Ayesha Rascoe talks with Shannon Brewer of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Mississippi clinic is at the center of a Supreme Court case that could result in the end of Roe v. Wade.
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Almost half of the states plan to ban or limit abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Ayesha Rascoe talks with David Cohen, law professor at Drexel University, about potential conflicts between states should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
This Texan woman took 2 planes and traveled 3 states for reproductive health care
Doctors in Texas turned away a woman seeking an abortion at five weeks. That sent her on a month-long journey to multiple states in order to find a place that would perform the procedure.
People of every age, race and class in every state get abortions
Abortion providers explain the myriad circumstances in which someone might end a pregnancy. Situations can be complex, plus, pregnancy can be risky.
A Michigan law from 1931 would make abortion a felony if Roe falls
The law could put doctors, and even patients, in prison for up to four years. And the state’s attorney general says she can’t stop local prosecutors from enforcing it.
A shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home
Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves.
Drug plan prices touted during Medicare open enrollment can rise within a month
Even the savviest Medicare drug plan shoppers can get a shock when they fill prescriptions: That great deal on medications in fall is no bargain after prices go up as much as 8% by winter.
Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids
Four U.S. states are still struggling with high rates of lead poisoning from soil, pipes and paint. It impacts thousands of people each year, especially low-income communities and families of color.
Rachel Levine calls state anti-LGBTQ bills disturbing and dangerous to trans youth
The U.S. assistant secretary for health, who will speak at Texas Christian University, says physicians need to be more vocal in fighting politically motivated attacks on vulnerable trans youth.
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams calls for masking ‘compassion’
The U.S. needs to ensure everyone has an equitable chance to protect themselves, and if people don’t have that opportunity, they need to be able to rely on others to be compassionate, he says.
