{"id":3148,"date":"2024-08-08T19:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=3148"},"modified":"2024-08-08T19:56:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:56:26","slug":"the-walz-record-kff-health-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=3148","title":{"rendered":"The Walz Record – KFF Health News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 choice of running mate. Walz \u2014 also a former U.S. congressman, high school teacher, and member of the National Guard \u2014 has a folksy, Midwestern affect and a liberal record. He has signed bills expanding abortion rights and medical care for transgender people as governor and represented a swing district in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the number of abortions taking place in the U.S. since the overturn of Roe v. Wade<\/em> continued to rise into early this year, according to a new study. That is frustrating abortion opponents, who are seeking more ways to bring the numbers down, even if it means barring pregnant women from traveling to other states.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th.<\/p>\n

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