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In this photo provided by the Zaporizhzhia region military administration, a damaged building and a car are seen after a Russian strike in the village of Novosofiivka, in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022.

Senator vows to hold back military candidates over Pentagon abortion policy

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A prominent Republican senator is threatening to suspend all appointments to the Department of Defense over the decision by top leaders to provide leave and travel expenses to help troops access abortion services. The move comes as senior Pentagon officials raise concerns about several unfilled leadership positions, including Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and …

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Lawyers eye abortion pill legal challenge warily

Lawyers eye abortion pill legal challenge warily

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Reproductive rights advocates are on edge over a lawsuit seeking to revoke the decades-old Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of mifepristone, which, if successful, would end the drug. legal access to abortion pills nationwide. Lawyers and legal experts say the lawsuit has no merit, but they fear conservative courts may think otherwise. Abortion pills …

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Judge rules Rokita violated law, but denies abortion provider's request to halt investigation

Judge rules Rokita violated law, but denies abortion provider’s request to halt investigation

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A county judge ruled Friday that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated state law, breaking confidentiality in his office’s investigation of Dr. Caitlin Bernard. But the judge also denied Bernard’s request to stop Rokita’s investigation. Records show Bernard filed the proper paperwork after aborting a 10-year-old girl from Ohio and cooperating with authorities investigating her …

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Foster: Obstetricians/gynecologists face legal uncertainties related to abortion ban

Foster: Obstetricians/gynecologists face legal uncertainties related to abortion ban

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Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the implications for health care following the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Alana Carstens Yalom is a third-year obstetrics and gynecology resident at the University of New Mexico. She attended medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans and had the idea of …

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InnovationRx: Innovators Under 30, Avoiding Covid Brain Fog and Facing a Triple Epidemic

InnovationRx: Innovators Under 30, Avoiding Covid Brain Fog and Facing a Triple Epidemic

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InnovationRx is your weekly healthcare news digest. To receive it in your inbox, subscribe here. Forbes Under 30 Lister Dina Radenkovic Tim Tadder for Forbes Otuesday, Forbes launched its annual 30 Under 30 list, where we track some of North America’s top young innovators across 20 different categories. In healthcare, we’ve tracked a wide variety …

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Getting pregnant shortly after an abortion or miscarriage may pose lower risks than previously suspected: study

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A new medical study from Europe suggests there may be fewer “adverse pregnancy outcomes” for women who become pregnant weeks after having a miscarriage or abortion. The cohort study, which was conducted by various university researchers around the world, analyzed pregnancies in Norway to see if the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended a six-month waiting …

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Voces Unidas column: Protecting and expanding access to reproductive health care and abortion is crucial for democracy

Voces Unidas column: Protecting and expanding access to reproductive health care and abortion is crucial for democracy

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The Latino community knows firsthand what it means for the government to marginalize our health care needs. We are the largest uninsured racial and ethnic majority and are often the target of misinformation and stigmatizing information when trying to access reproductive health care. This is why the Latino community wants to see more intentional political …

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Oklahoma lawmakers want clarification on use of mail-order drugs for abortions

Oklahoma lawmakers want clarification on use of mail-order drugs for abortions

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers are asking the state’s attorney general to determine whether it’s legal for women in Oklahoma to get drugs by mail to help them end a pregnancy on their own. State Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, said that although abortion has been “banned” in Oklahoma, women can still acquire pills through the mail …

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Healthcare - Georgia court reinstates six-week abortion ban

Healthcare – Georgia court reinstates six-week abortion ban

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It was a mixed day for abortion rights advocates. We will see the details. More: Why the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant drop in measles vaccinations around the world for children. Welcome to night health care, where we follow the latest developments in policies and news concerning your health. For The Hill, we …

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Mental seizures excluded from some state abortion exemptions

Mental seizures excluded from some state abortion exemptions

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Mental health advocates say there’s a cruel quirk in several states’ abortion bans: There are exemptions for life-threatening emergencies, but psychiatric crises don’t count. It makes no sense to an Arizona mother of three who became suicidal during her fourth pregnancy and says an abortion saved her life. Or researcher Kara Zivin, who nearly died …

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