Tag: healthcare

Trump’s order on gender-affirming care escalates reversal of trans rights

President Trump signed another executive order affecting trans rights. This order stops government-funded insurance programs from covering puberty blockers or…

Gender-affirming care isn’t new. An upcoming book sheds light on its history.

More than 40 authors contributed to “A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States,” which took its expert editors…

Report: Hospitals Rarely Advise Doctors How to Treat Patients in States With Abortion Bans

In states with abortion bans, doctors described hospital lawyers who “refused to meet” with them for months, were hard to…

18-year-old Pregnant Teenager Died in Texas After Trying to Get Care in 3 Emergency Rooms

It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors…

Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket and Towels to Woman Denied Abortion, California AG Says

California AG Rob Bonta is suing Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, which allegedly denied Anna Nusslock an emergency abortion…

“I Don’t Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network

Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health care.…

Marjorie Greene Freaks Out Over Free Healthcare At The DNC

Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene freaked out at Planned Parenthood Great Rivers for providing free vasectomies and medication abortions near…