What We're Reading: Abortion Battle Heats Up; Pregnancy-Related Deaths; NFL Concussion Fund Payout
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a "heartbeat" abortion bill into law as legal battles over abortion continue across the nation; a new CDC study found that most pregnancy-related deaths could be prevented; lawyers of former NFL players are fighting a rule that limited retired players to attending physicians within 150 miles of their homes for dementia diagnoses.
Georgia Governor Signs “Heartbeat” Abortion Bill; Abortion Battles Rage On Across the Nation
Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that will ban abortions from being performed if a fetus has a detectable heartbeat, which usually occurs within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy,
With Pregnancy-Related Deaths On the Rise, CDC Says Most are Preventable
Based off findings from a new CDC study, the agency claims that 3 out of every 5 pregnancy-related deaths could be prevented with better care,
Legal Fights Continue After NFL Concussion Fund Paid Out $485 Million
While the NFL concussion fund has paid out almost $500 million within the last 2 years, lawyers of former players claim that there aren’t enough physicians in the approved network to evaluate dementia claims, according to
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