{"id":2725,"date":"2024-05-02T20:13:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2024-05-02T20:13:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:13:32","slug":"abortion-access-changing-again-in-florida-and-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=2725","title":{"rendered":"Abortion Access Changing Again in Florida and Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-people block--people\">\n<h3 class=\"people-title\">\n\t\tThe Host\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"people-card-container single\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-people-card block--people-card\">\n<div class=\"author-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=500,500 500w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=480,480 480w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=170,170 170w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Rovner-Julie2022_sq.jpg?resize=315,315 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 150px\"\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The national abortion landscape was shaken again this week as Florida\u2019s six-week abortion ban took effect. That leaves North Carolina and Virginia as the lone Southern states where abortion remains widely available. Clinics in those states already were overflowing with patients from across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine, former President Donald Trump took credit for appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, but he steadfastly refused to say what he might do on the abortion issue if he is returned to office.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News.<\/p>\n<p>Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Florida\u2019s new, six-week abortion ban is a big deal for the entire South, as the state had been an abortion haven for patients as other states cut access to the procedure. Some clinics in North Carolina and southern Virginia are considering expansions to their waiting and recovery rooms to accommodate patients who now must travel there for care. This also means, though, that those traveling patients could make waits even longer for local patients, including many who rely on the clinics for non-abortion services.<\/li>\n<li>Passage of a bill to repeal Arizona\u2019s near-total abortion ban nonetheless leaves the state\u2019s patients and providers with plenty of uncertainty \u2014 including whether the ban will temporarily take effect anyway. Plus, voters in Arizona, as well as those in Florida, will have an opportunity in November to weigh in on whether the procedure should be available in their state.<\/li>\n<li>The FDA\u2019s decision that laboratory-developed tests must be subject to the same regulatory scrutiny as medical devices comes as the tests have become more prevalent \u2014 and as concerns have grown amid high-profile examples of problems occurring because they evaded federal review. (See: Theranos.) There\u2019s a reasonable chance the FDA will be sued over whether it has the authority to make these changes without congressional action.<\/li>\n<li>Also, the Biden administration has quietly decided to shelve a potential ban on menthol cigarettes. The issue raised tensions over its links between health and criminal justice, and it ultimately appears to have run into electoral-year headwinds that prompted the administration to put it aside rather than risk alienating Black voters.<\/li>\n<li>In drug news, the Federal Trade Commission is challenging what it sees as \u201cjunk\u201d patents that make it tougher for generics to come to market, and another court ruling delivers bad news for the pharmaceutical industry\u2019s fight against Medicare drug negotiations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block block--newsletter  \" data-type=\"kaiser-health-news\/newsletter\" data-align=\"center\" style=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"newsletter__title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/email\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail Sign-Up\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h4>\n<p class=\"newsletter__description\">\n\t\tSubscribe to KFF Health News&#8217; free Morning Briefing.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Plus, for \u201cextra credit\u201d the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Julie Rovner:<\/strong> ProPublica\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/cigna-medical-director-doctor-patient-preapproval-denials-insurance\">A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her To Review Patients\u2019 Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened To Fire Her<\/a>,\u201d by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum, and David Armstrong, ProPublica.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alice Miranda Ollstein:<\/strong> The Associated Press\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/investigation-police-use-of-force-sedation-injections-demetrio-jackson-621909ba7491abc2af8ad2e33ba3415b?taid=662bfd36fd4f33000167f99c&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\">Dozens of Deaths Reveal Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Police<\/a>,\u201d by Ryan J. Foley, Carla K. Johnson, and Shelby Lum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Karlin-Smith:<\/strong> The Atlantic\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2024\/04\/bird-flu-response-failing\/678243\/\">America\u2019s Infectious-Disease Barometer Is Off<\/a>,\u201d by Katherine J. Wu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachana Pradhan:<\/strong> The Wall Street Journal\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/health\/wellness\/child-caregivers-caring-parents-2b956149\">Millions of American Kids Are Caregivers Now: \u2018The Hardest Part Is That I\u2019m Only 17<\/a>,\u201d by Clare Ansberry.<\/p>\n<p>Also mentioned on this week\u2019s podcast:<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><em>To hear all our podcasts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/tag\/podcast\/\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And subscribe to KFF Health News\u2019 \u201cWhat the Health?\u201d on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/32EdsB662C3oyIrqLMmBXI?si=TQhRjzzLTgWtK3crfbOFtA\"><u>Spotify<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-the-health\/id1253607372?mt=2\"><u>Apple Podcasts<\/u><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.pocketcasts.com\/web\/podcasts\/a379e280-3f57-0135-9028-63f4b61a9224\"><u>Pocket Casts<\/u><\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"block--category-tag-list \">\n<div class=\"category-tag-list__content-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"block--category-tag-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\tRelated Topics\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"category-tag-list__contact-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/contact-us\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tContact Us\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<a class=\"category-tag-list__tip-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/tips\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tSubmit a Story Tip\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Host The national abortion landscape was shaken again this week as Florida\u2019s six-week abortion ban took effect. That leaves North Carolina and Virginia as the lone Southern states where abortion remains widely available. Clinics in those states already were overflowing with patients from across the region. 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