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Illinois could phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers. Could it cost some their jobs?
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He was stuck in a hospital for 8 months. How states can fail people with disabilities
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Chicago removes largest homeless encampment, relocates tent residents into apartments and shelters: report
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Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election
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New Taliban decree bans women from medical training: ‘devastating decision’
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With a Trump Presidency, Grave Threats to Reproductive Freedoms Expected
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Ohio’s six-week abortion ban permanently struck down as judge upholds referendum
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Hearing loss is biggest disability among military veterans, expert says
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Transgender athletes controversy erupts in Bay Area high school sports
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Oakland teacher fired for wearing ‘Free Palestine’ pin
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‘It’s a Crisis’: Criminalizing Medication Abortion Is Already Creating Problems in Louisiana
In October, Louisiana became the first state to classify mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled, dangerous substances.” Susan Buttenwieser Dec 13, 2024, 9:10am Abortion, including medication abortion, has been completely banned in Louisiana…
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Native American patients are sent to collections for debts the government owes
Tribal leaders, health officials, and a new federal report say patients are routinely billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the Indian Health Service, financial middlemen, hospitals,…
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Texas sues New York doctor for telemedicine prescription of abortion pills
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor who allegedly provided abortion pills to a pregnant woman in Collin County, Texas. Dec. 13, 2024, 7:36 PM CST By Zoë…
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Oregon clinics see rise in long-term birth control demand
By Meira Gebel, Tina Reed Dec 3, 2024 Several Oregon clinics and hospital systems are seeing a flood of patients seeking long-term birth control — such as IUD replacements, backup contraception and…
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Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House in 2025
Updated on: December 6, 2024 / 7:59 AM EST / AP Michigan Democrats are pushing this month to pass legislation they say will improve reproductive health care, in particular the safety…
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New Colorado Medicaid program covers children and pregnant women, no matter immigration status
By Anna Alejo December 6, 2024 / 7:14 PM MST / CBS Colorado Starting January 1, 2025, a new law will help children and expecting moms get health coverage – no matter…
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Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans’ health benefits alarms service members and veterans groups
By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN Updated 2:48 PM EST, Sat December 7, 2024 “Get Pete Hegseth on the phone!” It was March 2018, and then-President Donald Trump was meeting with his…
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Rural providers, advocates push Texas Legislature to “rescue” maternal health care system
By ELEANOR KLIBANOFF/The Texas Tribune Updated 2:29 PM CST, December 3, 2024 Twenty five years ago, the Texas Legislature passed a sweeping set of reforms to resuscitate the state’s collapsing rural…
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A new Mass. high school is catering specifically to LGBTQ+ students. Here’s what to know.
“There are many schools across the country that are welcoming to the LGBTQIA community, but they don’t solely focus on the needs and the wants of the community,” said J.S.…
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Supreme Court turns away challenge to admissions criteria at Boston high schools
By Melissa Quinn December 9, 2024 / 9:55 AM EST Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to race-neutral admissions criteria at three prestigious Boston high schools that…
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