Health

Oklahoma passes near-total ban on abortions

By Adam Kemp

In a 73-16 vote, state lawmakers passed House Bill 4327, which would ban all abortions in the state and would be enforced by lawsuits from private citizens against abortion providers.

WATCH: Harris meets with abortion providers as court ruling looms

By Associated Press

Justices are expected to issue their final ruling in the next six weeks, but some states with Republican leaders are already laying the groundwork to ban abortion outright if the court allows individual states to set their own rules for…

6 tips on showing up for someone in mourning

By Laura Santhanam

Potential missteps in how we express our sympathy to others often emerge from our discomfort in witnessing another person in pain. But this advice from grief experts helps reframe how words can support people whose loved ones have died.

Majority of Americans don’t want Roe overturned

By Laura Santhanam

In the wake of a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court suggesting a majority of justices want to eliminate federally protected abortion rights, more than half of Americans say they have little to no faith in that institution.

Abortion access becomes central issue in Pennsylvania’s race for governor

By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori, Kyle Midura

Abortion access is now a key issue in races across the U.S. after news the Supreme Court is on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade. But the stakes are especially high in Pennsylvania, where two candidates with sharply divided…

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What Ireland’s history with abortion might teach us about a post-Roe America

By Gretchen E. Ely, The Conversation

In 1983, a constitutional referendum outlawed abortion in Ireland. In 2018, another referendum repealed the ban and legalized abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy.

While the nation grapples with post-Roe possibilities, Oklahoma is already living it, advocates say

By Adam Kemp

Clinics across Oklahoma are rethinking how to connect patients seeking abortions to the care they need in other places, a situation clinics in other states may soon face if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

Mozambique declares polio outbreak after identifying first wild case in 30 years

By Associated Press

Health authorities in Mozambique have declared a polio outbreak after confirming that a child in the country's northeastern Tete province had been paralyzed by the disease.

WATCH: White House COVID task force says parts of U.S. may see mask guidance

By Zeke Miller, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking.