Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker quietly signed a contentious Republican bill Friday that would require women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound and ban doctors who lack admitting privileges at nearby hospitals from performing the procedures. FULL STORY »
The chief federal judge in Kansas refused Sunday to temporarily block parts of a new state abortion law, including a requirement that providers' websites link to a state site with information they dispute. FULL STORY »
Allowing Kansas to enforce a sweeping new anti-abortion law while a lawsuit against it is pending would respect the democratic process, an attorney for the state said Thursday during a court hearing on whether the law should be put on hold temporarily. FULL STORY »
Despite barely beating a midnight deadline, hundreds of jeering protesters helped stop Texas lawmakers from passing one of the toughest abortion measures in the country. FULL STORY »
By Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa) | June 26, 2013
Abortion opponents are asking the Iowa Board of Medicine to make adjustments in state policy that will end medical abortions using telemedicine, according to a leader of the Iowa Right to Life organization. FULL STORY »
When Hoag Hospital announced it would no longer provide elective abortions, officials cited low demand. But records and interviews show it was tied to Hoag's partnership with a Catholic provider. FULL STORY »
The Republican-led House of Representatives approved a far-reaching bill to ban a woman's ability to seek an abortion after 20 weeks on a mostly party-line 228-196 vote Tuesday. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 15, 2013
| Print Magazine
It's not all public health wonk work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seems the federal agency has won the grand prize at a film festival. Not quite Cannes, but cheers, nonetheless. FULL STORY »
Wisconsin's Republican-led state Assembly passed a measure on Thursday to make it more difficult to get an abortion by requiring women first undergo an ultrasound. FULL STORY »
By Bob Christie and Cristina Silva / Associated Press | June 13, 2013
Ending a six-month legislative session, Arizona lawmakers endorsed a key element of President Barack Obama's healthcare law in a huge political victory for Republican Gov. Jan Brewer. FULL STORY »
Switch to the new Modern Healthcare Daily News app
For the best experience of ModernHealthcare.com on your iPad, switch to the new Modern Healthcare app — it's optimized for your device but there is no need to download.
