Supreme Court of the United States & Health
highest court of jurisdiction in the United States
The Supreme Court Is About To Debate Whether States Can Outlaw Life-Saving Abortions
huffpost.com/entry/the-supreme-court-is-about-to-debate-whether-states-can-outlaw-life-saving-abortions_n_6622a6cbe4b0bf7f01382613
Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia: A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had ...
apnews.com/article/peru-euthanasia-psychologist-e5e8ccfd24cf9650b425dee7def99a2e
California proposes law to allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions as ban proceeds
npr.org/2024/04/22/1246352687/california-abortion-arizona-newsom
Quick Glance: Newsom Proposes Law to Aid Arizonans in Getting Abortions in California
- California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced plans to introduce legislation to assist Arizonans in obtaining abortions in his state following a recent decision by the Arizona Supreme Court allowing a near-total abortion ban from 1864 to take effect.
- The emergency legislation aims to expedite the licenses of Arizona abortion providers to treat patients in California and will be presented this week through the legislature's women's caucus.
- Newsom emphasized the importance of a prompt response to Republican-led abortion restrictions, criticizing the GOP for their stance. His political action committee is funding ads against bills limiting abortion access.
- Newsom intends to campaign on the abortion issue in swing states Arizona and Nevada to support a Democratic win in the presidential election and Senate control, calling President Trump a liar regarding his position on nationwide abortion bans.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Vanda Pharmaceuticals case over sleep-drug patents: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Vanda Pharmaceuticals ...
reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-rejects-vanda-pharmaceuticals-case-over-sleep-drug-patents-2024-04-22/
InnovationRx: Legislation Could Prevent Pharma Companies From Working With Chinese Contractors
forbes.com/sites/katiejennings/2024/04/17/innovationrx-legislation-could-prevent-pharma-companies-from-working-with-chinese-contractors/
Idaho's ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions
apnews.com/article/idaho-transgender-affirming-care-supreme-court-f21e62b9ef8b06ed4ecd301bc4531dfd
Quick Glance: Idaho Can Enforce Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
- The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while ongoing legal battles persist, overturning previous court decisions.
- A court decision enables the state of Idaho to implement a 2023 law that imposes significant penalties on physicians for providing gender-affirming care to individuals under 18 years old.
- The court's three liberal judges would have chosen to suspend the law.
- This action comes as the justices may soon deliberate on whether to address bans in Kentucky and Tennessee enforced amid legal disputes.
Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
apnews.com/article/gulf-spill-lawsuits-bp-health-chemical-exposure-f3845a3cb9da869d2689452a7dec0c9c
Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists
apnews.com/article/ghost-guns-abortion-nevada-supreme-court-ac521f30dbe111024b865e2d61e5b9b9
How Biden’s abortion stance has shifted over the years: Watch how Biden has shifted his views on abortion over the years.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/17/biden-abortion-stances/
Quick Glance: Trump Narrows Gap with Young Voters, Biden's Lead Shrinks - Survey Results
- A new poll shows that former President Donald Trump continues to reduce his deficit with young voters compared to President Joe Biden.
- In the Harvard Youth Poll released on Thursday, Biden leads among 18- to 29-year-olds with 45 percent compared to 37 percent for Trump, while 16 percent are undecided.
- Biden holds a significant lead among likely voters who are non-white or female. He outperforms Trump by 47 points among college graduates and by 23 points among students.
- The survey also indicates that Trump's younger supporters are much more enthusiastic about the former president than their peers who support Biden, and that Biden's approval rating among young adults is only at 31 percent.
Supreme Court justices grapple with whether cities can ticket homeless people: The Supreme Court wrestled Monday for more than two and a half hours with the ...
cnn.com/2024/04/22/politics/supreme-court-homeless-grants-pass/
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Debates Homeless Ban and Rights of the Unhoused
- Justices expressed concerns over penalizing homeless individuals for sleeping outside without alternatives.
- Review of Oregon anti-camping laws could lead to significant rulings on the rights of the unhoused.
- Liberal justices criticized Grants Pass laws for criminalizing basic human needs.
- Conservative justices emphasized policymakers, not judges, should set rules for dealing with homelessness.
Complaints of Pregnant Patients Denied Emergency Care Surged After Dobbs: "MAGA abortion bans deny women lifesaving care," one critic said in response to ...
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Quick Glance: Alarming Conditions in Emergency Pregnancy Care for Women in the US
- Complaints surged about pregnant women being turned away from U.S. emergency rooms after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as per federal documents.
- The cases raise serious questions about emergency pregnancy care in the U.S., especially in states with strict abortion laws that sparked confusion about the treatment doctors can provide.
Justice Thomas returns to Supreme Court after 1-day absence: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was back on the bench Tuesday, after an unexplained one-day ...
apnews.com/article/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-capitol-riot-0c95665d82222ca562da8434f7a6f5eb
Charted: Young adult sterilization soars post-Roe v. Wade: More young adults opted for vasectomies and tubal ligations after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
axios.com/2024/04/16/young-adult-sterilization-increase-roe
Supreme Court considers EMTALA preemption of state abortion bans: Alicia Macklin and Rachel Zacharias of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman PC discuss issues over ...
reuters.com/legal/litigation/supreme-court-considers-emtala-preemption-state-abortion-bans-2024-04-18/
The Civil War raged and fortune-seekers hunted for gold. This era produced Arizona's abortion ban
apnews.com/article/arizona-abortion-ban-women-19th-century-1864-cf6598d4384fa35a4e073dfae3a844f2
Quick Glance: Arizona GOP outlines alternative abortion strategy
- Republican state legislators in Arizona are considering alternative ballot measures in response to a court ruling upholding a strict abortion ban.
- The GOP's strategy document plans to provide voters with alternatives to the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot measure.
- Republicans aim to constitutionalize existing laws to discuss abortion policy.
- The document outlines various scenarios, including 'Phase 1' and 'Phase 2' options for lawmakers.
Why the EMTALA SCOTUS Case Is One of the Most Infuriating Since Dobbs: This isn’t limiting the number of abortions. It’s just making the process worse.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/emtala-abortion-care-argument-options.html
SCOTUS Strangles Protest Rights in 3 Southern States by Refusing to Hear Case: It declined to hear an appeal of a lower court’s decision that makes protest ...
thedailybeast.com/scotus-strangles-protest-rights-in-3-southern-states-by-refusing-to-hear-case
Quick Glance: US Supreme Court ruling against Black Lives Matter activist's appeal regarding protest incident
- The US Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit by a Louisiana police officer against a Black Lives Matter activist, potentially impacting future public demonstrations.
- DeRay Mckesson was represented by attorneys, including those from the American Civil Liberties Union.
- The decision of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could set a precedent for lawsuits against protest leaders based on the actions of participants.
- The legal dispute arose from a protest in Baton Rouge in 2016 following the police intervention against Alton Sterling, a black man.
Should Sonia Sotomayor Retire? Is It Sexist to Ask Her To?: These kinds of calls always seem to end up at women’s feet.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/justice-sotomayor-retirement-calls-sexism.html
Not even AOC is calling for Sonia Sotomayor to retire: Progressive House Democrats are dismissing calls for the 69-year-old justice's retirement ...
businessinsider.com/sonia-sotomayor-retirement-supreme-court-progressives-health-ginsburg-2024-4
Permanent birth control procedures increasing after abortion laws, new research finds
nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/permanent-birth-control-increasing-abortion-bans-rcna147264
Democrats see recent abortion rulings as an opening to galvanize Latino voters: Democrats see recent state court rulings on abortion as a galvanizing moment to ...
