The measure is one of several recently enacted by states aiming to expand access to medication abortion for patients who live where it is outlawed.
Category: States (US)
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Oregon Town’s Marijuana Boom Yields Envy in Idaho
Tax revenue has surged since cannabis stores opened in Ontario, Ore., fueling a push in neighboring Idaho to legalize sales and get in on the action.
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An Appeals Court Gave the Sacklers Legal Immunity. Here’s What the Ruling Means.
In return for the shield, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma are committed to paying up to $6 billion to help compensate communities and individuals for the ravages of the opioid epidemic.
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Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?
For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back.
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Minnesota Governor Vetoes Gig Worker Pay Bill
Gov. Tim Walz said the legislation would have raised costs for ordering an Uber or Lyft too high, potentially pricing out Minnesota customers.
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Insurers Are Starting to Cover Telehealth Abortion
Several insurers will cover abortions through Hey Jane, a start-up online provider, just as courts threaten to hobble the industry.
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Virtual Clinics Have Been a Fast-Growing Method of Abortion. That Could Change.
So far, most telemedicine providers seem undaunted by court rulings that could imperil their business.
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What’s Going On With the Abortion Pill Rulings by Federal Judges?
One invalidated the F.D.A.’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The other ordered the F.D.A. to do nothing to restrict the pill’s availability.
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Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban
The New York Times – Business:Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not health care.
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Deadly Fungus Spread Rapidly During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
The New York Times – Business:Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that health officials hoped to contain is now in more than half the states, according to a new research paper.
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Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs
The New York Times – Business:A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them.