
What We're Reading: Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Law; Oklahoma Opioid Suit; Maine Vaccine Exemption Removal
A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law that would ban abortions 6 weeks into pregnancy; Teva Pharmaceuticals settled with state of Oklahoma for $85 million 2 days before opioid trials were set to begin; the governor of Maine has signed a bill that will remove nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations.
Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi “Heartbeat” Abortion Law
On Friday, US District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked a Mississippi law that would have banned abortions as early as 6 weeks into pregnancy, when a fetal heartbeat can usually be detected,
Johnson & Johnson On Trial in Oklahoma Opioid Suit, Teva Pharmaceuticals Settles for $85 Million
Litigation against Johnson & Johnson, a major opioid manufacturer, will begin in Oklahoma today,
Maine Governor Signs Bill to Remove Vaccine Exemptions
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law on Friday that will end most nonmedical exemptions for mandatory childhood vaccines, according to
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