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A pregnant mom was 'writhing in pain,' but a Catholic hospital refused to intervene

Alison was three months pregnant and on a camping trip with her family in 2013 when she started bleeding. She rushed home to Bellingham, where the only hospital is Catholic-owned PeaceHealth.
By
Eilis O'Neill

Aug 05, 2022 at 12:40 pm
KUOW Newsroom

WA abortion researcher says executive order makes 'zero difference'

Even in states like Washington, providers liked Dr. Meghan Eagen-Torkko say a recent executive order to preserve abortion access is not enough to alleviate the fear some of her patients and colleagues feel now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned federal protections under Roe v. Wade.
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Katie Campbell

Angela King

Jul 19, 2022 at 1:55 pm
Faced with COVID and monkeypox, new USAID leader draws strength from African proverb

Dr Atul Gawande, the surgeon and bestselling health writer talks, to NPR about the problems he has inherited as the new head of USAID's global health office.
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Ailsa Chang

Jul 11, 2022 at 2:40 pm NPR
Longer wait times, discouraged patients: What abortion rights advocates in Washington expect post-Roe

Providers in Washington are trying to meet the increased demand for abortions here with medication abortions, longer hours, and at least one additional clinic — but they can’t ramp up fast enough to meet an expected surge in demand.
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Eilis O'Neill

Jul 01, 2022 at 9:14 am
Seattle Now

A Faith Leader on the Reversal of Roe

The US supreme court's decision to strike down Roe v Wade Friday was not exactly unexpected ... Even so, we’re probably all going to remember where we were when we learned the news. On this episode of Seattle Now, hear from a local pastor whose faith leads him to mourn the overturning of Roe v Wade.
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Patricia Murphy

Diana Opong

Brandi Fullwood

Jeannie Yandel

Ann Kane

Jun 27, 2022 at 5:00 am
Today So Far Blog

Appalled, but not surprised: Seattleites react to SCOTUS ruling on Roe

People in Seattle and across Washington state are reacting to today's Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that
By
Joshua McNichols

Jun 24, 2022 at 6:29 pm
KUOW Newsroom

'There's going to be a lack of honesty.' Two Washington doctors on the fallout of overturning Roe v Wade

The United States Supreme Court has struck down access to abortion under the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade. Washington state is among those states that has already reaffirmed a commitment to protect access to abortion and abortion-related services. But there is more to consider.
By
Katie Campbell

Angela King

Jun 24, 2022 at 8:28 am
KUOW Newsroom

Retired nurse remembers how 'everything changed' after Roe v. Wade

Suzy Palmer began her nursing career in Chicago before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. It was there that she saw how "desperation" damaged lives — both of her pregnant patients and their children.
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Katie Campbell

Paige Browning

Jun 16, 2022 at 1:58 pm
Trader Joe's workers in Massachusetts file to create chain's first union

Employees at a Trader Joe's in Hadley, Mass., have filed to hold a union election. If the vote is successful, it will create the first union in the nationwide chain.
By
Jacqueline GaNun

Jun 08, 2022 at 10:03 am NPR
These female health-care workers won a huge WHO honor. They'd like a raise, too

India's all-female task force of community health-care workers won the World Health Organization's Global Health Leaders Awards. But instead of recognition, some want a better salary and benefits.
By
Sushmita Pathak

Jun 02, 2022 at 6:54 am NPR

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