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WATCH: Harris tours clinic that conducts abortions during Minnesota campaign visit

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Thursday's visit is part of Harris' election year focus on the rollback of abortion rights across the United States. Democrats hope the issue will spur voters to reelect President Joe Biden.

EPA tightens limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, citing cancer risk

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The EPA says a rule finalized Thursday will reduce ethylene oxide emissions by about 90 percent by targeting nearly 90 commercial sterilization facilities across the country.

What to know about another dangerous amoeba linked to neti pots and nasal rinsing

By Associated Press

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday published a report that for the first time connects Acanthamoeba infections to use of neti pots and other nasal rinsing devices.

Georgia restricted transgender care for youth in 2023. Now Republicans are seeking an outright ban

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

A year ago, Georgia lawmakers said they were striking a balance when they banned most gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18, but let doctors continue prescribing medicines to block puberty. Now Sen. Ben Watson is seeking an outright ban.

Activists tap a sweet Indigenous tradition to connect youth of color in Detroit with the outdoors

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

The Detroit Sugarbush Project brings Anishinaabe traditions of sugarmaking and other outdoor nature activities to a new generation of Black and Indigenous youths in Detroit.

GOP state lawmakers refuse to revisit abortion bans, but some say they’ll offer more clarity on rules

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

The Republican-controlled South Dakota Legislature wants to create a video in which medical experts — and the state's attorneys — would explain to doctors and patients when abortions can be legally performed.

The role of fetal personhood in the anti-abortion movement and legislation

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

The all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court ruled in February that embryos created using in-vitro fertilization are legally children, a move that was hailed by many in the anti-abortion movement. John Yang speaks with Julie F. Kay, a human rights attorney who…

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Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability

By Associated Press

At least one fertility clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments. News outlets report that Alabama Fertility Specialists performed several embryo transfers Thursday.

Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Jim Salter, Associated Press

The Senate has passed legislation that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago.

Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Kansas would join at least seven other states with Republican legislatures that ban most abortions even though voters have affirmed abortion rights in the state.