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Health Care
Pa. Senate GOP advances constitutional amendment on abortion
Republican state senators are advancing a proposal to add language to the Pennsylvania Constitution stating explicitly that it does not guarantee rights related to abortion.
3 years ago
Self-induced abortions can raise medical — and legal — questions for doctors
Doctors are thinking about how to help women who have questions or concerns after taking abortion pills at home — without putting themselves or their patients in jeopardy.
3 years ago
Camden County reports first confirmed monkeypox case
A resident traveling out-of-state is Camden County’s first confirmed monkeypox case. They are isolated at home and being treated.
3 years ago
How companies offering to cover travel for out-of-state abortions might work
Major companies like Nike and Tesla say they plan to assist employees who live in places where abortion is restricted to travel for the procedure.
3 years ago
Sweating is a weird biological function. Journalist Sarah Everts walks us through her taboo-busting book about the shame, stink, and strange science of sweating.
Air Date: July 5, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Some Philadelphia parents scramble to find COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their young kids
Some Philadelphia parents who are eager to vaccinate their infants and toddlers must be patient a little while longer.
3 years ago
Listen 3:21Regional Roundup: July 4, 2022
As many Americans travel July Fourth weekend, we talk about inflation and the economy. Plus, a local scientist has discovered more lizards than any other living researcher.
Air Date: July 4, 2022 10:00 am
Doctors weren’t considered in Dobbs, but now they’re on abortion’s legal front lines
Justice Alito's abortion opinion barely mentions medicine. This creates a perilous new legal reality for doctors, legal analysts say.
3 years ago
The end of Roe v. Wade raises fear of more prosecutions for pregnancy loss
Now that the Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, experts warn that prosecutions will increase for miscarriages, stillbirths and self-induced abortions.
3 years ago
Protests for women’s liberty and reproductive freedom will fill Philadelphia on the Fourth of July
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe. v. Wade, many plan to demonstrate on the nation’s birthday.
3 years ago
‘Revolutionary’ high court term on abortion, guns and more
In its first full term together, the court’s conservative majority ruled on abortion, guns, and religion, and limited the government's regulatory powers.
3 years ago
Philly restaurants raise funds for abortion access
Over 40 Philadelphia restaurants have come together to raise money for the National Network of Abortion Funds.
3 years ago
Texas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions
The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that had given some abortion clinics confidence to resume performing abortions.
3 years ago
N.J. Gov. Murphy signs bills protecting abortions for out-of-staters
The legislation moved swiftly in the Democrat-led Legislature, just a week after the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
3 years ago
St. Christopher’s Hospital receives $54 million from neighboring medical institutions
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Temple Health, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and others will provide the funds over the course of the next two years.
3 years ago