Health

Could these state abortion bans help the movement to overturn Roe v. Wade?

By Courtney Vinopal, Maea Lenei Buhre

A Louisiana bill banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected is the latest example of how abortion opponents and anti-abortion lawmakers across the country are pushing legislation that could prompt the highest court to reconsider Roe v. Wade.

2020 Democrats denounce Alabama’s abortion ban

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

The Democratic presidential candidates warned the decision portends a larger offensive by conservatives around the country to undermine the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Alabama abortion ban heads to GOP governor’s desk

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

State senators voted 25-6 for the bill that had overwhelmingly cleared the House of Representatives earlier this month. The legislation now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey, who will decide whether to sign the bill into law.

What Trump’s PrEP deal means for the spread of HIV

By Jason Kane

The Trump administration’s new deal to provide uninsured Americans with free drugs to prevent HIV infection could be a promising step, but actually reaching the very people most in need -- and convincing them to take it -- will be…

Jury orders Monsanto to pay $2 billion in weed killer cancer case

By Associated Press

The Oakland jury on Monday delivered Monsanto's third such loss in California since August.

9 ways racism impacts maternal health

By Roberta K. Timothy, The Conversation

As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, let's remember that maternal health is a right that many do not enjoy.

Trump administration argues for keeping some parts of ‘Obamacare’

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Justice Department lawyers recently suggested that federal judges could salvage the Affordable Care Act's anti-fraud provisions, raising questions about keeping other parts as well.

Alabama senators delay abortion ban vote as shouts break out

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Anger erupted in the state Senate when some Republicans stripped exceptions for rape and incest from the bill.

WATCH: Trump advocates push against ‘surprise medical bills’

By Kevin Freking, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Thursday called for an end to the astonishingly high charges insured patients can face when a member of a medical team that treats them is not in their insurer's network.