6+ hour, 22+ min ago  (772+ words) A bill expanding Oregon's shield laws that protect doctors, nurses, midwives, and others who provide abortions and gender-affirming care to out of state patients has passed both chambers in the Oregon Legislature. The bill, HB 4088, creates additional privacy rights for…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago  (608+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct.1, 2025. Gregorio Borgia / AP Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (260+ words) In season 2 of the "Hush" podcast, Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas explore how a young woman's death shook a rural Oregon community and the ways true crime media has helped keep answers out of reach. FILE - Mifepristone tablets are seen…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (385+ words) FILE - OB-GYN Dr. Kylie Cooper eats dinner with her husband, Nick, and daughters, Hazel, second left, and Cleo, Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Minnesota. Her family loved Idaho. She and her husband lived in a great neighborhood and had a group of…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago  (807+ words) The Supreme Court heard arguments on'whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though those funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions. President Trump has issued an executive order seeking to end federal…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1056+ words) New Justice Department leaders say past enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act is "the prototypical example" of what they call "the weaponization of law enforcement." Abortion-rights advocates think the Trump administration's limits on enforcing the FACE…...