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Florida recently issued new guidance on when an abortion can be performed, but providers say it has caused even more confusion.

From Florida to Arizona, reproductive rights supporters seek to add abortion access to state constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022.

With IT systems down, staff at Ascension have returned to manual processes they left behind 20 years ago. It’s the latest in a string of attacks on health care systems that house private patient data.

State laws on abortion keep changing – with new bans taking effect in some places while new protections are enacted in others. And abortion will be on the ballot in at least four states.

The TV ad leans on the Affordable Care Act’s popularity among independent voters and alludes to Biden’s edge over Trump on health issues.

Postpartum care in America leaves most facing a critical and often overlooked “fourth trimester” in isolation. Metro Detroit-based Fourth Tri Sanctuary offers support.

More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.

The state covers basic services for vulnerable residents, including things like air purifiers for kids with asthma. But nonprofits offering the services struggle to work within the health care system.

Telehealth accounts for 19% of all abortions, new research finds. And while the number of abortions did plummet in ban states, overall abortions across the country are up.

Millions of new parents in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt during and after pregnancy, forcing many to cut back on food, clothing, and other essentials.