Health care

OPINION: How advocates are fighting in the shifting landscape of reproductive rights, three years after Dobbs

Maggie O'Keefe writes, "Three years post-Dobbs, the fight for reproductive freedom hasn’t diminished. It’s only just begun."

NEW AUDIO: Michigan Republican says he doesn’t support women’s autonomy over their own bodies

During an office hours event last Friday, Michigan state Rep. Karl Bohnak (R-Deerton) indicated that he does not support women making their own health care decisions, according to new audio.

Ohio Republican says Big Beautiful Bill is a ‘win,’ but it doesn’t cut social programs enough

During an interview on “The Scott Sands Show,” Ohio Republican congressional candidate Kevin Coughlin praised President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful, Bill” as a “win,” but lamented that the legislation won’t cut social programs even more.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill mandating anti-abortion learning materials in schools

Last Friday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed Senate File 175, a Republican-written piece of legislation that mandates schools to teach about the “humanity of the unborn child” to grades 5-12.

Report: Medicaid vital for Pennsylvania military families

Medicaid cuts would risk opioid treatment access for Kentucky

Health coverage for undocumented immigrants at center of Minnesota budget battle

Scott Perry calls Medicaid a money laundering scheme

During an interview with FOX43 News in York, Pa., U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) asserted without evidence that Medicaid is used as a “money laundering” scheme by states.

Missouri Supreme Court ruling temporarily revives state’s near-total abortion ban

On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned lower court rulings that blocked the state’s total abortion ban, effectively putting the ban back in place and halting abortion procedures throughout the state.