
Tennessee’s attorney general’s office on Monday said it’s still unknown when the state’s anti-abortion “trigger ban” will go into effect, but some state lawmakers are raising alarm that the ban has no exceptions for victims of rape or incest. Lawmakers Eye Exemptions To Tennessee's Trigger Law They may also take medications known as teratogens that have harmful effects on pregnancy, including Depakote, which has the generic name valproate, in addition to topiramate and phenytoin, among other medications, according to neurology studies. Studies have found that they experience higher rates of sexual violence - one situation that could lead to an abortion - in addition to higher rates of unplanned pregnancies and a higher risk of death during pregnancy compared to people without disabilities. People with disabilities - including psychiatric, chronic and physical - say they will be disproportionately affected by the loss of federal abortion protections and have been overlooked in the discussion surrounding abortion access. People With Disabilities Weigh Medication, Pregnancy In Post-Roe World Wade, although Louisiana's ban has been blocked by a judge while a lawsuit challenging it is resolved. Those states have had abortion bans take effect since the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. The idea is that patients in the southern parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas will be able to travel to the ship moored in federal waters to seek care at little to no cost. (Bollag, 7/25)įloating Abortion Clinic Off Gulf Coast Could Open In 2023, But Needs $20M The department also would not identify the mandated reporter in its referral to an out-of-state agency because California law forbids disclosing their identity, she said. If it were to happen, the department wouldn’t tell out-of-state authorities the minor had an abortion, she said. It’s rare for the San Francisco Police Department to encounter a case like the one in Indiana, Public Information Officer Kathryn Winters said. Will Laws Requiring California Doctors To Report Abuse Put Out-Of-State Abortion Patients At Risk? Here’s What We Know “The parameters that are being proposed mean that for the vast majority of women, by the time she realizes she is pregnant, she will effectively be prohibited from having access to reproductive health care that will allow her to choose what happens to her body.” (Davies and Rodgers, 7/26) “Maybe some people need to actually learn how a woman’s body works,” Harris said Monday, eliciting murmurs and laughs from the Democratic legislators. Indiana Abortion Debate Draws Protest Crowds, Vice President “I was being haunted by this zombie bill.” (Levey, 7/25) After getting examined at an ER, she received calls from debt collectors for years over a $131 bill. (7/26)Ī Sexual Assault And Years Of Calls From Debt CollectorsĮdy Adams had just graduated from college when she was sexually assaulted in 2013. In Episode 9, meet two medical students working to join the ranks of Indigenous physicians. ‘American Diagnosis’: Two Indigenous Students Share Their Path To MedicineĪ lack of Native physicians means many tribal communities rely on doctors who don’t share their lived experience, culture, or spiritual beliefs. Or perhaps the provider simply is not in your network. Alas, the number is wrong or the doctor has moved, or retired, or isn’t accepting new patients or the next available appointment is three months away. It goes like this: You find multiple providers in your plan’s directory, and you call them. If you have medical insurance, chances are you’ve been utterly exasperated at some point while trying to find an available doctor or mental health practitioner in your health plan’s network. Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.Įven Well-Intended Laws Can’t Protect Us From Inaccurate Provider Directories
