Five Myths In The House Anti-Trans Hearing Against Gender Affirming Care
Republicans held a hearing today meant to raise support for banning gender affirming care. It was filled with myths, and they are outlined here.
Resisting Abortion Bans a Year After Dobbs
A nurse midwife discusses how health care providers and movements connect in the fight for reproductive justice after the upending of abortion rights.
FDA Approves First Daily Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
By Lucas Berenbrok and Marian Jarlenski, University of Pittsburgh / The Conversation On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drugmaker’s application for the first daily…
Human Exposure to Wildfires Has More Than Doubled in Two Decades – Read This If You’re Planning Fireworks On July 4
By Mojtaba Sadegh / The Conversation Over the past two decades, a staggering 21.8 million Americans found themselves living within 3 miles (5 kilometers) of a large wildfire. Most of…
Big Dairy Is Milking California Dry
A Small Town Fights Back Against Dairy Expansion.
Judge Blocks Arkansas’ Blanket Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
LGBTQ+ legal experts believe that the decision will set precedent for other lawsuits in states restricting gender-affirming care.
Big Food Raking in Huge Profits From Price Hikes as US Hunger Persists: Analysis
"It's shameful that Americans are left food insecure and have to skip meals while corporations and their wealthy shareholders enjoy the spoils of supersized profits under unjustified price hikes."
As American Life Expectancy Plunges, Political Bigwigs Stay Busy Not Noticing
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Life expectancy in the U.S. plummets down, down, down, driven chiefly by the multitudinous gun deaths of children. Amurica outstrips the world with its hordes…
Supreme Court Decision Allows Abortion Pill to Continue Being Distributed by Mail
Friday’s ruling on the use of mifepristone will help ease the time, travel and cost associated with medication abortions.
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Mifepristone Restrictions in a Rare Win for Abortion Rights
The decision, issued Friday, delays a ruling from a federal appeals court and will allow abortion providers to continue providing the drug as usual for now.
Federal Judges Issue Conflicting Rulings in a Pill Used for Medication Abortion
A federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA's approval of mifepristone. Another in Washington state issued a conflicting ruling. The matter now seems poised to head for the Supreme Court.
15 Million in the US to be Kicked Off of Public Health Benefits
Millions are to lose Medicaid/CHIP benefits in the coming months as pre-pandemic income eligibility restrictions have returned.
FDA Approval of Over-the-Counter Narcan Is an Important Step in the Effort to Combat the US Opioid Crisis
By Lucas Berenbrok, Janice L. Pringle and Joni Carroll / The Conversation On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the…
Prisoners Donating Organs to Get Time Off Raises Thorny Ethical Questions
By Austin Sarat / The Conversation In January 2023 two Democratic representatives, Judith Garcia and Carlos Gonzalez, proposed a bill that would offer prisoners in Massachusetts a new way to…
In the Era of Legal Marijuana, Less Teen Use
Opponents thought legalization would lead to more teens using marijuana. Ten years since the first states legalized, the reverse has happened.