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US Senate Republicans launch probe of abortion pill makers, escalate pressure on FDA
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (160+ words) By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans launched an investigation into abortion pill manufacturers on Wednesday and called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to "crack down on online sales of the drug mifepris... WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) " U.S. Senate Republicans…...
Spain’s top court rejects father’s bid to halt daughter’s euthanasia
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (333+ words) MADRID, Feb 20 (Reuters) " Spain's Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal by the father of a 25yearold paraplegic woman who" opposes her access to euthanasia, the court "said in a statement on Friday. In 2021, Spain became "the fourth European Union country to…...
Explainer-What does a law protecting abortion clinics have to do with Don Lemon?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) Jan 30 (Reuters) " Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested for his involvement in a protest at a Minnesota church and charged by U.S. prosecutors with violating an obscure 1994 law that has been used chiefly to crack down on demonstrations at abortion clinics....
Top US Catholic cardinals question morality of American foreign policy
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (280+ words) Jan 19 (Reuters) " Three U.S. Catholic archbishops on Monday decried the direction of American foreign policy, saying the country's "moral role in confronting "evil around the world" was in question and that military action must only be used as an extreme last…...
Pope Leo’s critique of Trump emboldens top US Catholics to help immigrants
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1038+ words) VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo's recent criticisms of U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policies are emboldening Catholic efforts to help immigrants caught up in the administration's hardline crackdown, senior U.S. Church leaders say. After Leo called on Tuesday for "deep reflection" in…...
White House backs away from IVF coverage mandate despite Trump’s campaign pledge, Washington Post reports
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (122+ words) (Reuters) -The White House has no current plans to mandate insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign promise to expand access to fertility treatments, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. President Trump signed an executive order…...
New York, other states urge FDA to expand access to abortion pill
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (426+ words) NEW YORK (Reuters) -The attorneys general of New York, California, Massachusetts and New Jersey asked the Food and Drug Administration to expand access to the abortion pill mifepristone, and remove outdated restrictions still in place 25 years after its approval. Thursday's…...
Woman found guilty in UK abortion free speech case monitored by US
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (709+ words) By Gerhard Mey POOLE, England (Reuters) - An anti-abortion activist, whose case has attracted the attention of the United States over free speech concerns, was found guilty on Friday of breaching an order which banned protest outside a clinic in so......