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Williams assists pregnant people seeking abortions physically, emotionally and financially.

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What it's like being an abortion doula in a state with restrictive laws

6:21pm October 19, 2022

by Destinee Adams

"I'm an abortion doula, I fund people's abortions, I make sure they can get to their appointments, period," said Ash Williams of North Carolina. "I can do that. I just need to keep doing that."

Jasmine, 23, waits to receive an abortion at a Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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¿Cómo ha afectado su vida la ley de aborto estatal? Comparta su historia

4:54pm October 19, 2022

by Maria Godoy

Las leyes que restringen el aborto están afectando la vida de las personas en formas grandes y pequeñas. Si han tenido un impacto en su vida o en la vida de su familia, NPR quiere oir de usted.

How abortion is affecting midterm elections

4:37pm October 19, 2022

As Republicans seek to win control of Congress, Democrats are doubling down on abortion. They are hoping that outrage over the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade will turn the tide in their favor.

A youth mental health crisis and a shortage of therapists and other care providers who take insurance are pushing many U.S. families into financial ruin. But it's rarely acknowledged as medical debt.

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Paying for mental health care leaves families in debt and isolated

2:31pm October 19, 2022

by Yuki Noguchi

A youth mental health crisis and a shortage of therapists and other care providers who take insurance are pushing many U.S. families into financial ruin. But it's rarely acknowledged as medical debt.

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CDC underscores the importance of Black and Hispanic adults getting flu shots

8:18am October 19, 2022

About half of U.S. adults get their flu shot each year, but a new report finds that Black, Hispanic and Native Americans are less likely to get a flu vaccine — and more likely to be hospitalized.

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Why Biden gave a speech about abortion rights

4:26pm October 18, 2022

President Biden gave a speech about abortion rights Tuesday, billed as a political event ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

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Getting an abortion as a trans person is hard — with or without state restrictions

4:26pm October 18, 2022

by Brianna Scott

Abortion restrictions across the U.S. affect transgender men and non-binary people who can get pregnant. For many trans people, getting an abortion is already a challenge even without restrictions.

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What Yankee Candle reviews can tell us about COVID

3:57pm October 18, 2022

After seeing Twitter threads pointing out a potential link between negative candle reviews and spikes in COVID cases, one professor sought to determine if there was a relationship between the two.

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NC clinics want nurses to offer medication-induced abortions

2:42pm October 18, 2022

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

With both abortions in North Carolina and the number of out-of-state clinic patients soaring after Roe v. Wade was struck down, judges should permit more trained health professionals to prescribe pills for medication-induced abortions, plaintiffs in a lawsuit wrote on Monday.

Mariama Kuyateh, 30, holds up a picture of her son Musa, whose death from acute kidney failure on Oct. 10 was linked to contaminated cough syrup imported to Gambia, where they live, from India. The World Health Organization issued an alert about the medication.

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Contaminated cough syrup from India linked to 70 child deaths. It's happened before

1:54pm October 18, 2022

by Kamala Thiagarajan

The World Health Organization has issued an alert about the deaths in the West African nation of Gambia. For context, we speak to the authors of The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India.