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Arizona, Missouri abortion ballot measures advance |
State officials in Arizona and Missouri greenlit abortion ballot initiatives this week, adding to the number of states that will vote on abortion in November |
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) on Tuesday certified that the petition received more than enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. If passed, the amendment would create a right to abortion up to the point of fetal viability and would make Missouri the first state to overturn an abortion ban at the ballot box. Missouri currently has an almost complete abortion ban and was the first state to enact one in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade more than two years ago. The state has extremely limited exceptions for medical emergencies, but not for survivors of rape or incest. In Arizona, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) certified the initiative's signatures on Monday, but the amendment still has an unresolved legal challenge from anti-abortion group Arizona Right to Life. The state verified more than 577,000 signatures in favor of the amendment, the highest total for a citizen initiative in Arizona's history. "At every turn, opponents of reproductive freedom and the right of voters to decide for themselves have challenged this grassroots, hugely popular amendment," said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, a ballot initiative organization that's committed $15 million this election cycle to abortion amendments. Abortion is banned after 15 weeks of pregnancy in Arizona, with a medical exception for the life of the mother, but not for rape or incest. The two certifications on Tuesday bring the number of abortion ballots aimed at protecting abortion rights around the country up to eight this November. Signatures for two competing ballot measures — one to protect abortion up to the point of viability and another banning them during the second and third trimesters — have been submitted in Nebraska. Signatures for another ballot measure protecting access have also been submitted in Montana. |
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How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond: |
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More Americans now believe that drinking alcohol in moderation is unhealthy, according to a new Gallup poll. The Gallup poll found that 45 percent of Americans believe drinking in moderation — one or two alcoholic beverages a day — is unhealthy. This percentage marks a new historic high and is 6 percentage points higher than when the poll was taken last year. It is also 17 percentage points higher than when the poll was taken … |
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UPSIDE Foods, a company that produces meat cultivated in a lab, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging Florida's new ban on the production, distribution and sale of lab-grown meat. |
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Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) experienced a "mild" stroke Sunday night and, after treatment, is not experiencing lingering symptoms, the congressman's office announced Tuesday. |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Biden administration this week will reportedly release the negotiated maximum fair prices for the first 10 drugs chosen in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation established by the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Biden announces $150 million in research grants as part of his 'moonshot' push to fight cancer |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he’s no longer seeking a second term, visiting New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration’s “moonshot” initiative aiming to dramatically reduce cancer deaths. The president and first lady Jill Biden toured … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- 5 people diagnosed with Legionaries' disease in New Hampshire from possible exposure to contaminated cooling tower ( NBC News)
- Pregnancy-related deaths increased nearly 70 percent in California. What caused the spike? (The Sacramento Bee)
- N.Y. paid more than $2B in bonuses to health care workers since 2022, Hochul says (Spectrum News 1)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Hot summer threatens efficacy of mail-order medications (The New York Times)
- Doctors accused of spreading misinformation lose certifications ( The Washington Post)
- Why U.S. health care cybersecurity laws are better at protecting a corpse's privacy than patients' lives (Stat)
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