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Florida Supreme Court sets up major abortion fight |
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday ruled to uphold the state's 15-week abortion ban, with the majority of the conservative-leaning court finding that the state's right to privacy does not encompass abortion. |
But in a separate decision, the court said an amendment to enshrine abortion rights into the constitution will be allowed on the ballot in November. The dueling decisions all but ensure abortion rights will be a major issue in Florida during a presidential election. Five of the seven justices currently on the court were appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), and several have deep connections to the anti-abortion movement. Keeping the 15-week abortion ban clears the way for a six-week ban to go into effect on May 1. The six-week ban includes exceptions for rape, incest, certain "fetal anomalies" and to save the life of the mother. Even with a 15-week ban, Florida has become a haven for women seeking abortions from other states with even stricter laws, so the change in policy will be felt across the Southeast and beyond, as the influx of patients puts a strain on out-of-state abortion clinics. But after living under one of the nation's strictest abortion bans for months, voters in November will be able to decide if they want it to continue. Facing an April 1 deadline to rule, the court sided with a coalition of abortion rights groups sponsoring the ballot initiative. "The Florida Supreme Court was right to let the ballot initiative go before voters— and it's a good thing they did because voters will need to head to the polls to undo the damage the court is causing with its decision to allow an extreme ban on abortion to go into effect," Mini Timmaraju, president and CEO of the abortion rights group Reproductive Freedom for All, said in a statement. |
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A Texas man has contracted a "highly pathogenic" bird flu that has spread through U.S. dairy cows in five states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Authorities, however, are playing down the wider risk to public health from the strain, according to a statement from the CDC Monday. “This infection does not change the H5N1 bird flu human health risk assessment for the U.S. general public, … |
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| Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Sunday criticized the GOP's approach to reproductive rights and said the party should work harder to understand where average Americans stand on these issues. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Dana Bash asked Lawler — one of just a handful of House Republicans to support legislation to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) — whether his fellow Republican members were on the wrong side … |
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Teenagers are increasingly using social media to self-diagnose their mental health issues, alarming parents and advocates who say actual care should be easier to access. A poll by EdWeek Research Center released this week found 55 percent of students use social media to self-diagnose, and 65 percent of teachers say they’ve seen the phenomenon in their classrooms. Experts said they have regularly observed the practice … |
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Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas |
ATLANTA (AP) — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday. The patient was being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said. Health officials say the person had been … | |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- NC State Health Plan ends coverage for popular weight-loss drugs, like Wegovy (WTVD)
- Oregon health care providers still feeling cash crunch after national hack ends (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
- After Appalachian hospitals merged into a monopoly, their ERs slowed to a crawl (North Carolina Health News)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Hospitals cash in on a private equity-backed trend: concierge physician care (KFF Health News)
- Nursing workforce is becoming more diverse (Axios)
- America's mental health is worsening. Special urgent-care clinics step in. (The Wall Street Journal)
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