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democrats-see-recent-abortion-rulings-opening-galvanize-latino-voters-rcna147285
After Dobbs, Americans are turning to permanent contraception: More young women are tying their tubes
economist.com/graphic-detail/2024/04/19/after-dobbs-americans-are-turning-to-permanent-contraception
McCaughey: Biden & Co. not ready for next pandemic: The H5N1 virus, which for 30 years affected mostly birds, is rapidly evolving and spreading globally ...
bostonherald.com/2024/04/15/mccaughey-biden-co-not-ready-for-next-pandemic/
Judge fines Cold Spring Hills nursing home for ignoring contempt order: The judge said she was legally limited in how large of a fine she could impose on the ...
newsday.com/long-island/nassau/state-supreme-court-justice-lisa-cairo-b2hd07w0
Abortions may continue until June 8, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes tells providers
azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2024/04/19/when-does-arizonas-abortion-ban-take-effect-heres-what-to-know/73385690007/
Where State Abortion Laws Stand Without Roe: The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Here’s what that means for each state.
usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/a-guide-to-abortion-laws-by-state
US women getting tubes tied 'doubled' after constitutional right to abortion revoked
wionews.com/science/us-women-getting-tubes-tied-doubled-after-constitutional-right-to-abortion-revoked-710805
The Supreme Court’s confusing new anti-trans decision in Labrador v. Poe, explained
vox.com/scotus/2024/4/15/24131456/supreme-court-transgender-health-care-labrador-poe
Abortions resuming in Flagstaff as 1864 ban looms, Planned Parenthood announces: Planned Parenthood Arizona is resuming abortion services in northern Arizona ...
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2024/04/16/planned-parenthood-says-its-offering-abortion-care-in-flagstaff/73330517007/
Timeline: How the Waukesha Slender Man stabbing case played out over the years: A look at major events in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing, when two Wisconsin girls ...
jsonline.com/story/archives/2020/09/02/slender-man-stabbing-timeline-geyser-weier-cases-wisconsin/3803170002/
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban TikTok in the US if its Chinese owner ByteDance does not sell its stake within a year ... Show more www.reuters.com/technology/tiktok-raises-free-speech-concerns-bill-passed-by-us-house-that-may-ban-app-2024-04-21/
The Anti-Abortion Case at SCOTUS We Haven’t Talked About Enough: Ahead of new arguments at SCOTUS, an ER doctor explains why she doesn’t wait until the brink of ...
slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2024/04/dying-for-an-abortion-the-supreme-court-case-threatening-emergency-healthcare-care-for-pregnant-patients
First Day of Trump Criminal Trial Interrupted by Juror Toothache: On the first day of the former president's latest reality show, the court adjourned early ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-22/first-day-of-trump-criminal-trial-interrupted-by-juror-toothache
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I’m an OB-GYN in a red state. The Supreme Court might put my patients’ lives at risk | Opinion
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Tomas Gallo, convicted in 2001 child killing, taken off death row: A higher court on Wednesday narrowly overturned a death sentence against 49-year-old Tomas ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/tomas-gallo-death-row-disability-19409881.php
Texas takes intellectually disabled Tomas Gallo off death row: The court re-sentenced Gallo to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old ...
texastribune.org/2024/04/17/tomas-gallo-texas-death-row-intellectual-disability/
Ohio Supreme Court says death records in a database aren't subject to public disclosure
dispatch.com/story/news/state/2024/04/17/ohio-supreme-court-says-names-and-addresses-in-database-are-secret/73353664007/
The Texas Medical Board must make clear rules for abortion care.: The Texas Medical Board must make clear rules for abortion care. Its proposed rules are ...
expressnews.com/opinion/editorial/article/texas-medical-board-doctors-abortion-19399207.php
Cooper’s COVID shutdowns of bars violated NC constitution, Court of Appeals says: A Court of Appeals panel ruled Gov. Roy Cooper shouldn’t have excluded NC bars ...
charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article287724125.html
A brief history of Patanjali’s dangerous claims: From claiming to cure Covid to defying the Supreme Court, the ayurvedic company founded by yoga guru Ramdev has ...
scroll.in/article/1066269/a-brief-history-of-patanjalis-dangerous-claims
Iowa Supreme Court overturns $790K sexual harassment verdict against state Human Services
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/04/12/iowa-supreme-court-rules-against-social-workers-sex-harassment-suit/73290210007/
Is Trump or Biden a bigger threat to democracy?: When more than two-thirds of the American electorate doesn’t want to vote for either major party’s nominee ...
spectator.co.uk/article/is-trump-or-biden-a-bigger-threat-to-democracy/
How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map: How far do women have to travel to access abortion care? An economics professor has ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/11/1243991410/how-florida-and-arizona-supreme-court-rulings-change-the-abortion-access-map
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans Block Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
- Democratic bills to repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban were blocked in the Legislature.
