Tag: Health

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The UK’s ‘right’ to healthcare doesn’t stop a racial gap in maternal deaths

Hadley Heath Manning · May 8, 2019 9:57 pm

CNN guest: ‘When a woman is pregnant, that is not a human being inside of her’

Julio Rosas · May 7, 2019 9:57 pm

Surrounded by supporters of the bill, including Sen. Renee Unterman (from left), R - Buford, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, First Lady Marty Kemp, and House Speaker David Ralston, Gov. Brian Kemp signed HB 481, the "heartbeat bill", on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Atlanta, setting the stage for a legal battle as the state attempts to outlaw most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Governor signs ‘heartbeat bill’: Georgia will ‘not back down’

Diana Stancy Correll · May 7, 2019 9:24 pm

State Rep. Brian Sims, D-Philadelphia, accompanied by other officials, speaks at a protest calling on Pennsylvania to add sexual orientation to its hate crime law at John F. Kennedy Plaza, also known as Love Park, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, in Philadelphia.

Pa. state Dem defends himself following backlash after harassing anti-abortion protester

Julio Rosas · May 7, 2019 9:09 pm

Canadian Jean Vanier founder of L'Arche communities poses for a photograph after he received the Templeton Prize at St Martins-in-the-Fields church in London.

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L’Arche founder Jean Vanier devoted his life to the disabled

Quin Hillyer · May 7, 2019 7:48 pm

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Live ultrasound moves thousands at New York City pro-life event

Nicole Russell · May 7, 2019 5:53 pm

Sen. John Rogers, D-Birmingham, speaks during the House session at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.

Alabama abortion advocate says the quiet part out loud

Washington Examiner · May 5, 2019 4:00 am

In this Nov. 1, 2018 photo, Laurel Foster looks at Instagram in San Francisco.

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Instagram doesn’t like you anymore

Madeline Fry Schultz · May 3, 2019 4:20 pm

Reggie Batiste, left, program manager with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, administers a free HIV test as part of National HIV Testing Day, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Atlanta.

Trump already chipping away at the HIV epidemic using one little-known tool

Taylor Weyeneth · May 3, 2019 3:59 pm

Is gun violence a public health issue?

Cassidy Morrison · May 3, 2019 4:00 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) second from right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

‘Medicare for all’ means choice for none

Washington Examiner · May 2, 2019 10:22 pm

Burger King unveils ‘Real Meals’ for Mental Health Awareness Month

Diana Stancy Correll · May 2, 2019 7:12 pm