Apr 22, 2020 | Health & Gender
Policy: Almost immediately following the US Supreme Court Roe v Wade (1973) ruling to provide legal access to safe abortions, the rights of women have been challenged in the states. Legal cases have been filed to eliminate or restrict access to abortion and some have...
Jan 22, 2020 | Health & Gender
The Policy In late November, Ohio House Bill 413 was proposed by Representatives Candice Keller and Ron Hood, raising concern amongst reproductive rights activists and doctors. The bill mandates doctors to re-implant ectopic pregnancy or face “abortion murder”...
Jul 22, 2019 | Health & Gender
Policy For the third year in a row, the Trump administration is withholding funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The UN Population Fund is an agency that deploys into war zones and natural disaster-wrecked areas providing health services to the vulnerable. The...
Feb 18, 2019 | Health & Gender
Brief #50—Health Policy Last week, the Supreme Court took a stand against limiting reproductive rights in a recent ruling. The Court blocked a Louisiana law, in a 5-4 vote, that would have limited access to abortions in the state by only allowing one doctor in one...
Jun 10, 2017 | Health & Gender
Draft Ruling Ongoing Policy Summary The Trump administration drafted a rule to roll back federal requirements to include contraceptives in health insurance packages. The Obama administration mandated free contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act, although...
