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The incredible moments caught on tape as these boaters steer right through five water funnels. What were they thinking . And good morning, america. So much to get to this monday morning. Starting with the major confrontation on capitol hill. Government runs out of money at midnight tonight. Right now, no solution in sight. You see the countdown clock ticking right there. Tick, tick, tick, tick. Hundreds of thousands of jobs on the line right now. Wideranging effects for millions of americans. An...

Currently, there are two ways one can go through abortion- medical and surgical.

Elisa Wells/PLAN C/AFP via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, many pregnant people living in states where abortion is now illegal are expected to turn to medication abortion, also known as the abortion pill. For now, it is still legal in most states to receive this medication by mail. A medication abortion consists of two pills, mifepristone and misoprostol. This combination of pills can be used to end an early pregnancy, up to 10 weeks. T...

Patients are reporting they are being denied medication they need for care since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Phil Walter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is investigating reports of women being denied vital medication

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many pregnant people living in states where abortion is now illegal are expected to turn to the medication abortion.

Research shows that maternal mortality rates in the U.S. increased 33% after the beginning of the pandemic.

Mortality rates during pregnancy nearly doubled in Hispanic women since March 2020.

Use is widespread: 12 million women are currently on the pill, and 80% of women have used it at some point in their life.

In The Business of Birth Control, a documentary available digitally and in theaters this week, the filmmakers argue that while hormonal birth control was considered a huge step toward women’s reproductive freedom when doctors began prescribing it 60 years ago, it also isn’t without its share of risks, which may be why more and more women are seeking holistic and ecological alternatives to the pill.