- Arizona's highest court decision upholding a 1864 abortion ban caused chaos and confusion.
- Democrats aimed to repeal the ban to protect women's health, facing hurdles in the Republican-controlled legislature.
- The uncertainty loomed over whether Republican leaders would allow immediate action on repealing the ban, despite pressure from Democrats and some Republicans.
Florida's 6-week abortion ban 'catastrophic for the region,' activist says: Women in the Southeast may have to travel as far as Virginia for care.
abcnews.go.com/US/floridas-6-week-abortion-ban-catastrophic-region-activist/story
Missouri executes Brian Dorsey for 2006 killings of his cousin and her husband: A Missouri man has been executed for killing his cousin and her husband nearly ...
apnews.com/article/missouri-execution-brian-dorsey-1a7801bb6fc42e666d95daa68a2b2ce1
Tennessee court weighs challenge to abortion ban’s narrow medical exception: A Tennessee court will weigh whether to temporarily block the state’s abortion ban ...
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-court-weighs-challenge-abortion-bans-narrow-medical-exceptio-rcna146416
No prescription? No problem. Birth control pills hit shelves.: Birth control pills are now on sale in the U.S. without a prescription. As states wrestle with ...
csmonitor.com/USA/2024/0403/opill-without-prescription-birth-control
Paid articlePaid DEI isn't dead, but employers must tread carefully: Jason Knott of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP discusses the heightened legal scrutiny of diversity-related employment ...
reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/dei-isnt-dead-employers-must-tread-carefully-2024-04-05/
DOJ sues Utah, state corrections department for discriminating against transgender woman
thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4570957-doj-sues-utah-state-corrections-department-discrimination-transgender-woman/
A Potential National Abortion Ban Rears Its Head At The Supreme Court: The court’s two most conservative justices signaled their belief that abortion could be ...
huffpost.com/entry/alito-thomas-abortion-comstock-act_n_66047726e4b0ddb37d3b92dc
Opinion | The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I Want to Repeal It.: The Comstock Act is a major concern if Donald Trump is re-elected.
nytimes.com/2024/04/02/opinion/comstock-act-abortion-repeal.html
Top Democrats won't join calls for Justice Sotomayor to retire, but they still fear a Ruth Bader Ginsburg repeat
nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/top-democrats-wont-join-calls-justice-sotomayor-retire-still-fear-ruth-rcna145912
What to Know About the Debate Over U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates: A new study challenged the accuracy of public health data on deaths related to pregnancy and ...
propublica.org/article/what-to-know-maternal-mortality-rates-debate
'What a difference a judge makes': Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
theweek.com/politics/judicial-system-integrity-election-ballot
Conservative groups object to 'naming names' rule from Pfizer diversity decision: Six right-leaning nonprofits have called on a U.S. appeals court to reconsider ...
reuters.com/legal/government/column-conservative-groups-object-naming-names-rule-pfizer-diversity-decision-2024-04-01/
News Analysis: Supreme Court has right- and far-right wings. Their justices might not be those you’d guess
bostonherald.com/2024/03/29/news-analysis-supreme-court-has-right-and-far-right-wings-their-justices-might-not-be-those-youd-guess/
The Supreme Court will decide if states can ban lifesaving abortions, in Moyle v. United States
vox.com/scotus/2024/4/9/24112845/supreme-court-abortion-emtala-moyle-united-states-idaho-life-health
Don't Bust Up Medicare and Turn It Over to the States!: Projecting intermediary steps, especially ones that can’t work, only delays national single payer.
commondreams.org/opinion/state-level-medicare-for-all
Iowa rules for 6-week abortion ban clear legislative hurdle as courts consider legality
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2024/04/09/iowa-6-week-abortion-ban-rules-approved-lawmakers-supreme-court-board-of-medicine/73246107007/
Ketanji Brown Jackson Dunks on Alito During Abortion Hearing: He wanted to know if the FDA was infallible. She wondered the same about judges.
thedailybeast.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-dunks-on-alito-during-abortion-hearing
Paid articlePaid Other than Trump, virtually no one was doing better four years ago: The former president is making a mistake by urging Americans to compare his record with that ...
