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Now disability advocates, andlawyers filing a growing numberof ADA lawsuits, are arguingthat companies must maketheir websites accessible--because,they say, the Internetis fundamental to public life. The distribution of electorsin the Electoral College givesless populous states morepower per person than morepopulous states. That's badfor workers who need to taketime off to have babies, carefor a child or sick relative, orattend to their own health, butit also has a serious impact onthe economy. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the pubic servants who are being acknowledged as the 2019 Guardians of the Year for their bravery in testifying against U.S. President Donald Trump during his impeachment trials in 2019. These include Jennifer Williams, a special advisor to the U.S. vice president on European and Russian affairs, U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Alexander Vindman, and Fiona Hill, the former Russia adviser on the National Security Council.

The article acknowledges the increasing significance of groups like SisterSong due to their efforts to fight for the reproductive rights of indigenous women and women of color in the U.S. Topics discussed include the inception of the reproductive-justice movement in Chicago, Illinois in June 1994, a range of workshops and training being offered at the SisterSong conference, and the challenges faced by reproductive justice leaders under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The article focuses on the attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand by a white supremacist on March 15, 2019. The impact of the attack on the popular conception of international terrorism is addressed. The author contends that the violence of right-wing extremists in remote New Zealand is a transnational threat. The opinion of U.S. President Donald Trump on the white-nationalist threat is cited.

The article features individuals who supported the next generation of artists. They include Jack Shainman, gallery director at Jack Shainman Gallery, Chris Jackson, publisher and editor-in-chief of One World, Lisa Nishimura, vice president of original documentary and comedy programming at Netflix, and Nikesh Shukla, writer and editor of "The Good Immigrant."

The article presents new members of the U.S. Congress that were elected following the 2018 mid-term elections. They include Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senator Kevin Cramer and Representative Katie Porter. They share the issues they are planning to address, including the difference between the House and the Senate, the representation of women in politics, and the problem of drug overdose.

The article focuses on the search for a common ground on guns in the U.S. Topics discussed include arguments for and against firearms, shootings as a common occurrence across the country, factors to consider in gun regulation, the political system shaping the side advocating for limits on guns and responsibility and the need for extraordinary care around lethal force as common to both the ethos of gun ownership, and the stated goals of those who seek controls.

The article discusses the strong support of Republican voters for U.S. President Donald Trump, especially in rural areas. Topics discussed include many voters' belief that the actions of Trump have improved the economy, the implications of the results of the 2018 mid-term elections on the political strength of Trump, and his close collaboration with the Republican National Committee (RNC) to help the Republican Party and its candidates.

The article looks at the growing advocacy for the implementation of single-payer plan or improved Medicare in an aim to drive health care reform in the U.S. as of November 2019. Topics discussed include the increasing number of physicians who advocate for accessible medical coverage through political organizing, the introduction of single-payer health care and its benefits to qualifying citizens, and the pending approval of two Medicare for All bills in the Congress.

When Dr. Caitlin Bernard became the face of a heated fight over the fallout from the end of Roe v. Wade, she was not new to talking about the consequences of abortion bans. When Indiana passed a near total abortion ban in August, Bernard vowed to fight for her patients "with every fiber of my being." After the Supreme Court's June decision triggered a slew of new abortion bans around the country, Bernard, an ob-gyn in Indiana, told a local newspaper about a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio for an abortion because her state had outlawed the procedure after about six weeks. [Extracted from the article]

Now with Roe v. Wade overturned, mailing pills won't solve every problem with abortion access, but Nouhavandi says she plans to "continue to find ways to support people." In 2020, the pandemic led Republican officials to temporarily close some abortion clinics and medical groups to sue the FDA to let them mail abortion pills for the first time. Honeybee Health was the first mail-order pharmacy in the U.S. to ship abortion pills. [Extracted from the article]

Anne Melia had canvassed with an abortion-rights group for months, urging Kansas residents to vote no on a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to say there was no right to an abortion in the state. But she never "in a million years" thought Kansas voters would so strongly reject the constitutional amendment on Aug. 2, with 59% voting no and 41% voting yes. At least 922,300 people voted on the ballot measure, compared with the roughly 457,000 people who voted in the 2018 primaries. [Extracted from the article]

