As a Woman Is Jailed, U.K. Rights Advocates Call for Overhaul of Abortion Laws
U.K. abortion rights groups are planning large demonstrations on Saturday outside London’s Royal Courts of Justice, after a woman was controversially jailed on Monday under an 1861 law for using drugs to induce a medical abortion past legal term limits.
The case has sparked outcry and calls for an overhaul of reproductive justice laws in the U.K., as well as the full decriminalization of abortion.
Carla Foster, a 44-year-old mother of three, was sentenced to 28 months in custody for using a “pills by post” initiative for at-home medical abortions. Women up to 10 weeks pregnant are eligible to receive th...
Source: TIME: Health - June 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Armani Syed Tags: Uncategorized abortion Second click United Kingdom Source Type: news
A Controversial Court Ruling Has Britain ’ s Abortion Rights Groups Up in Arms
U.K. abortion rights groups are planning large demonstrations on Saturday outside London’s Royal Courts of Justice, after a woman was controversially jailed on Monday under an 1861 law for using drugs to induce a medical abortion past legal term limits.
The case has sparked outcry and calls for an overhaul of reproductive justice laws in the U.K., as well as the full decriminalization of abortion.
Carla Foster, a 44-year-old mother of three, was sentenced to 28 months in custody for using a “pills by post” initiative for at-home medical abortions. Women up to 10 weeks pregnant are eligible to receive th...
Source: TIME: Health - June 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Armani Syed Tags: Uncategorized abortion Second click United Kingdom Source Type: news
Doctors Are Still Confused by Abortion Exceptions in Louisiana. It ’s Limiting Essential Care
The Louisiana state legislature shot down two bills last week that aimed to clarify the legality of abortion and miscarriage care in pregnancies with complications.
The existing laws in Louisiana allow for abortions in certain cases when a pregnant patient’s life or health may be at risk, but physicians have criticized the texts for being confusing and limiting their ability to provide essential medical care.
Just like health care providers in other states, they’ve grappled with the issue since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last year—in Louisiana’s case, Governor John Bel Edwards si...
Source: TIME: Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anisha Kohli Tags: Uncategorized abortion General Assignment Source Type: news
Rhode Island Governor Signs Bill to Fund Abortion for State Workers and Medicaid Recipients
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.
The signing ceremony was held almost immediately after the state Senate approved the measure, also Thursday, on a 24-12 vote following less than an hour of debate in the chamber.
McKee, a Democrat, said he was proud to sign the bill into law and include related funding in his state budget proposal.
“Here in Rhode Island, we will always protect a woman’s right to choose and ensure equal access...
Source: TIME: Health - May 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized abortion overnight wire Source Type: news
Systemic racism is contributing to rise in induced labor among Black and Latina mothers, new study says
A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder found that Black and Latina mothers in the US may have been induced into labor based on the needs of White pregnant women and not their own. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yes, your work performance is being measured, but what about your employer? How to make sure your boss is up to the job
The whiplash-inducing cycles of record hiring and morale-lowering layoffs — more than 200,000 in the past year alone — show the contrast to the job boom, when the labor market was ripe with opportunity and business valuations were high. What’s important now is how your organization nagivates in a…#siliconvalleybanks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Solar Powered Freezer Improving Immunization Coverage in Hard-to-Reach Rural Villages
Benson Musyoka rides his motorcycle from Kamboo health centre to transport vaccines to Yindalani village. Photo Joyce Chimbi/IPSBy Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Mar 13 2023 (IPS) Up until 2019, nurses in three health facilities located in the semi-arid south-eastern Kenya region of Makueni County struggled to bring critical health services closer to a hard-to-reach population scattered across three remote, far-flung villages.
“Kamboo, Yindalani and Yiuma Mavui villages are located 17 and 28 kilometres away from Makindu sub-county hospital, and 10 and 22 kilometres away from the nearest electricity grid,” Benson Musyoka, the nu...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joyce Chimbi Tags: Africa COVID-19 Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya Source Type: news
Induced Labor Associated With Poor School Performance Induced Labor Associated With Poor School Performance
Although a study that found this association could not determine causality, it is possible that premature births could affect children ' s cerebral development.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Labor Induction Tied to Worse Later Education Performance in Offspring
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 -- Induction of labor in uncomplicated pregnancies during weeks 37 to 41 of gestation is associated with lower education performance in children, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Children born from induced labour perform worse at school, study suggests
Dutch scientists compared the academic performance of more than 225,000 kids aged 12. Children born through induced labour were less likely to fall within the group of highest intelligence. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kids Born After Elective Induced Labor Performed Worse in School: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- You ' re 38 weeks pregnant and so uncomfortable you can barely move, so you ask your doctor if labor can be induced early.
That ' s not necessarily a good idea, according to new research that found children born after... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Children born after induced labour ‘may score lower in tests at 12’
Researchers say impact on attainment is small but medical teams should think carefully before artificially kickstarting labourChildren born after induced labour may score lower in school tests at age 12, research suggests. Although the impact on individual attainment is small, researchers said it should prompt medical teams to “think twice” before artificially kickstarting labour in otherwise healthy pregnancies.Most pregnancies come to a natural end after 37 to 42 weeks with the spontaneous onset of labour, but approximately one in five births in the UK are artificially induced. Sometimes there are strong medical grou...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Pregnancy Science Medical research Source Type: news
3 Recession-Resistant Stocks to Buy Right Now
The latest inflation trend and a strong labor market have raised the prospect of progressive interest rate hikes. Therefore, the likelihood of a Fed-induced recession has increased. Amid this backdrop,... The latest inflation trend and a strong labor market have raised the prospect of progressive…#walmart #wmt #usfoods #americanvanguard #goldmansachs #bankofamerica #federalreserve #clevelandfed #lorettamester #stlouisfed (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Most Common Abortion Method Is in Danger in Every State
The future of medication abortions across the U.S.—even in states with few abortion restrictions—is on the line. Experts call a recent, soon-to-be-decided lawsuit the most consequential court case for nationwide abortion access since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
A ruling is expected as soon as Feb. 24. Here’s what to know about the case.
What the lawsuit says
The suit, filed Nov. 18, 2022 on behalf of the anti-abortion physician’s group Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM), seeks to overturn the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval of mifepristone: one of the two prescripti...
Source: TIME: Health - February 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized abortion Explainer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
College-educated men in the prime of their lives are turning away from their high-pressure jobs by working fewer hours
The Great Resignation, quiet-quitting, and a looming recession have caused major changes to the labor force. First, workers quit in droves due to a pandemic-induced burnout. Then, some of the ones who stayed quietly started doing the minimum work required. And more recently have come mass layoffs.…#greatresignation #yongseokshin #nber #fortune (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
