{"id":1915,"date":"2023-10-26T18:23:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2023-10-26T18:23:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:23:34","slug":"the-new-speakers-limited-record-on-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=1915","title":{"rendered":"The New Speaker\u2019s (Limited) Record on Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After nearly a month of bickering, House Republicans finally elected a new speaker: Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, a relative unknown to many. And while Johnson has a long history of opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, his positions on other health issues are still a bit of a question mark.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a new study found that in the year following the overturn of Roe v. Wade<\/em>, the number of abortions actually rose, particularly in states adjacent to those that now have bans or severe restrictions.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.<\/p>\n

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Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n