December 13, 2016
About one-third of 90 surveyed mobile applications designed to share information about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) contained incomplete and incorrect information, according to a new study in Sexually Transmitted Infections, Reuters reports.
December 13, 2016
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December 12, 2016
Wisconsin officials on Nov. 30 gave final approval to antiabortion-rights license plates, proceeds from which will be funneled to crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), the Wisconsin Public Radio reports.
December 12, 2016
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Friday announced that the state is free of local Zika virus transmission, the New York Times reports.
December 12, 2016
A federal appeals court on Thursday considered whether abortion-rights opponents could appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged New Hampshire's "buffer zone" law (SB 319), the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.
December 12, 2016
A Circuit Court judge in Illinois on Wednesday heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging an amendment (PA 099-0690) to the state's Healthcare Right of Conscience Act, the Rockford Register Star reports.
December 9, 2016
The Ohio Legislature on Thursday sent to Gov. John Kasich (R) legislation (SB 127) that would ban abortion at 20 weeks, The Hill reports.
December 9, 2016
Conservative New Jersey lawmakers on Monday said they plan to push forward with a bill (S 2026) that would ban abortion care at 20 weeks, NJ.com reports.
December 9, 2016
In an opinion piece for the Texas Tribune's "TribTalk," Nan Little Kirkpatrick, executive director of the Texas Equal Access Fund, discusses advocates' preparedness to combat antiabortion-rights efforts under the new administration, noting that while the administration's rhetoric is "certainly scary, various states have been attacking abortion access for over a decade, and Texas is one of them."
December 9, 2016
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