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April 2, 2025
The surgeon general in Florida is facing backlash for his actions regarding a measles outbreak at an elementary school. He has informed parents of unvaccinated children that it is up to them whether or not their children attend school, going against federal guidelines that require their exclusion. Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a well-known figure for his
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On June 12, 2019, a person trained in the study of embryos was observed working at the Virginia Center for Reproductive Medicine in Reston, Virginia. | Image credit: Ivan Couronne/AFP via Getty Images For the past 50 years, Republicans have united around the belief that life begins at conception. They have been frantically trying to
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The state of Maryland’s House has passed a bill that would allow individuals to purchase health insurance through the state’s healthcare exchange, regardless of their immigration status. This will be made possible with the approval of a federal waiver. The bill was passed by the House with a vote of 101-34 and will now be
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The chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court cited a higher authority when declaring that frozen embryos are legally considered children according to state law. Chief Justice Tom Parker caused concern for those who support the separation of church and state and pleased religious conservatives who are against abortion by including quotes from the Bible
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Alabama’s in vitro fertilization clinics have stopped offering services following a recent state Supreme Court decision that deemed frozen embryos as children. Patients are now having to find alternative options. This week, doctors and patients in Alabama have been struggling with feelings of shock and anxiety as they navigate the aftermath of a decision made
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization, giving allies of President Joe Biden new fuel for their efforts to center abortion access in the presidential election. “We must discuss the importance of preserving women’s
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The Supreme Court of Alabama recently decided that couples who were undergoing in vitro fertilization and experienced the loss of frozen embryos due to an accident at a storage facility in southern Alabama have the right to file a lawsuit under the state’s wrongful death statute. Afterward, three providers have temporarily stopped offering fertility treatments
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On Thursday, a statement was released on behalf of Wendy Williams’ caretakers stating that she has been diagnosed with a type of dementia. The 59-year-old ex-talk show host received a diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia last year after undergoing a series of medical tests, as stated in the announcement. Examining the state,
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Baby Olivia isn’t a real baby. It’s an animated fetus that develops over the course of a three-minute video that has become a new front in state-level abortion politics. Proposed laws in the states of Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia would mandate that students in public schools view a
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A major hospital in Alabama has temporarily stopped offering in vitro fertilization services due to a recent court ruling that has classified frozen embryos as legally equivalent to children. Health care professionals are currently assessing the implications of this decision. The health system at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has announced that they need
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