House approves proposal to allow medical aid in dying
Legislation to allow Illinoisans near death to medically end their own lives passed the Illinois House Thursday evening.
Senate Committee approves expanded implicit bias training for healthcare workers in maternal health
A Senate committee passed a proposal Wednesday to expand implicit bias training for healthcare workers who provide maternal health care.
Snipless Vasectomy Shows Early Promise as Long-Term Male Contraceptive
CHICAGO — A no-scalpel vasectomy passed a preliminary clinical test, achieving near-100% azoospermia within 2 weeks and maintaining the status to day 30 in the first men to undergo the procedure. Following injection of an occlusive nonhormonal hydrogel into the vas, sperm concentration decreased by as much as 99.98% by day 14 in the first […]
Opinion | Abortion Is Not Murder in the Eyes of the Law
Recently, the Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that would have allowed pregnant women to use the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane. The Utah Senate rejected this bill. HOV lanes are intended to reduce traffic congestion and help the environment. They have no further ambition. Bills like this are really attempts to imbue a fetus […]
House Passes Bill Allowing Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
WASHINGTON — By a party-line vote of 220-207, the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act — a bill that among other provisions allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices — and sent it to President Biden for his signature. “The Inflation Reduction Act is also one of the most significant pieces of health care legislation to […]
Abortion Rights Advocates Slam New Oklahoma Law
Abortion rights advocates are decrying a law passed by the Oklahoma legislature last week that would ban all abortions in the state from the moment of fertilization, with exceptions for rape and incest only if they are reported to law enforcement. “Without abortion access at the local level, people will lose the ability to make […]