Energized by the U.S. Supreme Court s newly cemented conservative majority, Republican lawmakers throughout the country have put forward a host of aggressive bills that would limit access to and, in many cases, criminalize abortion.
In Arizona alone, GOP legislators have introduced more than 10 pieces of legislation that propose an array of changes, from restrictions on abortion medications and online reproductive health referrals to murder charges for those who terminate pregnancies. The Arizona voters spoke in November, and they elected majorities that have professed to be pro-life in the House and Senate, said Center for Arizona Policy Director Cathi Herrod, the state s leading anti-abortion lobbyist. We’re very hopeful about this session.
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People who are pregnant should be able to decide if they want to get the coronavirus vaccine, US health agencies and medical organizations resoundingly agree. And in the first couple months of vaccine rollout, many pregnant health care workers have already chosen to do so:
Today I received the COVID-19 vaccine. I’m also 17 weeks pregnant!
It wasn’t an easy choice, but reading the stories of many other pregnant health care workers #onhere helped me to decide. 1/8 pic.twitter.com/WAKiFyFxRl Irène P. Mathieu, MD (@gumbo amando) January 13, 2021
Why the disagreement? The clinical trials
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