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TOPEKA — Kansas' highest court on Friday upheld a law barring so-called wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, in a case in which a couple sued because they
John Hanna April 30, 2021 - 4:21 PM TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas' highest court on Friday upheld a law barring so-called wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, in a case in which a couple sued because they weren't told of serious fetal defects until after an abortion could have been obtained. The state Supreme Court ruled against the parents of a girl born with a severe brain abnormality who said they would have opted for an abortion had they known of their daughter's medical problems months before her May 2014 birth. The Republican-controlled Legislature and then-GOP G...
When should Pinellas lift its mask mandate? As fatigue grows over mask requirements, the Pinellas County Commission on Thursday decided to wait to discuss a vote on lifting the requirement until gathering more data. Â Â Hostess Sarah Wilson (left) welcomes Jessica Rajcula, 29, of Dunedin and Amber Catanzaro, 32, of Clearwater, at Palm Pavillion Beachside Grill & Bar, on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 in Clearwater. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ] Updated Yesterday Nearly 10 months after Pinellas County enacted a mask mandate to stem the spread of coronavirus, commissioners Dave Eggers and ...
Pasco County ends its mask order Face coverings are still recommended indoors and must still be worn on public transportation. Â Â Jon Uhl, 39, left, receives instructions from Laprentice Watkins, with the Florida Department of Health, at a check point for Moderna COVIDâ19 vaccine appointments on Monday, April 5, 2021, at Saint Leo University, which is serving as the host for the Florida Department of Healthâs COVID-19 vaccine distribution for East Pasco County (FL). [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ] Updated 2 hours ago NEW PORT RICHEY â With the number of vaccinations ri...
‘The whole region is being shorted.’ Pasco officials beg for their fair share of vaccine. Barbara Behrendt, Tampa Bay Times © Times (2006)/Tampa Bay Times/TNS Pasco County Historic Courthouse DADE CITY — When Pasco officials learned Monday that the local Florida Health Department office was getting exactly zero of the 3,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine they expected, they took to the phones. Calls by commissioners and staff to state legislators and state emergency management netted Pasco County just 1,500 vaccines. With more than 560,000 residents in the county, it i...