The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that would require doctors who performed abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The case was nearly identical to a Texas law the Supreme Court ruled against four years ago.
The changes are expected to affect 1,467 health plans, increasing average annual costs by $1.07 million.
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The proposal would require facilities receiving federal family planning funds to be physically separate from those that perform abortion; would eliminate the requirement that women with unintended pregnancies be counseled on their full range of reproductive options; and would ban abortion referrals.
There are now means by which women can receive a medical abortion through online telemedicine. But is this method riskier than a traditional in-person abortion?
The court has said in the past that states can regulate access to abortion but not in a way that causes an undue burden on women.
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“Anytime a provider stops providing services, the need doesn’t go away,” says Melissa Barcroft, of Planned Parenthood of Montana, in Missoula. “Patients still need that care.”
Following the release of a controversial tape involving a top official from Planned Parenthood, a response has been released.
The Texas law says doctors who perform abortions require admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Some hospitals are reluctant to grant those privileges for religious reasons or because abortion is so controversial.
Abortion laws turned out in favor for the pro-choice side of the debate. Well, a little bit. And Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act isn’t looking good with the re-election of four Republican governors in Florida, Wisconsin, Maine and Kansas. In Colorado, voters rejected the proposal to add “unborn human beings” to the state’s […]
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Rachel Maddow felt the need to kick back, pop open a non-alcoholic beer and head to the “man cave” Wednesday to address the issue of IUDs (intrauterine devices) and why they shouldn’t be considered “an abortifacient,” despite what Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez has to say about it. “Sperm are easily dissuaded from their noble task,” […]
Even if you’re trying, it’s tough to keep score on what’s happening with various lawsuits challenging some state abortion laws. States led by anti-abortion governors and legislatures have been passing a broad array of measures over the past few years aimed at making the procedure more difficult for women to obtain. About two dozen states […]
When it comes to coverage of abortion services in plans sold on the health insurance marketplaces, opponents and supporters of abortion rights are in complete agreement on one thing: Coverage details need to be clearer. A recent analysis by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research and policy organization that supports abortion rights, found that […]
With the Obamacare rollout of the health insurance exchanges and its leadup, healthcare has certainly held the media’s eye in 2013 more than usual. But most of healthcare’s best TV moments this year were unpredictable. One Texas state senator who literally took a stand shaped policy. A famous doctor made a shocking reversal. An ad […]
A Missouri ballot measure would ban health insurance exchanges while voters in North Dakota are deciding on a ban on smoking in public places. Abortion and pot are in the mix too.