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Johnson touts 'new era' of abortion opposition under Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday abortion opponents are "entering a new era” with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the White House. Speaking at the March for Life, Johnson ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
Cecile Richards, Abortion-Rights Powerhouse, Dies at 67
The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24 -
Network of Florida Maternity Homes Growing Amid Abortion Restrictions
Unregulated homes are proliferating amid abortion restrictions and a housing crunch. Some limit residents’ movements, contacts and day-to-day decisions.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
March for Life: Abortion Opponents Raise Their Ambitions
The March for Life on Friday will bring together a movement invigorated by some early moves of the second Trump administration.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
New Research Finds Potential Alternative to Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic
The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Trump administration expected to go outside CDC for acting director
The decision would close an unprecedented leadership gap at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump pardons anti-abortion protesters ahead of March for Life
President Trump issued pardons Thursday for nearly two dozen anti-abortion activists who had been convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. “They should not have been prosecuted. Many of ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs ...ABC News - Jan. 23 -
House Republicans pass 'born-alive' abortion bill
House Republicans on Thursday passed their version of a “born-alive” abortion bill one day after Democrats blocked the Senate version from advancing. The bill requires health care practitioners to ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
GOP senators introduce bill to ban taxpayer funding for abortions
Republican lawmakers reintroduced a piece of legislation that would ban the use of federal funds for abortions or health coverage that includes abortion this week. If passed, the bill would ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
As Trump returns, state lawmakers pursue bills that would treat abortion as homicide
Red state legislators have also introduced a slew of bills targeting abortion pills and minors’ access to the procedure. Legislators in at least four states have introduced bills this year that ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Who is in charge of the CDC right now? Nobody knows for sure
A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
HHS official halts CDC reports and health communications for Trump team review
Federal health officials have been instructed to temporarily stop any “external communications” to the public, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers
The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to ...The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
Senate Democrats block GOP's 'born-alive' abortion bill
Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants "born alive" during attempted abortions, with the motion largely serving to get Democrats on the ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Trump’s hands-off abortion stance faces political reality
President-elect Trump campaigned on leaving abortion decisions to the states, but that could prove a tough promise to keep as he returns to the Oval Office. Anti-abortion groups want Trump to ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Trump expected to quickly revive 'global gag rule' on abortion
President-elect Trump is expected to reinstate a controversial policy soon after taking office that would further bar foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform, counsel on or provide ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Anti-AIDS program in GOP crosshairs over abortion funding
Republicans are fuming at the State Department after learning that recipients of funding from the legacy program to curb HIV/AIDS across Africa, PEPFAR, performed abortions in violation of U.S. ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Judge allows 3 states to advance efforts to restrict access to abortion pill
A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.CBS News - Jan. 16 -
North Carolina governor announces new abortion protections
Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order Thursday that he believes will further protect reproductive health care access across the state. The order directs Cabinet ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
CDC Suggests Quick Bird Flu Testing for Hospitalized Patients
Still, the risk to the general public from bird flu remains low.Inc. - Jan. 16 -
CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases
The CDC on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu have seasonal influenza or are infected with the bird flu that's behind ...NBC News - Jan. 16 -
CDC urges hospitals to fast-track bird flu testing
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are hospitalized with the flu for H5N1 bird flu. Health care workers in ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
CDC upgrades its advisory on bird flu. Will Moderna’s stock get a boost?
CDC officials say medical professionals are seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or bird.MarketWatch - Jan. 16 -
Norovirus wave now more than double last year's peak, in CDC's data
Officials have blamed a new strain for this winter's surge in norovirus cases.CBS News - Jan. 14 -
Voters backed abortion rights, but the state judges they elected might not
Though abortion rights supporters prevailed on ballot measures in seven of the 10 states where abortion was up for a vote on Nov. 5, the state supreme courts they've elected indicate legal fights ...CBS News - Jan. 14 -
Democratic states train non-doctors on providing abortions to expand US access
From Washington to Connecticut, pharmacists and healthcare workers pioneer efforts to limit abortion barriers. Democratic states across the country are embarking on a pioneering effort to ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
4 injured after Delta flight aborts takeoff at Atlanta airport
Approximately 200 passengers evacuated the plane through emergency slides and some were seen running through the snow, away from the aircraft.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
4 injured in emergency evacuation of plane after aborted Atlanta takeoff
Four passengers were injured while deboarding a Delta Airlines flight in Atlanta after an aborted takeoff, according to a Friday statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “The crew ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Delta flight evacuated on tarmac after takeoff aborted
Delta Flight 2668 was traveling from Atlanta to Minneapolis-St. Paul when it suspended takeoff after "an indication of an engine issue," the airline said.ABC News - Jan. 10 -
New Mexico supreme court strikes down local abortion pill restrictions
Justice rules against ordinances in counties and towns on Texas border that sought to limit access to mifepristone. The New Mexico supreme court late on Thursday ruled against several local ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Many Americans are leaving U.S. states with abortion bans, study finds
Abortion bans enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned may be driving Americans to leave restrictive states, researchers find.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Washington state tries new way to prescribe abortion pills
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Washington state tries new way to prescribe abortion pills A pilot program in Washington state aims to expand ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
New Mexico Supreme Court strikes down local abortion restrictions
Attorneys representing conservative cities and counties in New Mexico had argued that local abortion ordinances can’t be struck down under the Comstock Act.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Abortion restrictions struck down by New Mexico Supreme Court
The New Mexico Supreme Court has struck down abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney generalABC News - Jan. 9 -
New norovirus strain might be driving wave of cases, CDC data suggests
Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.CBS News - Jan. 8