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Why aren't the presidential candidates in either party better at talking about race?
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Senate bill to protect IVF blocked by Republican objection
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked the quick passage of a bill from Sen. Tammy Duckworth that would establish a federal right to IVF and other assisted reproductive technology.
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‘Gut punch after gut punch’: In Alabama, IVF patients speak out
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra spoke to patients and providers about the chaos unleashed by a recent state court decision.
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Senate Democrats challenge Republicans with Wednesday vote to protect IVF
The planned vote comes after an Alabama court decision that all but halted IVF in the state — and highlights the potential impact of Republican efforts to pursue fetal personhood.
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Meet the woman behind some of the biggest changes for disabled travelers in over 30 years
Though few people know her name, Emily Voorde helped shape Secretary Pete Buttigeg’s views on disability long before he was advancing policy for the Department of Transportation.
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What Nikki Haley’s run means to Republican women who don’t love Trump
Her supporters don’t want to her drop out — despite a loss in her home state. And they’d like others in the party to stop attacking her.
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Nikki Haley, like the Alabama Supreme Court, said IVF embryos are babies
These views speak to the concerns of reproductive care advocates who say abortion bans and fetal personhood laws threaten access to IVF.
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A presidential rematch — this time with abortion at the forefront
Trump and Biden are unlikely, and at times uncomfortable, leaders in an election year shaped by reproductive rights.
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Biden is forgiving another $1.2 billion in student loan debt starting today
More than 150,000 borrowers approved for a special benefit in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan will see their debts automatically discharged.
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California has had a woman in the Senate for 30 years. Is that about to change?
A competitive nonpartisan primary is underway, but if neither Rep. Katie Porter nor Barbara Lee advances to the general election, the state could be without a woman in the Senate for the first time since 1992.