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Health affects all of us. Our daily reporting covers aspects of health, community, economy, international relations, and social justice relative to the health care.
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Democratic Senators Ask Tech Companies to Stop Collecting Abortion Location Data
Fourteen U.S. senators wrote a letter to two data companies to demand protection of privacy when people seek abortion care. Read more
May 20, 2022
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The Activist Offering: Roe Was Never Going to Save Us
Federal protections of abortion rights have always been limited, but community care and support are the future of reproductive freedom. Read more
May 19, 2022
Alito’s DIY Precedent Kit
This is only the beginning of the rise of a Trump-branded Supreme Court. Read more
May 13, 2022
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I Want to Try Non-Hormonal Birth Control, But I’m Moving to Texas
After seven years of taking the pill, I want to give my body a break. But with the end of Roe v. Wade looming, I’m scared of what this might mean for my future. Read more
May 11, 2022
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The Other Americans: Central America has Suffered from Anti-Abortion Laws for Decades
While several Latin American countries are advancing reproductive rights, others have enacted hyper-conservative laws. Read more
May 11, 2022
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Unequal Justice: Samuel Alito and the Criminalization of Abortion
If the draft decision stands, terminating a pregnancy will become illegal in twenty-six states and perhaps the nation as a whole. Read more
May 10, 2022
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Why You Shouldn’t Care About Gas Prices
Obsessing over gas prices distracts us from the larger costs that strain families. Read more
May 7, 2022
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Midwest Dispatch: The End to Safe Abortions in South Dakota
The state has just one physician providing abortions: a doctor who travels from Minnesota every month. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, there will be none. Read more
May 5, 2022
