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Abortion rights are on the ballot in 4 states. Here’s what to know
13+ hour, 22+ min ago (1307+ words) Winnipeg 23° C, Clear One of the most conservative states could undo its ban The measure put on Idaho’s ballot through a volunteer-run petition drive would create a law, not an amendment to the state constitution. It would allow abortion until…...
Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood after being cut off for most of a year
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (1282+ words) Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year. The defunding, which was mandated in President Donald Trump’s big tax and policy law…...
Canada’s MAID laws on ‘a collision course’ as Parliament awaits legal challenges
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (1407+ words) Winnipeg 8° C, Sunny OTTAWA – As Jocelyn Downie watched the Supreme Court of Canada strike down the laws criminalizing the act of helping someone end their life in 2015, she thought she’d better find something to do with the rest of her…...
10-year anniversary of MAID in Canada invites love, pain and shame
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1729+ words) Winnipeg 12° C, Sunny TORONTO – For some, the 10th anniversary of Canada legalizing medical assistance in dying might evoke a peaceful memory of their loved one’s final moments. Others who long to die but are ineligible for MAID because their sole condition…...
How Quebec has influenced medical assistance in dying across Canada
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1029+ words) Winnipeg 14° C, Windy MONTREAL – Doctors say Quebec paved the way for medical assistance in dying in Canada and influenced federal MAID legislation, passed by the House of Commons 10 years ago to allow eligible adults to request the process. The province…...
Fact File: RFK Jr.’s comment on Canada’s medical assistance in dying law misleading – Winnipeg Free Press
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (200+ words) U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators last week that medical assistance in dying is the leading cause of death in Canada. Canada's national statistics agency does not record MAID as a cause of death under World Health Organization guidelines,…...
Trump task force report alleges anti-Christian discrimination under Biden administration
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (807+ words) Winnipeg 12° C, Sunny A Trump administration task force has alleged wide-ranging discrimination against Christians during the tenure of former President Joe Biden, claiming in a new report they were targeted in areas such as education, tax law and prosecution of…...