Articles Tagged With: texas
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Case Study of a Pregnant Patient in Texas
A health system in Michigan treated a pregnant patient from Texas. She traveled to Michigan to end her pregnancy when doctors in Texas turned her away despite their acknowledgement that her fetus had a lethal fetal anomaly and would never live. -
Effects of Texas Abortion Law Could Ripple Nationwide
The recent Texas law that banned abortions after six weeks gestation was written to be enforced by almost anyone, anywhere in the United States — creating a bounty hunter system. It could turn neighbors against neighbors, family members against family members, and incentivize strangers to spy on women. -
Safe and Legal Abortion Access Under Greatest Threat Since Roe v. Wade Decision
The largest and most damaging crack in the Roe v. Wade bulwark of abortion access was breached Sept. 1, when the U.S. Supreme Court’s inaction allowed the state of Texas to ban abortions after six weeks of gestation. There are no exceptions for rape or incest. The law gives about any person in the nation the right to sue the abortion provider and anyone else who assisted someone with abortion care. -
Study Examines Failed Self-Managed Abortions in Texas
A recent study revealed that nearly 7% of women seeking abortion services at Texas facilities in 2012 and 2014 reported they had attempted to self-manage their abortion before visiting the clinic. In states like Texas, where most abortion clinics closed because of restrictive state laws, accessing an abortion clinic is challenging. Barriers to safe and legal abortions appeared to be associated with women attempting self-management of abortion.
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Report Details Effect of Mifepristone Labeling Change
New research indicates that for Texas providers and patients, the 2016 Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new labeling for the abortion drug mifepristone increased access options and brought the proportion of medication abortions in the state into alignment with national data.
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Medicaid Waivers Pose New Threats to Reproductive Health
State policymakers around the country are pursuing changes to Medicaid that could have serious implications for healthcare access.
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Ready for Dengue in the United States?
Dengue is increasingly recognized in the southern United States. When recently surveyed, however, clinicians in Texas seemed incompletely prepared to understand and manage patients with dengue.
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Nearly Half of the Uninsured are Eligible for Medicaid or Obamacare
Nearly half of the 32.3 million nonelderly people in the US who didn’t have health insurance at the beginning of this year are eligible for Medicaid or subsidized coverage through the ACA.
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Nurse: Hospital lied, tricked her for PR benefit
One of the more shocking allegations in the lawsuit nurse Nina Pham filed recently against Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas involves what she says was a deceitful attempt to help bolster the hospital’s public image during a frenzy of media coverage about Ebola.
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Harsh claims as nurse sues hospital where she contracted Ebola
A nurse who contracted Ebola after treating a patient with the disease is suing her hospital. She claims the hospital failed to provide adequate training and protective gear, among several other charges. The nurse says she still suffers physically and mentally from the experience. She alleges that the hospital used her for public relations efforts against her will.