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Abortion clinics, student group sue over Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period
Feb 06, 2024 | By Beth Leblanc in The Detroit News
A Michigan abortion provider and a pro-abortion rights student group have filed suit against the state in a challenge of longstanding state abortion regulations that they say violate the right to abortion in the state constitution.
The lawsuit filed on behalf of the Northland Family Planning Centers and Medical Students for Choice in the Court of Claims challenge laws requiring a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion, the dissemination of certain information to a patient before an abortion and prohibitions on the ability of advanced practice clinicians to perform abortions…
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‘What happens is people don’t get care.’ Ohio has 24 counties without an OB-GYN, according to KFF
Dr. Danielle Martter, an OB-GYN in Union County, has some patients drive more than an hour roundtrip for an appointment. “It is a struggle because we want to take care …
BU Student Health Services gains control of emergency contraceptive vending machines
Boston University Student Health Services installed five Medi Cube vending machines across BU campuses, where students can purchase emergency contraception pills, in place of the Plan B vending machines run …
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