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Lawmakers Seek To Protect Crisis Pregnancy Centers as Abortion Clinic Numbers Shrink
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (1188+ words) By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez March 19, 2026 Conservative lawmakers in multiple states are pushing legislation drafted by an anti-abortion advocacy group to increase protections for crisis pregnancy centers, organizations that provide some health-related services but also work to dissuade women from having…...
Why Medication Abortion Is the Top Target for Anti-Abortion Groups in 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (866+ words) KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner, who has covered health care for more than 30 years, offers insight and analysis of policies and politics in her regular HealthBent columns.Send questions to'[email protected]. By Julie Rovner January 23, 2026 This…...
Science, Not Politics, Guided FDA's Decisions On Abortion Pill: Analysis
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (93+ words) One noted exception to the finding that agency leaders largely adhered to the evidence-based recommendations of scientists happened during the first Trump term, while covid restrictions were in place, when agency brass declined to lift a required in-person visit to…...
‘Abortion as Homicide’ Debate in South Carolina Exposes GOP Rift as States Weigh New Restrictions
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1155+ words) By Lauren Sausser and Bram Sable-Smith January 12, 2026 COLUMBIA, S.C. " When a trio of Republican state lawmakers introduced a bill last year that would subject women who obtain abortions to decades in prison, some reproductive rights advocates feared South Carolina might pass…...
Trump Wants Americans To Make More Babies. Critics Say His Policies Won’t Help Raise Them.
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1582+ words) This story also ran on CNN. It can be republished for free. By Stephanie Armour and Amanda Seitz December 3, 2025 Maddy Olcott plans to start a career once she graduates from college. But the junior at the State University of New…...
Readers Speak Up for Patients Who Can't, and for Kids With Disabilities
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1028+ words) Letters to the Editor'is a periodic feature. We'welcome all comments'and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A reporter at Just the News shared our article about a man whose organs were nearly…...
Planned Parenthood Bets on Redistricting To Push Back Against GOP Funding Cuts
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (1022+ words) By Christine Mai-Duc August 20, 2025 Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to safety net health programs and restrictions on…...
Texas Revamps Anti-Abortion Program, Requires Nonprofits To Detail Spending
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (103+ words) Thriving Texas Families, a network that supports parenting and adoption as alternatives to abortion and has had little oversight, will take in $100 million a year starting Sept. 1. More news from across the nation comes from Ohio, Minnesota, Maryland, California, and…...
Viewpoints: Kennedy's Defunding Of Gavi Is Wrong And Dangerous; Will Planned Parenthood Survive Trump?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (59+ words) Opinion writers discuss these public health issues. Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump's Budget Bill KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump's Bill Reaches the Finish…...
HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1109+ words) This story also ran on CBS News. It can be republished for free. By Rachana Pradhan July 1, 2025 For Brianna Henderson, birth control isn't just about preventing pregnancy. The Texas mother of two was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal…...