacy of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortion, on orders from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. RFK Jr. orders federal review of mifepristone…...
Baltimore man sentenced to home detention for attacking anti-abortion protestors outside Planned Parenthood
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (351+ words) August 12, 2025 / 12:41 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore A Baltimore man was sentenced to one year of home detention and three years of probation after he attacked two people who were protesting abortion rights outside of a Planned Parenthood in 2023, according to court…...
Americans are still waiting on Trump's pledge of IVF treatment for all
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (895+ words) August 1, 2025 / 12:16 PM EDT / CBS News Washington " On the campaign trail, Donald Trump made a pledge: Under his leadership, in vitro fertilization would be covered for all women and couples seeking the treatment. "We are going to be paying for that…...
Planned Parenthood closes 5 California locations because of Trump administration funding cuts
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (349+ words) July 25, 2025 / 10:10 AM PDT / CBS San Francisco Planned Parenthood locations in California have been shut down as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill, President Donald Trump's signature tax and spending legislation. The other services that will be lost because…...