Alanna Vagianos reports: Idaho already has some of the most extreme abortion restrictions on the books, with nearly all abortions banned in the state and an affirmative defense law that essentially asserts any doctor who provides an abortion is guilty until proven innocent. And now Idaho Republicans have set their sights on hindering certain residents from traveling out…
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Kansas High Court Affirms Abortion Access Still ‘Fundamental Right’
John Hanna reports: Kansas’ highest court signaled Monday that it still considers access to abortion a “fundamental” right under the state constitution, as an attorney for the state argued that a decisive statewide vote last year affirming abortion rights “doesn’t matter.” The state Supreme Court is considering exactly how far the Republican-controlled Legislature can go…
Truly Random Drug Testing: ADHD Patients Face Uneven Urine Screens and, Sometimes, Stigma
by Arielle Zionts March 28, 2023 Some adults who take prescription medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are required to have their urine tested for drugs several times a year. Others never are tested. Such screenings are designed to check if ADHD patients are safely taking their pills, such as Adderall, and not selling them, taking too…
Parents of patients at St. Louis transgender center fear privacy breaches, file complaints
Colleen Schrappen reports: A mother in St. Louis County braced herself last month as she began reading an incriminatory account of the transgender treatment center where her child is a patient. Paragraphs into what the mother calls “wild accusations,” she froze. She was reading about her son. “It literally puts us in the bulls-eye,” the…