Michael Wilner reports: Weeks before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, revoking a woman’s constitutional right to abortion, a rabbi and lawyer in Boynton Beach was preparing to take action against Florida. The state’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks, he said, directly targets Jews. “Judaism is in conflict with this law,” Rabbi Barry…
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Online Abortion Pill Provider Hey Jane Used Tracking Tools That Sent Visitor Data to Meta, Google, and Others
Online Abortion Pill Provider Hey Jane Used Tracking Tools That Sent Visitor Data to Meta, Google, and Others Personal information from reviewers was also exposed until The Markup’s inquiry By: Jon Keegan and Dara Kerr Hey Jane, an online abortion pill provider, performs a service that pro-choice advocates say has become critically important since the U.S….
Ontario hospital stands by COVID vaccine policy as fired staffers file lawsuits seeking $700K
Jennifer Bieman reports: Two former London Health Sciences Centre administration staffers who say they were fired last fall for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine are suing the hospital in separate wrongful dismissal lawsuits seeking a combined $700,000 in damages. Former LHSC employees Angela Simpson and Laura Goncalves have filed statements of claim in Ontario’s Superior Court…
HHS Issues Guidance to Protect Patient Privacy in Wake of Supreme Court Decision on Roe
Guidance includes information about what’s protected – and what’s not – when using period trackers and other health information apps on smartphones. On the heels of the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, where the right to safe and legal abortion was taken away, President Biden and U.S. Department of Health and…