The bill would guarantee more health coverage for firefighters, police officers, public school teachers and city and state workers, legislators told The 19th in an exclusive.
Anti-abortion lawmakers are trying a variety of approaches to limit access to the procedure — so that they are prepared to restrict access, no matter how the Supreme Court rules.
Heat, air pollution and natural disasters all have been shown to impact maternal and fetal health. Climate and health expert Kristie Ebi says we can take more measures to protect those affected.
The ban, modeled on a Texas law that has survived legal challenges, will take effect in 30 days.
As some families in Texas prepare for worst-case scenarios, the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal have sued the governor to prevent the state’s child welfare agency from investigating parents seeking gender-affirming care for their children.
Clinics say they are preparing for bans to take effect as early as April. Texas offers a preview of what might happen if those bills go into effect.
A teenager’s family missed the warning signs of abuse before she was killed. Texas schools hope to prevent similar tragedies.
Sens. Patty Murray and Bob Casey are pressing Abbott’s CEO for information after three brands of popular baby formula were recalled due to bacterial contamination.
The Food and Drug Administration has moved to make the method more available even as states pass laws to restrict access.
Amber Briggle wants to know why her state’s attorney general issued a directive that states gender-affirming care is child abuse after Paxton visited her family for hours in 2016.