WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Senate June 4 held a hearing on the impact of post-Dobbs abortion restrictions, with lawmakers alternately criticizing or defending them with respect to women’s health …
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Washington Roundup: Senate border bill fails again; Trump’s FBI claims; Biden nixes student debt
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Senate Democrats failed to advance a bipartisan border security bill May 23 for the second time in a matter of months. The same week, top law …
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Missouri enacts legislation to block Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation May 9 that revives an effort to block Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s …
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Washington Roundup: Biden’s HIPAA abortion rule; presidential debate signals; honoring Jimmy Lai
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Biden administration issued a new regulation to shield the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek an abortion …
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ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) — A bill recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been described by a farmworker advocate as “inhumane” and draconian. DeSantis, who usually …
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Washington Roundup: Foreign aid deal advances in House; three lawmakers threaten Johnson’s speakership
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A bipartisan coalition in the House, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., moved to advance a $95 billion package providing aid for Ukraine, Israel and …
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(OSV News) — Efforts to pass a Russian-style foreign agent law could end up restricting the work of the Catholic Church in the nation of Georgia, the leader of an …
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Five years ago, on April 15, flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral. It had long been on my bucket list of places to visit. I remember watching online videos of the …
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’s final regulations to protect mothers, but accommodate abortion
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will grant workers protections for time off and other job accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stillbirth …
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A blessed Easter Octave to you! This week the OSV News wire saw coverage of earthquakes in Taiwan and the U.S., a recent report showing nearly all countries worldwide will …