What to Know About the Supreme Court Ruling on Roe v. Wade
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Supreme Court kills Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling
The ruling "consigns women to second-class citizenship," dissenting judges wrote. A majority of the U.S. public has supported keeping abortion legal.
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Democrats focus on health care consequences in opposing Trump's Supreme Court pick
Democrats honed in on the ACA and portrayed the election as a way for voters to offset the court's expected further shift to the right.
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After two ectopic pregnancies, I fear what might happen without Roe v. Wade
An ectopic pregnancy is the most common cause of pregnancy death in the first trimester.
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Employer considerations in a post-Roe environment
Here's what employers need to consider regarding employment law, medical plan coverage, and employee privacy.
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What could happen if abortion becomes a crime?
Several district attorneys said they would not use a Georgia "heartbeat law"—expanding the concept of personhood—to prosecute women seeking abortion or their doctors or other helpers. But other DAs said they would.
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Leaked SCOTUS ruling: How U.S. companies are supporting workers on abortion
The decision would see the half-century-old Roe v. Wade ruling axed, allowing states to decide on their own abortion restrictions.
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Employers, legislators square off in abortion access fray
Sen. Marco Rubio has introduced a bill that would block companies from writing off reimbursement costs for abortion travel.
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Abortion-rights rollback puts U.S. economy at risk, Yellen says
Research shows, "limiting access to abortion leads to higher unemployment for women, less ability to feed themselves and their families and greater chance of falling into poverty."
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Restrictive legal landscape driving new employer benefit: Abortion travel assistance
While most insurance plans cover the costs of abortions, companies must now create an infrastructure to ensure employees' access to those procedures.
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A separate insurance bill for abortion coverage?
The Trump administration wants Obamacare insurers to send patients separate bills each month for the portion of their policies that covers abortion.