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Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.
By Sarah Varney / KFF Health News Ashley and Kyle were newlyweds in early 2022 and thrilled to be expecting their first child. But bleeding had plagued Ashley from the…
Wins at the Ballot Box for Abortion Rights Still Mean Court Battles for Access
By Bram Sable-Smith / KFF Health News Before Ohio voters amended their constitution last year to protect abortion rights, the state’s attorney general, an anti-abortion Republican, said that doing so…
Death and Redemption in an American Prison
By Markian Hawryluk / KFF Health News Steven Garner doesn’t like to talk about the day that changed his life. A New Orleans barroom altercation in 1990 escalated to the…
Women and People of Color Bear the Brunt of Medical Misdiagnosis
Hundreds of thousands of Americans become disabled or die each year because of a diagnostic error. But some patients are at higher risk than others.
More ‘Navigators’ Are Helping Women Travel to Have Abortions
By Lillian Mongeau Hughes / KFF Health News Chloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. She spends her days helping people cover the cost of an…
Rising Suicide Rate Among Hispanics Worries Community Leaders
The suicide rate for Hispanic people in the United States has increased significantly over the past decade.