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Missouri accuses Planned Parenthood of 'trafficking' minors to get abortions

Missouri's Republican attorney general on Thursday sued a Planned Parenthood affiliate, accusing it of helping minors travel to Kansas to get abortions without notifying

Missouri accuses Planned Parenthood of 'trafficking' minors to get abortions
Political

Judge blocks enforcement of Idaho 'abortion trafficking' law

A U.S. judge has blocked Idaho from enforcing a recently passed law making it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion without her parents' consent.

Judge blocks enforcement of Idaho 'abortion trafficking' law
Political

US appeals court revives Mississippi law barring convicts from voting

A federal appeals court on Thursday agreed to reconsider a ruling by three of its judges that struck down part of Mississippi's state constitution that strips the right

US appeals court revives Mississippi law barring convicts from voting
Health|Science

First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies

A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General

First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies
Health|Opinion|Political

New York state sues group over abortion pill reversal claims

New York state's top prosecutor on Monday sued Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers, accusing them of misleading and

New York state sues group over abortion pill reversal claims
News|Political

Abortion pill still under legal threat despite US Supreme Court ruling

The U.S.

Abortion pill still under legal threat despite US Supreme Court ruling
Economy|Health|News

Top law firms in US opioid lawsuits to get hundreds of millions in fees

A court-appointed panel on Friday recommended how to divvy up a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees from nationwide drug industry settlements over the U.S. opioid crisis

Top law firms in US opioid lawsuits to get hundreds of millions in fees
Health|News

J&J must pay $260 million in latest talc trial, Oregon jury says

Johnson & Johnson must pay $260 million to an Oregon woman who said she got mesothelioma, a deadly cancer linked to asbestos exposure, from inhaling the company's talc

J&J must pay $260 million in latest talc trial, Oregon jury says
Health|News|Political

Indiana needs clearer medical exception to abortion ban, doctor tells judge

An Indiana doctor who is suing the state over its abortion ban on Wednesday told a state judge that the exception for medical emergencies was unclear, and could prevent

Indiana needs clearer medical exception to abortion ban, doctor tells judge
Health|News

Bristol Myers, Sanofi liability in Hawaii Plavix case grows to $916 million

A judge in Hawaii on Tuesday ordered Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi to pay more than $916 million to the state for failing to warn non-white patients of health risks

Bristol Myers, Sanofi liability in Hawaii Plavix case grows to $916 million
Health|News|Political

NY top court rejects church challenge to abortion coverage law

New York's highest court on Tuesday ruled that employers' health insurance plans have to cover medically necessary abortions, rejecting a lawsuit by the Roman Catholic

NY top court rejects church challenge to abortion coverage law
Business|News

Jury chosen for Bill Hwang's trial over Archegos collapse

A jury was chosen on Thursday in the criminal racketeering trial of Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang over the 2021 collapse of his $36 billion fund Archegos Capital

Jury chosen for Bill Hwang's trial over Archegos collapse
Health|News|Political

Idaho seeks to revive 'abortion trafficking' law in US appeals court

A lawyer for the state of Idaho on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to revive a 2023 state law making it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion

Idaho seeks to revive 'abortion trafficking' law in US appeals court
Health|News|Political

US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill

A federal judge has struck down parts of a North Carolina law restricting patients' access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has become the subject of legal

US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill
Health|News|Science

First trial over Zantac cancer claims set to begin in Chicago

The first trial over claims that blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac, once sold by GSK and other companies, causes cancer is set to begin this week in Chicago.

First trial over Zantac cancer claims set to begin in Chicago
Business|Health|News

J&J, Bristol Myers lose challenges to US drug price negotiation program

A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a challenge by Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson to a law requiring them to negotiate the prices of their blockbuster blood clot

J&J, Bristol Myers lose challenges to US drug price negotiation program
Health|News

State health plans must cover gender-affirming surgery, US appeals court rules

Health insurance plans run by U.S. states must cover gender-affirming surgeries for transgender people, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday.

State health plans must cover gender-affirming surgery, US appeals court rules
Entertainment|News|Political

Explainer-Why was Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned, and what's next?

Thursday's ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction gives the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calls into question what evidence

Explainer-Why was Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned, and what's next?
News

Explainer-What's next after Arizona's highest court upheld an abortion ban?

The Arizona Supreme Court's decision reviving a near-total abortion ban dating back to the 19th century is at odds with a pledge from the state's Democratic governor and

Explainer-What's next after Arizona's highest court upheld an abortion ban?
News

US court upholds Texas law mandating age verification for online porn

A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law mandating that pornography websites verify that their users are adults, though it struck down a part of the law requiring

US court upholds Texas law mandating age verification for online porn
News

NY attorney general wins $7.8 million judgment against 'ghost gun' seller

A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered a Florida-seller of unfinished gun bodies without serial numbers, used to make untraceable "ghost guns," to pay $7.8 million to

NY attorney general wins $7.8 million judgment against 'ghost gun' seller
News

South Carolina still cannot defund Planned Parenthood, US court rules

South Carolina cannot cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, finding that doing so would deprive Medicaid patients of

South Carolina still cannot defund Planned Parenthood, US court rules
News

US court to weigh Obamacare mandate to cover HIV drug, cancer screenings

President Joe Biden's administration on Monday is set to urge a U.S. appeals court to preserve a federal mandate that requires health insurers to cover preventive care

US court to weigh Obamacare mandate to cover HIV drug, cancer screenings
News

Judge blocks Texas attorney general's demands for LGBT group's records

PFLAG, a leading U.S.

Judge blocks Texas attorney general's demands for LGBT group's records
News

Second judge upholds Medicare drug price negotiation program

A federal judge in Delaware on Friday upheld a law that requires some drugmakers to negotiate prices with Medicare, one of President Joe Biden's signature initiatives,

Second judge upholds Medicare drug price negotiation program

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