LIMIT OUT-OF-POCKET DRUG COSTS Another piece of the bill would prevent older Americans and those with disabilities from paying more than $2,000 a year for medications they buy at the pharmacy. At Press time Democrats were poised to enact a sweeping health care achievement that will address one of the country's most intractable problems: high prescription-drug costs. [Extracted from the article]

When the Supreme Court handed down its opinion overturning Roe v. Wade on the morning of June 24, the news struck like lightning. Already, an army of abortion-rights advocates have built a vast network on the internet--unimaginable 50 years ago--poised to help those in need travel to a state where abortion is legal. In June, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America rebranded itself with an eye toward state legislative advocacy, and Students for Life of America has changed its organizational structure to direct resources to lobbying for state-based abortion restrictions. [Extracted from the article]

Lawmakers in three states have already passed laws allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers, or in two states, anyone who aids in an abortion; other proposed bills target the pregnant woman herself. Perhaps most worrisome to abortion rights advocates is the trend among pregnancy centers to reach out to women who have already had abortions, often by offering postabortion "counseling." But some abortion-rights advocates point to conflicts of interest: Heartbeat, which runs the largest network of pregnancy centers in the U.S. with 1,800 affiliates, also lobbies for bills criminalizing abortion. Texas' six-week abortion ban offers a $10,000 reward to anyone who wins a civil case against either an abortion provider or someone who aided in an abortion. [Extracted from the article]

As her state's top lawyer, she argued that the Supreme Court should overturn Roe because it was "egregiously wrong", and because societal advances mean women no longer needed abortions. The outcome of her case will have ripple effects not just for women in every state--some of which plan to outright ban abortion if Roe is overturned--but across every aspect of American society. For 49 years, antiabortion activists in the U.S. have fought a careful battle to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that established the right to abortion. [Extracted from the article]

If the court's final opinion is similar to the leaked draft, 13 states with "trigger laws" will ban abortion almost immediately; at least 10 more are likely to implement abortion bans or restrictions soon after. In the 49 years since the U.S. Supreme Court established a constitutional right to abortion, the experience of being a woman in this country has transformed. Many would-be patients in places where abortion is illegal will likely struggle to take time off work, find transportation, or arrange childcare to get an abortion. [Extracted from the article]

Other midwives include certified professional midwives--what graduates of Joseph's program can become--direct entry midwives, and traditional lay midwives. Walks into the exam room in her Winter Garden, Fla., birth center and unleashes a crinkly-eyed smile at her patient, who is 34 weeks pregnant, and her patient's 4-year-old daughter. Joseph says that while midwifery generally works best for the majority of women who have healthy, low-risk pregnancies, those who have want or need to give birth with a physician can benefit from the midwife model of care too. [Extracted from the article]

Many staff nurses say the problem is not that travel nursing agencies are price gouging; it is that there aren't enough nurses to do an increasingly challenging job for relatively low staff wages. So more staff nurses quit to become contract nurses, further lowering the nurse supply and driving demand for contract nurses. That fact isn't surprising--COVID-19 has transformed health care facilities, including Thomas Health's hospital system in Charleston, W.Va., where Kahn works--but the reasons may be. [Extracted from the article]

MARCUS-DAVID PETERS HAD JUST LEFT his day job teaching high school biology and arrived at his second job at a hotel, where he worked as a part-time security guard, when he apparently experienced a psychiatric episode. While there is no reliable database tracking how many people with disabilities are shot by police each year, studies show that it's substantial -- likely between one-third and one-half of total police killings. The CAHOOTS program, which launched in the late '80s, receives roughly 24,000 calls each year; 17% of Eugene police calls are redirected to CAHOOTS, a boon to police departments, which can better use resources combatting crimes. [Extracted from the article]

The View Health MAURINE STUART CREDITS THE AFFORDABLECare Act (ACA) for saving her family. Stuart and her sister received coverageunder the Medicaid expansion, while Peyton got it throughthe Children's Health Insurance Program, which had beenstrengthened under the ACA. [Extracted from the article]

Abortion-rights advocates say the 15-week bills are no compromise; they cut access and open the door to further bans. As the Supreme Court weighs a high-profile case that could unwind Roe v. Wade, lawmakers across the U.S. are introducing a wave of new bills limiting abortion at the state level. [Extracted from the article]

