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Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care
The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature gave final approval Friday to a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought in othe...
Apr 12, 2024
Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here's what's happening in other states
Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in the United States: Abortion is going to loom large as an issue in state and federal electi...
Apr 12, 2024
Saskatoon losing sole child allergist to Alberta
The only child allergist in Saskatchewan who was seeing children under 12 and taking referrals is leaving the province at the end of the month. Dr. Ana-Maria Bosonea returned to work just seven months...
Apr 12, 2024 Dr. Ana-Maria Bosonea, Saskatoon's only pediatric allergist, is worried about the gap in service left behind when she leaves the province. (Ana-Maria Bosonea/Submitted)
'I'm dying, you're not': Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
DENVER (AP) - On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death. She'll probably miss his high school graduation. Death doesn't fright...
Apr 11, 2024
'I'm dying, you're not': Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
DENVER (AP) - On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death. She'll probably miss his high school graduation. She declined the ext...
Apr 11, 2024
Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says the abortion ruling from justices he chose goes too far
A ban on nearly all abortions in Arizona doesn't sit well with the Republican former governor whose expansion of the state Supreme Court allowed him to appoint the four conservative justices whose rul...
Apr 11, 2024
School grants, student pronouns and library books among the big bills of Idaho legislative session
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho lawmakers spent much of an unexpectedly long and sometimes contentious legislative session focusing on bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents by limiting health care and reading ma...
Apr 11, 2024
Ontario won't divulge total fines for hospital patients refusing transfers to LTC
TORONTO - Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones and her ministry are refusing to divulge the amount of money that seven patients in the province have been fined for not accepting transfers from a hospi...
Apr 11, 2024
B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is bringing in new digital tools to help hundreds of thousands of residents who need a family doctor find one faster and easier. While nearly 410,000 people ...
Apr 11, 2024
Province touts progress on health recruitment plan
The provincial government says it's making good progress on its Health Human Resources Action Plan, which aims to add 1,000 new people to Saskatchewan's health-care workforce. While Saskatchewan is st...
Apr 11, 2024 Health Minister Everett Hindley says the province is making "steady progress" on its Health Human Resources Action Plan. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
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