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Mashup Score: 6The first over-the-counter birth control pill has been approved by the FDA. What will it cost? - 10 month(s) ago
The pill’s manufacturer, Perrigo, said it wants to make the pill “accessible and affordable,” but it’s still unclear if it can be covered by insurance.
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Mashup Score: 10OBGYNs say abortion bans make it harder to treat miscarriages - 11 month(s) ago
A new KFF study looks at concerns many OBGYNs have about providing care.
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“So many people experience miscarriages. And when people are unable to provide abortion care, it also means that they may experience these constraints when handling pregnancy-related emergencies and miscarriages,” said KFF's @brittni_freder. https://t.co/Yt9rHlWFP0
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Mashup Score: 6Americans want change on guns. It could shape the 2024 election. - 1 year(s) ago
Many women, young people and people of color are motivated to organize and vote by the drumbeat of gun violence.
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RT @terri_rupar: If you didn’t get @errinhaines’ newsletter yesterday, you missed out - but can read it today https://t.co/2iKJInObj5
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Mashup Score: 9The Kamala Harris I saw in Africa - 1 year(s) ago
In the first edition of The Amendment, Errin Haines takes a look at what the vice president’s historic trip showed us about her leadership style.
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Really good article about @VP @KamalaHarris: “If we’re questioning Kamala Harris and her legacy, that was, bar none, the example of her standing and living in her identity at the intersection of race and gender that will translate across the globe.” ♥ https://t.co/r61hChBYNm
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Mashup Score: 3Intersex surgery is condemned by the United Nations. Anti-trans bills are allowing it. - 1 year(s) ago
Exemptions for intersex surgery allow doctors to assign minors who are born with secondary sex characteristics as “male” or “female,” reinforcing rigid gender ideals and heterosexuality, experts say.
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“I see the attack on trans people, and I see the mandates to continue doing surgeries on intersex infants and children as a way of crushing bodily autonomy….The scary part about it, though, is when there’s a codifying it into law.” https://t.co/dPffHzo6u2 via @19thnews
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Mashup Score: 2For young people on Medicare, a hysterectomy sometimes is more affordable than birth control - 1 year(s) ago
Medicare covers people with disabilities who are young enough to get pregnant, but they often struggle to get their birth control covered and end up with large medical bills — or instead opt for hysterectomies or tubal ligations.
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For young people on Medicare, a hysterectomy sometimes is more affordable than birth control, @GinaRivers90 reports for @KHNews via @19thnews https://t.co/8y9TzzdRNL
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The survey also showed that people in states with abortion bans thought they could not legally access emergency contraception either.
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Americans don’t know if abortion is legal in their state, new poll shows https://t.co/NqjDGV3EAd via @19thnews
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Lawmakers prefiled many anti-trans bills ahead of state legislative sessions — newly targeting health care for trans adults under 21 or 26 years old.
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There is a 2023 legislative target for #GOP: health care for transgender people. Make no mistake: we will see laws in doctors' offices, schools, cities, states. Pay attention, stay pissed, #GOTV. & join us @drsforamerica https://t.co/LYcWvaWRiH via @19thnews
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As statehouses reconvene — most for the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned — GOP lawmakers are pushing for further restrictions on abortion.
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As statehouses prepare for next year’s legislative sessions — most for the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned — Republican lawmakers are pushing for further restrictions on reproductive health, even in states where abortion is already banned. https://t.co/BeVAepp8gM
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Mashup Score: 4Flu, RSV and COVID are wreaking havoc — but teachers don’t feel like they can stay home when they’re sick - 1 year(s) ago
Even with paid sick leave, teachers — especially in elementary schools — say staying home creates “more work.”
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"If school employees aren’t able to use their sick leave, it increases the likelihood that viruses spread further...But, KFF SVP @jenkatesdc added, not all parents have that same flexibility. This is a challenge that as a society we haven’t figured out." https://t.co/KkKeN7uVGT
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“Without knowing the price, it’s really hard to say how much [an over-the-counter birth control pill] will be used,” KFF VP @cynthiaccox said. https://t.co/nkK8eSPzVm