TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Citing federal law, the Biden Administration on Monday said that if a pregnant woman’s life is in danger, hospitals must provide her with care, including abortion services. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) applies to providers in all states, U.S. healthContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Under growing pressure from his own party, President Joe Biden on Friday issued an executive order designed to help protect women’s access to abortion. Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court ended nationwide access to abortion, guaranteed for nearly 50 years under the RoeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Under growing pressure from his own party, President Joe Biden on Friday plans to use the power of the White House to protect a woman’s access to abortion, three sources familiar the matter told the Associated Press. Two weeks ago, the Supreme CourtContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was a significant rise in both the number and rate of abortions in the United States between 2017 and 2020, the Guttmacher Institute reported Wednesday. The research group, which supports the right to abortion, said there were more than 930,000 abortions nationwideContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tens of millions of American women will have to journey much farther for abortion care if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade as expected, researchers say. Dozens of states would make abortion illegal in the wake of such a ruling, whichContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An increase in telemedicine during the pandemic and easier access to prescription drugs to end a pregnancy may help explain why more than half of U.S. abortions are now done with a combination of medicines instead of surgery, researchers report. The percentage ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The first condom specifically designed to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections during anal sex has been approved for sale in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The One Male Condom can also be usedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Access to abortion pills by mail was made permanent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Patients will be able to have a telemedicine appointment with a provider who can prescribe the pills and send them to the patient by mail,Continue Reading
Masking up again? Here’s what works best. New research finds that when it comes to keeping the COVID-19 virus to yourself, a tight fit matters. So, too, do the materials used, experts say. Read more U.S. makes rule allowing abortion pills by mail permanent: With a Supreme Court decision loomingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Abortion providers in Texas can sue state officials in federal court over the state’s new abortion law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday, but it refused to block the law while such legal actions may be taken. In its ruling, the high courtContinue Reading