The Texas-based case examines the ACA’s guarantee that preventive medicine be fully covered. It could affect coverage of PrEP, breastfeeding counseling, STI screening and contraception.
In a letter first shared with The 19th, 30 senators wrote to the health and human services secretary urging him to take action.
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling could threaten access to sexual and reproductive health care for more than 150 million working Americans on employer-sponsored health care plans. The ruling will likely be appealed.
The surge of new bans is expanding the significance of how judges rule on local abortion matters.
At least three candidates have edited their campaign websites to remove references to strict abortion bans — a reflection of growing voter backlash to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Title X — which funds family planning clinics for low-income people — is a nascent target in the growing political fight over abortion access, even in states like Maine.
While there’s no evidence to support the statistic, experts do worry that it creates a self-fulfilling prophecy for Black trans women.
Public health experts say the CDC’s decision not to proactively vaccinate those behind bars threatens the health of the public at large.
Can monkeypox spread on the subway? Can it kill like COVID-19? Experts respond to monkeypox myths and misconceptions.
The school district joins a national movement to provide equal access to period supplies.