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February, 2023

Activists Aim for Supreme Court With Local Abortion Bans in Blue States - "activists say their ultimate goal is to set up legal battles between municipal and state governments that could land before a sympathetic U.S. Supreme Court"
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Dozens of cities and two counties, mostly in rural areas, have adopted the bans.

Fox News Weaponizes the East Palestine Train Derailment for the White Grievance Crowd – The same people who hate on Democrats for making "everything about race" are once again race-baiting.
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Just....goddamn it. Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices' ruling | AP News
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The chronic stress of structural racism and discrimination damages brain circuits and mental health.
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High drug prices are not justified by industry's research and development spending, argue experts
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Oklahoma Senate passes bill banning gender-affirming care for minors
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Sen. David Bullard assured senators they were doing the right thing by passing the measure authored by Sen. Julie Daniels of Bartlesville. “You cannot cure confusion with a knife," Bullard

Virginia Governor Wants Law Enforcement To Have Access To Your Menstrual Data
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The administration of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) opposed a bill to shield menstrual data from subpoena amid post-Roe fears of abortion prosecutions.

TN GOP objects to Right To Life tugging at their leash: A legislative hearing to consider potential changes to Tennessee's no-exception abortion ban sparked unusual public remarks from House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R), who condemned a lobbyist from Right To Life for "intimidation" tactics.
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The bill to legalize abortions in medical emergencies and other limited circumstances faced its first procedural hurdle in a House subcommittee.

A statistically significant difference exists when it comes to what hospitals white and nonwhite patients are transported to by ambulance, according to a study published this week in Health Affairs.
Ohio officials are investigating pro-Nazi home schoolers - Course materials praise Adolf Hitler and denigrate the intelligence of African Americans.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz enshrined the right to abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota statutes Tuesday, signing a bill meant to ensure that the state's existing protections remain in place no matter who sits on future courts.
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Private Health Care Companies Are Eating the American Economy - A new report from Wendell Potter at the Center for Health and Democracy examines just how the private insurance market makes its money—and how American health care is worse off for it.
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McKinsey Wants Poor People to Pay Those Damn Hospital Bills - For-profit hospitals provide inferior care. But they make more money. And now, nonprofits want to hop on the gravy train.
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'They want you to die as soon as possible': Doctor issues PSA about 'the truth' of health insurance companies - US Today News
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There is a strong argument that the United States of America puts business above all else. Politicians can be placed in positions of power largely through the

Childbirth is far more dangerous for women than the abortion pill, American Medical Association tells the Texas judge weighing mifepristone ban
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A New Kentucky Bill Would Prosecute Illegal Abortions as Criminal Homicide. The bill would overturn the will of the voters, who recently rejected an anti-abortion ballot initiative.
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LGBTQ Texans brace for conservative session targeting books, gender-affirming care; The proposals include barring children from attending drag shows, removing "obscene" books from libraries and banning transgender athletes in college sports.
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Teen girls engulfed in violence and trauma, CDC finds - Almost 15 percent of teen girls said they were forced to have sex, a 27 percent increase over two years. Thirteen percent attempted suicide, compared with 7 percent of boys.
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Emails expose right-wing fraudsters’ scheme to use robo calls to suppress Black voter turnout in Cleveland - cleveland.com
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The emails bolstered Cuyahoga County prosecutors’ assertion that Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman specifically sought to suppress Black voter turnout in the 2020 election between Joe Biden and then-President Donald Trump.

Satanists are opening an abortion clinic. It's named after Sam Alito's Mom.
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The Under-the-Radar Legal Battle Protecting Health Care for Trans People – Amid a wave of attacks on trans health care, this offers a glimmer of hope.
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Texas and Florida Introduce Bills Aiming to Ban Healthcare for Trans Adults ; They join a growing list of states whose attacks on trans healthcare reach beyond those under 18.
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Addiction to processed foods found in 13 percent of Americans over 50 - Addiction to highly processed foods was found to be more common among adults 50 to 64 than those 65 to 80.
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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are making strides to combat the deadly fungus Candida auris by developing a new treatment thanks to a 3 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health.
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Republicans want to restore 'dignity' for millions of Americans on food stamps by cutting their benefits even more
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Messages: Officer often fed information to Proud Boys leader | AP News
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As Abortion Measures Loom, GOP Raises New Barriers to Ballot Initiatives - GOP pushback has been building, as voters have approved a host of progressive ballot initiatives.
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Florida district drops CDC student survey about student health and gender identity after letter from DeSantis-backed education official | Fox News
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DeSantis hints at doing away with Advanced Placement courses in Florida
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In Tennessee, a Medicaid mix-up could land you on a 'most wanted' list - Medicaid enrollment swelled during the pandemic. And some states are being especially aggressive at policing their rolls.
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A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation's new 988 mental health helpline late last year, federal officials told The Associated Press Friday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) —

All 12 health insurance companies in the individual, small group, and large group markets in Oregon failed to comply fully with the Reproductive Health Equity Act at varying levels, according to reports released Wednesday by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Division of Financial Regulation.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – All 12 health insurance companies in the individual, small group, and large group markets in Oregon failed to comply fully with the Reproductive Health Equity Act at varying levels, according to reports released Wednesday by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Division of Financial Regulation. The agency found that