Selena Simmons-Duffin

Selena Simmons-Duffin appears in the following:

Supreme Court punts on abortion pill access.

Thursday, June 13, 2024

In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that the litigants did not have standing to bring the case. But there will more challenges to abortion access ahead, including another pending case this term.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin, and national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson.

The podcast is produced by Jeongyoon Han, Casey Morell and Kelli Wessinger. Our intern is Bria Suggs. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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There are now 25 states with bans on trans health care for minors

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

With the governor of South Carolina's signature Tuesday, there are now 25 states with laws on the books banning trans health care for minors.

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6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

State laws on abortion keep changing – with new bans taking effect in some places while new protections are enacted in others. And abortion will be on the ballot in at least four states.

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Texas Medical Board faces backlash over lack of clarity around abortion ban exception

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

For years now, Texas has banned practically all abortions. There is a medical exception to the ban — and the Texas Medical Board has been tasked with clarifying that exception.

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Maternal mortality went down in 2022 after spiking in 2021, new CDC report shows

Thursday, May 02, 2024

Maternal mortality got better in 2022, the latest year we have data for. It dropped back down to 2020 levels after spiking in 2021, according to a new report from CDC.

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Transgender rights advocates are celebrating a major legal victory

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

A federal appeals court has ruled health insurance plans need to cover gender-affirming surgeries. Trans people in West Virginia and North Carolina sued to get the coverage.

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Tennesee case: How narrow can a medical exception be in a state's abortion ban?

Thursday, April 04, 2024

Women who say they've been harmed by Tennessee's abortion bans will be in court on Thursday. Plaintiff Nicole Blackmon says she endangered her life carrying a fetus that had no chance to live.

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What's at stake if SCOTUS rules against mifepristone

Monday, March 25, 2024

A case before the Supreme Court this week on medication abortion could affect not just reproductive health nationwide, but also oversight of the drug industry and the authority of federal agencies.

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New study raises questions about the CDC's data on the maternal mortality rate

Saturday, March 16, 2024

A new study raises doubts about the high rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. that was officially reported.

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With an Obamacare boom, comes a Medicaid bust

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Preliminary numbers show 21.3 million American signed up for Obamacare this year — a huge increase since Biden took office. 15 million people, however, have also been kicked off of Medicaid.

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What the current landscape of abortion rights looks like going into 2024

Thursday, December 21, 2023

There have been wins and losses since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The women fighting against abortion restriction laws have impacted laws, policies and court cases – all ahead of an election year.

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Woman who sued Texas for access to abortion seeks procedure out of state instead

Monday, December 11, 2023

Kate Cox, a pregnant woman from the Dallas area who had sued Texas for access to an abortion, has left the state for one instead. The fast-moving case was pending before the state Supreme Court.

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Legendary television producer Norman Lear has died at 101

Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Writer/producer Norman Lear has died. The legendary figure in television created All In the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude and other shows that spoke to the political moment with humor and compassion.

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Texas Supreme Court to hear case on state abortion laws and pregnancy complications

Sunday, November 26, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court will hear a case this week brought by women who say the state's abortion laws are harming them.

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20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit.

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'Bun in the oven' is an ancient pregnancy metaphor. This historian says it has to go

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

In a new book, Policing Pregnant Bodies, author Kathleen Crowther grapples with how very old ideas – some of them misogynistic – shape how we think about pregnancy and abortion today.

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About 150 women are giving birth in Gaza each day with no clean water or electricity

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Approximately 50,000 women are pregnant in Gaza's population of 2.2 million and 150 of them give birth each day. Medical care and clean water are dire needs, says the UN population agency

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Giving birth amid Gaza's devastation is traumatic, but babies continue to be born

Friday, October 27, 2023

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, hospitals in Gaza are crowded and chaotic. Pregnant women face awful conditions: An emergency C-section may be conducted by the light from mobile phones.

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Post 'Dobbs' Supreme Court case, more people are traveling to get an abortion

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

#WeCount, the Society for Family Planning's ongoing tally of abortions in the U.S., indicates the abortion rate has remained relatively steady, but people are traveling to get the procedure.

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For people who get health care coverage through their jobs, the cost is rising

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

A new report shows that monthly costs for those health plans rose in 2023. Premiums increased 7%, and that trend is expected to continue next year.

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