Biden also campaigned on a pledge to bring back bipartisanship, and that, too, seemed promising: in November, he signed a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that got 19 Republican votes in the Senate, including that of GOP leader Mitch McConnell. Inside the White House, there's a belief that the press is overly negative, though if anything Biden has benefited with voters and the media alike from the low bar set by Trump. Last October, President Biden went to Capitol Hill to meet with the Democrats in the House of Representatives. If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog, the old saying goes, but Biden can't even get that right: Major, a rescued German shepherd featured in Biden's campaign ads, was rehomed last month after injuring the President and biting two staffers. [Extracted from the article]

Abbott's NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic aims to help by enabling physicians to talk to their patients over a video app, as well as remotely adjust a range of Abbott's implanted neuro-modulation devices. For patients suffering from chronic pain or movement disorders, visiting the doctor can be a serious ordeal. The NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic, which received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in March, is available in the U.S. and several European countries; the company plans to expand availability soon. [Extracted from the article]

But it's easy to miss a dose, so for most users, efficacy drops to 91%--which means nearly 1 million U.S. women a year have unplanned pregnancies, despite being on the pill. The case syncs with an app that increases accountability by sending custom reminders to take the pill, follows up if users don't remove a pill from the case, offers pill delivery, and lets users track their cycle and mood. The health-tech company Emme has developed a Bluetooth-connected smart case ($99) that works with more than 100 different brands of birth control pills. [Extracted from the article]

Twelve states, including Mississippi, have what are known as "trigger laws" that ban nearly all abortions immediately or shortly following such a court decision. As the director and de facto head of security at the last abortion clinic in the state of Mississippi, Brewer is not easily spooked. In the '90s and 2000s, state lawmakers passed more than two dozen restrictions on abortion, each of which came with new costs, paperwork, or staffing rules that pushed abortion clinics out of business. If the court allows states to ban abortion before viability, there are dozens of other abortion restrictions currently blocked or being challenged in lower courts that could be reconsidered too. [Extracted from the article]

One evening in early June, Leo and his family were able to enjoy a treat they hadn't experienced in months: a sit-down meal at a restaurant. So in mid-2020--as Compton's unemployment rate eclipsed 20%--Soon-Shiong approached Aja Brown, then mayor of Compton, to bring some of the city's struggling residents a reprieve. For Leo, the Compton Pledge payments are an answer to a prayer whispered earlier this year after months of financial hardship. In July, California approved the nation's first state-funded guaranteed income project, designating $35 million for monthly cash payments to pregnant women and youth who have recently aged out of foster care. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the plan of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw from a treaty that governs global mail delivery. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been cautious about the effect of the U.S. withdrawal from the treaty. Mail watchers have expressed concerns about the effect of Trump's decision on the stability of the mail system around the world. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has been recognized for setting technical and security standards for the mail system.

In emotional testimony to a court in Los Angeles on June 23, pop star Britney Spears asserted publicly for the first time that she wants to end the conservatorship she has been placed under for 13 years. After Spears' testimony, the firm asked to resign, her manager and court-appointed lawyer resigned, and her mother said Spears should get to choose her own lawyer. [Extracted from the article]

After he received a Spanish-language printout from the CDC explaining how mRNA vaccines work, he rolled up the sleeve of his white work shirt one morning in June to get his shot. Cody Howard is standing at a makeshift pulpit under an overpass preaching about the COVID-19 vaccine. Less than a week before the Inauguration, when vaccines were still restricted to the most vulnerable, and even they were frantically refreshing their computer browsers to find appointments, Biden's COVID-19 response team was planning for the days when there would be too many vaccines. [Extracted from the article]

The doctors behind Village Medical at Home, which runs Thompson's CAPABLE program, hope the cost savings they'll accrue when their patients go through CAPABLE will allow them to keep expanding the program. Even before the pandemic began, the low pay and tough working conditions had led to high turnover among U.S. nursing-home workers, and facilities struggled with infection control. For the American public, one of the first signs of the COVID-19 pandemic to come was a tragedy at a nursing home near Seattle. Home-care workers earn a mean hourly wage of $12.60, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [Extracted from the article]

Biden doesn't support Medicare for All--which is one of Jayapal's signature policies--and he's more moderate on most economic issues than Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, whom Jayapal endorsed in the presidential primary. Biden unveiled his infrastructure proposal on March 31, and before that, Jayapal and a small group of other progressive lawmakers met with the White House twice to talk strategy, she says. [Extracted from the article]

