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Harris Suggests Lawmakers Should ‘Learn How A Woman’s Body Works’

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – Speaking before abortion-rights supporters at an Indiana statehouse protest, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out against the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade and state laws like one being considered in Indiana. ABC News: Vice President Harris Hammers 'Outrageous' Abortion Ruling Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday lambasted last month's Supreme Court ruling scrapping constitutional protections for abortion access and highlighted state laws restricting or banning the procedure. In a visit...

Sen. Manchin isolating after positive COVID test

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Sen. Joe Manchin has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the West Virginia lawmaker tweeted Monday. The 74-year-old Democrat said he's fully vaccinated and boosted. "I will isolate and follow CDC guidelines as I continue to work remotely to serve West Virginians," he said. With 82-year-old Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., also missing votes recently after two hip surgeries, Manchin's illness underscores the fragility of Democrats' control of the Senate. Members of the...

City Lets People Urinate, Defecate in Public — In the Name of ‘Equity’

Daily Caller News Foundation – Residents of Kalamazoo, Michigan, criticized city leaders Thursday during an appearance on Fox News after a vote to make “equitable changes” in city laws resulted in the decriminalization of littering and public defecation and urination. City commissioners voted to change city ordinances that turned crimes like public defecation, public urination and littering from misdemeanors to civil infractions on Monday, Fox17Online reported. Residents immediately protested the effects of the law change. Cherri Emery,...

People in Republican Counties Have Higher Death Rates Than Those in Democratic Counties

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN – A growing mortality gap between Republican and Democratic areas may largely stem from policy choices During the COVID-19 pandemic, the link between politics and health became glaringly obvious. Democrat-leaning “blue” states were more likely to enact mask requirements and vaccine and social distancing mandates. Republican-leaning “red” states were much more resistant to health measures. “Politics polarization do have life-and-death consequences.” The consequences of those differences emerged by the end of 2020, when rates of...

Don’t Lie About Your Health, Mr. President!

It’s unlikely Joe Biden will die. He has the best care possible, and unvaccinated people are about 7.2 times more likely to expire than the vaccinated and boosted, a club to which he belongs.

Appeals court won’t fast track Florida abortion lawsuit

The legal battle over Florida’s new 15-week abortion ban won’t go on a fast track to the state Supreme Court, which has previously ruled that the constitution’s privacy provisions guarantee a right to abortion.

One Year Ago Today, Joe Biden Said Vaccinated Cannot Get COVID

While we all wish Joe Biden a fast and full recovery from the coronavirus, let’s not forget it was exactly one year ago — one year ago to the day — that Biden told the country the COVID vaccination would protect you from being infected.

Biden Admin to ‘Empower’ Kids to Pursue Sex-Reassignment Surgery

NEWSMAX – The Biden administration says it will encourage youths to pursue all forms of gender-affirmation care in their respective states, including sex-reassignment surgery. In a recent interview with MSNBC, Dr. Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the first openly transgender federal official in a Senate-confirmed role, said transgender youths should follow their hearts with gender-affirming treatments, even in states where such procedures...

Harris’s Abortion Barnstorming Tour Continues

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Charlotte on Thursday, the White House announced Tuesday. Harris will discuss investments in affordable housing and high-speed internet, according to the release. The Vice President will also visit and meet with state legislators to discuss abortion rights and reproductive rights. Harris has been a leading Biden administration voice on abortion rights since early May ... Protestor perfect sums up pro-choice views: "We love killing babies" KHN...

Michelle “Heartbroken” That Teens Won’t Be Able To Abort

Stacey Abrams – “Let me be clear: This won’t put an end to abortions. It will only put an end to safe abortions.” THE "SAFE AND LEGAL" ABORTION MYTH "Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Roe vs. Wade marked the end of women dying from abortions." – USA TODAY, June 21, 2022 Michelle Obama on Facebook – "I am heartbroken — for the teenage girl, full of zest and promise, who won’t be able to...

DeSantis Takes Additional Actions to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

On July 8, 2022, in News Releases, by Staff CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 22-164 to drive transparency in prescription costs for Floridians. This order will ensure reforms are in place to hold Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) accountable when managing prescription drug benefits for insurance companies. Governor DeSantis remains committed to finding ways to deliver safe, affordable prescription drugs to Floridians. “Florida continues to lead the nation in ensuring accountability in the...

First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces Statewide Public Health Advisory

QUINCY, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis joined Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Shevaun Harris, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Acting Commissioner Mark Glass, and Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young to discuss the recent increase in overdoses associated with fentanyl. As a result of today’s discussion, the First Lady, through the Department of Health in coordination with other state agencies, will launch a statewide public messaging...

In America, Cancer Patients Endure Debt on Top of Disease

KAISER HEALTH NEWS | RAPID CITY, S.D. ― Jeni Rae Peters would make promises to herself as she lay awake nights after being diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. “My kids had lost so much,” said Peters, a single mom and mental health counselor. She had just adopted two girls and was fostering four other children. “I swore I wouldn’t force them to have yet another parent.” Multiple surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy controlled the cancer. But,...

Senate Majority Leader Schumer tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19 and reports experiencing very mild symptoms, his spokesman said Sunday night. Schumer, 71, is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, spokesman Justin Goodman said in a statement. The New York Democrat will follow federal health guidelines and quarantine this week while working remotely, Goodman said. "Anyone who knows Leader Schumer knows that even if he's not physically in the Capitol, through virtual...

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