Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues the Biden administration is violating the state’s “sovereign interest” by reassuring the nation’s doctors they can perform abortions in medical emergencies.
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Rural hospital rescue program is met with skepticism from administrators
A new federal program that pays rural hospitals to shutter underused inpatient units and focus solely on emergency rooms and outpatient care hasn’t generated much interest yet.
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Linda Coffee argued Roe v. Wade. Now, she’s watching its demise.
Coffee was just 30 when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with her argument that the constitutional right to privacy extended to abortion: “I thought, OK, well this is done now. I was thinking the [abortion] question was settled for as long as the country lasted.”
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Texans have been slow to vaccinate their youngest against COVID-19, but they’re slightly ahead of the national average
For some parents of kids under 5 who want to vaccinate them, the wait has been excruciating, fraught with delays and close calls. Others are hesitant to have their young children vaccinated.
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With national data on drug overdoses lacking, University of Texas project looks to help provide a solution
Researchers are testing a program that would allow harm reduction groups to crowdsource data statewide. While the data relies on word of mouth, the researchers say it is more comprehensive than anything that exists now.
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Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court says
The ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state’s trigger law goes into effect.
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At a New Mexico abortion clinic, calls flood in from Texas and wait time for appointments grows
The University of New Mexico Center for Reproductive Health is one of only three clinics in the state that perform abortion procedures. The clinic’s doctors say people from Texas make up more than 75% of their patients.
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Facing higher teen pregnancy and maternal mortality rates, Black women will largely bear the brunt of abortion limits
About 40% of women who get abortions in the U.S. are Black, and advocates say abortion bans like Texas’ will increase their health and financial risks.
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Biden says he supports changing Senate filibuster rules to protect abortion rights
All 50 Democratic U.S. senators would need to back a filibuster change, and it’s not clear whether they do. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are among those who have said they do not want to pursue filibuster changes more generally.
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Texas nurses say ban on abortion is merely the start of the health problems women will face
Health workers caring for pregnant women now face a bewildering array of legal questions.