"Labor unions provide protections that not only benefit workers in the union, but have broader benefits for society", Dean says. "Even if there's an increase in individual interest to join unions, there's still major obstacles in American labor law that make it difficult for workers to actually form or join a union", he says. The Trump Administration's NLRB rolled back and weakened worker protections, while OSHA was criticized for its lax treatment of worker complaints in 2020. [Extracted from the article]

We're also working [toward] a budget that will eliminate the Hyde Amendment [which prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for most abortions]. How does Donald Trump's appointing Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court affect the future of reproductive rights? That order to eliminate the global gag rule, keep medication abortion easier to access during the pandemic and begin the process of rolling back harmful policies, like the Trump birth control rules that allow employers to essentially force their personal beliefs on employees. [Extracted from the article]

The global mobilization to defeat the pandemic has been led by doctors, policymakers, heads of state and more--most notably in the U.S. by Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been a face and voice of gentle empathy and hard truths. Liu Chun, 48, a respiratory doctor specializing in ICU patients in Changsha, a city in central China, was one of the first to volunteer to travel to Wuhan when the virus broke out there--part of a group of 130 doctors from her hospital alone. Calderone, the doctor in Turin, recalls the first wave of the pandemic when physicians were cheered as heroes, with songs from balconies and pizza delivered to their wards. PHOTO (COLOR): LIU CHUN Respiratory doctor, above; Changsha, China Liu and 129 other doctors at her hospital volunteered to travel to Wuhan in early February when it was the COVID-19 epicenter. [Extracted from the article]

Produce from the church's community garden also filled the "love fridge", an outdoor refrigerator near the church stocked with free food. Pastor Reshorna Fitzpatrick and her husband, Bishop Derrick Fitzpatrick, are used to public service, having spent the past two decades leading Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's West Side. [Extracted from the article]

Democrats had high hopes for health care. Biden must act quickly, says Daniel Dawes, a health care lawyer who worked with the Obama Administration to develop the ACA. In a speech on Nov. 10, President-elect Biden appeared to be laying the groundwork for bipartisan cooperation to fix the ACA. [Extracted from the article]

Many states have laws designed to prevent mass ballot collection, known pejoratively as "ballot harvesting", which is when one person collects and returns multiple ballots. In many cases, ballots are designed so poorly that they result in people's votes not being counted: voters skip sections or vote for someone they didn't intend. Some states, including battlegrounds like Georgia and Florida, have seen long lines form outside polling places in the initial days of early voting, with some voters reporting waits of up to 11 hours. Voters may see two columns of candidates as two races and vote in each, invalidating their ballot. [Extracted from the article]

A dozen guests at the Rose Garden event would announce they'd contracted the virus, including two Republican Senators, Trump confidants Kellyanne Conway and Chris Christie, and three members of the White House press office. The White House refused to say when Trump had last tested negative, and did not fully trace his contacts or cooperate with local public-health officials in the places the President had traveled. The President stood triumphant on the White House balcony, having persuaded his doctors to submit to his will. [Extracted from the article]

The ways that the ADA and other disability-rights laws have been implemented often require navigating a host of bureaucratic mazes to access support. Gray says she is grateful for the activists who came before her, like Heumann, who passed the ADA and helped frame the battle for disability protections as a fight for equal rights. [Extracted from the article]

For months, the mosaics of sticky notes, posters and artwork that dotted Hong Kong told a story of resistance. Pro-democracy lawmakers are hoping public disapproval of the law will translate into victory in Sept. 6 elections for the city's Legislative Council. [Extracted from the article]

Black MamasMatter Alliance (BMMA), co-foundedby Angela Doyinsola Aina, launchedin 2016 to address these huge disparities;the group worked with Congressto launch Black Maternal Health Week,now held each April. This year, Aina is drawing on herown background in public health toramp up BMMA's research efforts andto promote the use of midwives anddoulas, who she says can be critical resourcesfor communities that have historicallyfraught relationships with theU.S. medical system. The World HealthOrganization named 2020 the "year ofthe nurse and midwife", and Aina hopesthis increased attention will help lead tomore investment in black women-ledhealth programs. [Extracted from the article]