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Alabama

IVF, abortion rock Alabama race as Supreme Court weighs mifepristone | #elections | #alabama

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the debate around abortion rights in America exploded. Democrats and Republicans campaigned on access to the procedure in pivotal midterm races. And advocates trying to protect abortion have since notched victories with ballot measures in half a dozen states − even in deep red areas. […]

Arkansas

Conservative Arkansas did it; so can Tennessee

Joe Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., is president and CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and was Arkansas’ surgeon general under Govs. Mike Huckabee (R) and Mike Beebe (D). In 2013, my home state of Arkansas became the first Southern state to adopt Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. We didn’t simply accept what […]

Alabama

Alabama Democrat wins special election with abortion, IVF message | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Democrat Marilyn Lands won a contentious special election for a state house seat in deep-red Alabama on Tuesday night, in a race that could signal the dominant role of abortion and in-vitro fertilization in elections across the country in 2024. Lands, a licensed professional counselor, beat Republican Teddy Powell, a Madison City Council member, in the […]

City Council

Reno City Council advancing health equity in Northern Nevada | #citycouncil

Jose Cucalon Calderon, Bayo Curry-Winchell, Diaz Dixon, Nathan Dupree, Norris DuPree, Adrienne Feemster, Nicole Lamboley, Daniel Spogen, Jessica Vann, Travis Walker, Nicole Willis-Grimes, Alex Woodley, Mike Wurm and Kim Youn One of the enduring lessons from the pandemic is that people of color typically suffer worse health outcomes than their counterparts. For instance, people of […]

Alabama

Alabama ruling reminds Republicans abortion is the 2024 issue | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Republicans up and down November’s ballot were always going to be on the back foot when it comes to access to abortion and other reproductive health issues. Now they have to answer questions about in vitro fertilization and access to contraception as well. A ruling this month by Alabama’s Supreme Court made clear just how […]