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September 19, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed a new law that will make “aid in dying” legal, granting adults with terminal illnesses the option to receive lethal medication. This is a first for France. A recent report showed that a majority of French citizens are in favor of legalizing end-of-life options, prompting the action to be
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Conservative lawmakers in several Republican-run states are choosing not to reconsider bans on abortion, despite concerns from physicians and patients about the unclear exceptions in the laws. This has led to some pregnant women being denied necessary treatment. Instead, GOP leaders accuse abortion rights advocates of deliberately spreading misinformation and doctors of intentionally denying services
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Joe Clement, a high school teacher in Virginia, monitors the text messages that parents have sent to students in his economics and government classes. “What was your score on the test?” “Did you manage to have the field trip form signed?” “Would you prefer chicken or hamburgers for dinner this evening?” Clement is urging parents
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Tinseu Hiluf, a widow residing in the dry terrain of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, is facing the harsh consequences of both war and drought. She is now caring for her four nieces and nephews after her sister passed away during childbirth. A conflict lasting two years between government soldiers and local fighters resulted in the death
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The Republican-led state legislature of West Virginia passed a bill on Saturday that grants certain students not enrolled in public schools to be excused from the state’s stringent vaccination mandates, which have been highly regarded as some of the strictest in the nation. Despite Republican Senate Health and Human Resources Chair Mike Maroney, a trained
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Another top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians said Saturday that it would resume funding, weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of dollars of support in response to Israeli allegations against the organization. Sweden changed its decision as a boat carrying large amounts of humanitarian
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Grace Armant, now 84 years old, lost her power of speech due to Lou Gehrig’s disease. However, she still voices her thoughts on her insurance. Her doctors have made multiple requests to UnitedHealthcare for coverage of a breathing machine that is necessary for Armant’s treatment of a life-threatening illness, but these requests have been rejected.
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Multiple discount stores in the United States recalled packages of ground cinnamon due to a warning from federal health authorities about potential contamination with excessive amounts of lead. The U.S. FDA released a safety warning for six cinnamon brands, including ones found at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores. The decision was made after extensive
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In Alabama, a clinic has resumed providing in vitro fertilization services following the governor’s approval of a bill that protects providers from legal repercussions related to a court decision regarding frozen embryos being considered children. On Thursday, news sources reported that Alabama Fertility Specialists successfully completed multiple embryo transfers. A video from CBS News captured
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According to a report released by the United Nations children’s agency on Friday, more than 230 million females have experienced female genital mutilation, with the majority residing in Africa. According to a report released on International Women’s Day by UNICEF, approximately 30 million individuals have received a medical procedure in the past eight years that
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