Opinion

Brennan: Women bear cost of bad healthcare policy

A woman’s death from a preventable heart attack isn’t just a misunderstanding of cardiovascular biology — it’s a failure of policy. And when her doctor misdiagnoses her autoimmune flare as stress, or when a hot flash relief drug never reaches pharmacy shelves because it’s deemed financially unviable — these aren’t mere unfortunate accidents. They’re the direct result of systemic underinvestment, outdated assumptions, and misaligned incentives in U.S. healthcare policy.
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Commentary: Act now to shield New Yorkers’ reproductive health data

Celeste Burgess, the Nebraska teenager found guilty of violating her state’s abortion laws, never expected that her private Facebook messages with her mother would be used as evidence in court. The messages revealed how she ordered abortion pills online and planned to conceal the pregnancy termination. The prosecution served Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, with a search warrant to hand over the messages.
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Oklahoma senators spurned fearmongering about women’s health. Will the House and governor step up?

A tip of the hat to Oklahoma’s state senators who managed to do some good governing that, for once, actually would help improve women’s health.  These brave lawmakers voted to allow women to access six months’s worth of birth control at a time. That would make life infinitely easier for tens of thousands of Oklahomans who rely on contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies or to treat other medical problems such as acne, irregular periods or endometriosis.
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Bill could open door to civil lawsuits over abortions and drive away OB/GYNs

It also could threaten access to IVF and cancer treatments. This Florida Legislature continues its all-out attack on reproductive freedom. A near-total ban was not far enough for this extreme anti-abortion Legislature. Although the majority of Floridians — 57% — voted to limit government interference with abortion, Florida’s extreme anti-abortion politicians are ignoring the will of the people and seeking to further restrict abortion access in Florida. Now they are seeking to open the door to civil lawsuits for money damages against doctors — and even the friends, family, and clergy members who help individuals seeking abortion care obtain the…
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Opinion: The cruel consequences of moving fast and breaking things 

The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court in 2022 is a case of an ill-considered decision backfiring spectacularly. Based on all available data, this decision has produced pretty much exactly the opposite of what supporters said they wanted to achieve. Since it went into effect, abortions in the U.S. have gone up, the fertility rate has declined to a historic low and the infant mortality rate has increased. 
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Brace for the impact of Trump 2.0 on reproductive health rights: Marcela Azevedo

As Americans grapple with the impending return of Donald Trump to the political throne, it’s critical to reflect on the chaos of his first administration and brace ourselves for the sharper, more prepared version of what’s to come. As an Intensive Care Unit physician and one of the doctors who helped lead the charge to pass the Reproductive Freedom Amendment in Ohio, I’ve seen firsthand the critical role health care plays in ensuring freedom and dignity.
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Letter: Miscarriage, abortion both tragic

Regarding the “Abortion care is health care” letter (Our Readers’ Views, Oct. 26): While dilation and curettage is used to remove fetal tissue in both abortions and miscarriages, there is a difference. According to Planned Parenthood, the key difference is the intent behind the pregnancy termination; a miscarriage happens on its own, while an abortion is a conscious choice to end a pregnancy.
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