Weekly Top 10
Obama administration finalizes rule barring states from withholding Title X funding from Planned Parenthood
December 15, 2016
The Obama administration on Wednesday finalized a rule that will prohibit states from withholding Title X funding from Planned Parenthood and other health care facilities that provide abortion care, the New York Times reports.
Study: Risk of short-term mental health issues increases when women are denied abortion care
December 15, 2016
Among women seeking abortion care, those denied access to such care are more likely than those able to access it to experience mental health issues in the short term, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry, the New York Times reports.
ACLU files lawsuit challenging biased counseling provisions in Fla. law
December 15, 2016
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida on Monday filed a new lawsuit against provisions in a wide-ranging state antiabortion-rights law (HB 1411), other parts of which have already been blocked by the courts, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports.