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Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood after being cut off for most of a year
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (670+ 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…...
Takeaways from AP's profile of a Christian IVF doctor
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (558+ words) Dr. John Gordon, a Christian IVF doctor, was co-director of a large fertility clinic when he started to have doubts about his profession. He was troubled over helping create surplus embryos, which would often languish in storage or be discarded....
Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (452+ words) The high court's unanimous ruling is a procedural victory for First Choice Women's Resource Centers, which is challenging a New Jersey investigation of its practices. The conservative-majority court has given abortion opponents high-profile wins in recent years, most notably the…...
Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (701+ words) A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by mail across the U. S. " at least for now " in a setback to Louisiana's effort to stifle groups that send it into states where abortion is banned....
Puerto Rico governor signs law to recognize fetus as human being as critics warn of consequences
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (363+ words) The amendment was approved without public hearings and amid concerns from opponents who warned it would unleash confusion and affect how doctors and pregnant or potentially pregnant women are treated. The new law will lead to "defensive health care," warned…...