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/24/trump-biden-2024-better-off-four-years-ago/
Pharmacies take appeal of $650 mln opioid award to Ohio top court: Pharmacy operators CVS , Walmart and Walgreens on Tuesday urged Ohio's highest court to ...
reuters.com/legal/litigation/pharmacies-take-appeal-650-mln-opioid-award-ohio-top-court-2024-03-26/
Exclusive poll: Americans strongly back abortion pill access, FDA drug powers: New poll findings suggest a Supreme Court decision overruling FDA on mifepristone ...
axios.com/2024/03/29/abortion-pill-supreme-court-case-poll
Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?
apnews.com/article/mifepristone-abortion-pill-supreme-court-1d2221251197a391c9bca833918e4554
3 Takeaways From the Supreme Court Arguments on Abortion Pill Access: Justices on both ends of the political spectrum asked questions appearing to indicate ...
usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-03-26/3-takeaways-from-the-supreme-court-arguments-on-abortion-pill-access
If Biden Bans Menthol Cigarettes, Could He Hand the Election to Trump? It’s a Valid Concern.
slate.com/technology/2024/04/menthol-cigarettes-ban-election-biden-trump.html
Study Finds Abortions Outside Healthcare System Spiked After Roe v. Wade Fell: Many of those abortions relied on drugs like mifepristone.
thedailybeast.com/study-finds-abortions-outside-healthcare-system-spiked-after-roe-v-wade-fell
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US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS: Conservative fifth circuit overturns EPA’s ban prohibiting Inhance from using ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/30/pfas-ban-plastic-containers-court
Reproductive rights before Supreme Court again with abortion pill access at stake
pbs.org/newshour/show/reproductive-rights-before-supreme-court-again-with-abortion-pill-access-at-stake
Hospital at Center of Alabama Embryo Ruling Is Ending I.V.F. Services: The hospital cited a “lack of clarity” in recent state legislation meant to shield I.V.F ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/03/us/politics/mobile-alabama-ivf-hospital.html
HuffPost spoke to a pro-choice advocate & reproductive health volunteer outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as the conservative-leaning court considers banning ... Show more
She Fought the Abortion Pill in Court. Her Husband Is a Senator.: The lawyer tried to persuade the Supreme Court to roll back access to mifepristone.
wsj.com/us-news/law/erin-hawley-abortion-pill-supreme-court-03c14274
‘Cruel’: the supreme court could send one-time abortion deserts like Hawaii back in time
theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/24/hawaii-mifepristone-abortion-pill
ProPublica’s 2023 Annual Report: Accountability — From the Statehouse to the Highest Court
propublica.org/atpropublica/propublicas-2023-annual-report-accountability-from-the-statehouse-to-the-highest-court
A brief history of Patanjali’s dangerous claims: From claiming to cure Covid to defying the Supreme Court, the ayurvedic company founded by yoga guru Ramdev has ...
scroll.in/article/1066269/a-brief-history-of-patanjalis-dangerous-claims
How rightwing groups used junk science to get an abortion case before the US supreme court
theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/23/anti-abortion-junk-science-supreme-court
GOP Urged to Restrict IVF, Though It’s Political Suicide: Anti-abortion activists successfully allied with Republicans to end Roe v. Wade ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ivf-activists-gop-political-suicide.html
U.S. abortions reach recent high, with record number done via medication: The increase comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to limit access to ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/19/abortion-medication-mifepristone-63-percent/
Over-the-Counter Birth Control a Step Forward, But What About the Abortion Pill?: The approval of over-the-counter birth control is a landmark victory for ...
commondreams.org/opinion/mifepristone-abortion-pill-supreme-court
How The Far Right Engineered An Assault On Abortion Access, Even In Blue States: The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that threatens to erode abortion rights ...
huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-mifepristone-abortion-pill_n_65fdcc11e4b03a95c9a15669
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