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Hot issues at Indiana Statehouse
A look at the status of major legislation before the Indiana General Assembly this year: BIG-TICKET ITEMS — STATE SPENDING: The House approved a two-year, $30 billion budget that increases school spending by 2 percent the first year and 1...Tags: Medicaid, Laws, Health and Safety at School, Homes, Gays and Lesbians
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Ex-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies
C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96. An assistant at Koop's Dartmouth institute,...
Tags: Consumers, U.S. Senate, Health and Safety at School, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Manhattan (New York City)
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Bill for tougher Ind. abortion pill law advances
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana clinics that provide only abortion drugs would face the same requirements as those where surgical abortions are performed under a proposal approved Wednesday by a state legislative committee. The bill approved by the...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Human Rights, Personal Income, Family, Politics
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NM abortion complaint highlights privacy concerns
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A woman from New York came to New Mexico to terminate her pregnancy at one of the nation's four late-term abortion clinics after she found out the fetus she had been carrying for more than eight months had severe brain...Tags: Interior Policy, John Ashcroft , Personal Data Collection, Lawyers, Cesarean Section
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Michigan legislature sees new abortion-related proposals
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan legislature is seeing new abortion-related proposals that would prohibit some insurance coverage of the procedures and mandate ultrasound examinations. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/14UtGRs ) Thursday...Tags: Insurance, Rick Snyder, Social Issues, The Detroit News, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Michigan Senate committee OKs Blue Cross overhaul
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A legislative committee has approved bills to overhaul Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan that don't include abortion provisions that led Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to veto the measure in December. Legislation passed quickly...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Insurance, Rick Snyder, Politics, Republican Party
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signs abortion legislation
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law abortion regulations supporters say protect women but opponents denounce as a backdoor assault on the right to terminate pregnancy. The Republican governor who has said he opposes abortion...
Tags: Regional Authority, Rick Snyder, Politics, Social Issues, Executive Branch
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Michigan governor making his way through 282 bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been busy working his way through the 282 bills passed by the Legislature during the final weeks of the 2012 session. The governor's office said he signed 53 bills on Friday and vetoed four. He...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Regional Authority, Rick Snyder, Politics
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40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march locally, nationally
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents are marking the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling with a push for yet more restrictions after a string of legislative victories narrowing access to the procedure. The 1973 Supreme Court decision...
Tags: Social Issues, Sam Brownback
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Blue Cross overhaul back on legislative burner
JEFF KAROUB,Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan officials hoped to start the new year with an operational overhaul that included ending its tax-exempt status, changing how it's regulated and transforming itself from a charitable trust to...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Elections, Career and Workplace, Insurance, Parties and Movements
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Judge dismisses Notre Dame lawsuit regarding birth control mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the University of Notre Dame challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring employers to provide birth-control coverage. The lawsuit, filed...Tags: Career and Workplace, Laws, Employment, Roman Catholicism, Judges
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Senate approves anti-abortion bills in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to restrict and regulate abortion practices, including requiring a health professional to screen patients to ensure they aren't being forced to end pregnancies. The...
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Politics, Social Issues, Democratic Party, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Feb 7, 2013
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Jan 29, 2013
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Dec 28, 2012
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Dec 29, 2012
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Jan 22, 2013
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Jan 6, 2013
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Jan 9, 2013
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Dec 12, 2012
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