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Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions

Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. / Credit: Office of Senator Josh Hawley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 18:12 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, on Oct. 15 introduced a bill to protect unborn children from abortion and minors from so-called gender transition. The bill would prevent taxpayer dollars from going toward abortions or transgender procedures for minors via Obamacare. While the Hyde Amendment already prohibits federal funding of abortion, Hawley’s bill would “write Hyde language directly into the federal coverage terms of health plans,” according to a press release from Hawley’s office. Jamie Dangers, director of federal affairs at Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, expressed gratitude “to Sen. Hawley for recognizing that Obamacare funds abortion and must be fixed.” “This bill would do what should have been done 15 years ago by applying the Hyde Amendment to Obamacare so that health care plans don’t pay for elective abortions with taxpayer dollars,” Dangers said. “Until a bill like this becomes law, however, Republicans must make Hyde protections nonnegotiable in any funding for Obamacare, which currently uses taxpayer dollars to fund abortion on demand,” Dangers concluded. Louisiana woman sues FDA after boyfriend pressured her into a chemical abortion A Louisiana woman who was pressured into abortion by her then-boyfriend is joining the state of Louisiana in a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In October 2023, Rosalie Markezich , out of fear for her safety, took abortion drugs that her boyfriend at the time had obtained via mail from a doctor in California. An in-person visit used to be a baseline requirement for obtaining abortion drugs, but under the Biden administration, the FDA removed the safeguard in 2023. “If the Biden FDA had not removed in-person dispensing, my then-boyfriend would not have been able to obtain abortion drugs and pressure me to take them against my will,” Rosalie said in a statement . Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said the “FDA’s reckless actions also opened wide the door for women to suffer reproductive coercion and assault.” “We are simply asking the FDA to restore this basic safety standard for women’s health,” Murrill said in a statement . Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman coerced into taking abortion drugs that her then-boyfriend obtained via mail from a doctor in California. Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom Florida bill would allow for wrongful-death lawsuits for unborn children A Florida bill could allow parents to file wrongful-death lawsuits for the death of an unborn child. Proposed by Vero Beach Republican Sen. Erin Grall, the bill defines an unborn child as “a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.” The bill wouldn’t allow civil suits to be brought against medical personnel, such as in cases related to in vitro fertilization (IVF). In addition, Boca Raton House Democrat Kelly Skidmore filed a bill that would nix a Florida program that provides funding for crisis pregnancy centers. Abortions are illegal in Florida after six weeks of pregnancy, a time when many women do not yet know they are pregnant. Referring to the crisis pregnancy centers, Skidmore asked : “What crisis pregnancies are they helping with?” “When we live in a state that has a six-week ban, how many crisis pregnancies do you think there are that we still need to fund $29.5 million for these centers?” The Florida Pregnancy Support Services Program reportedly helped provide more than 20,000 women with more than 130,000 counseling services and more than 18,000 pregnancy tests, according to recent data.

Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions

Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. / Credit: Office of Senator Josh Hawley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 18:12 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, on Oct. 15 introduced a bill to protect unborn children from abortion and minors from so-called gender transition. The bill would prevent taxpayer dollars from going toward abortions or transgender procedures for minors via Obamacare. While the Hyde Amendment already prohibits federal funding of abortion, Hawley’s bill would “write Hyde language directly into the federal coverage terms of health plans,” according to a press release from Hawley’s office. Jamie Dangers, director of federal affairs at Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, expressed gratitude “to Sen. Hawley for recognizing that Obamacare funds abortion and must be fixed.” “This bill would do what should have been done 15 years ago by applying the Hyde Amendment to Obamacare so that health care plans don’t pay for elective abortions with taxpayer dollars,” Dangers said. “Until a bill like this becomes law, however, Republicans must make Hyde protections nonnegotiable in any funding for Obamacare, which currently uses taxpayer dollars to fund abortion on demand,” Dangers concluded. Louisiana woman sues FDA after boyfriend pressured her into a chemical abortion A Louisiana woman who was pressured into abortion by her then-boyfriend is joining the state of Louisiana in a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In October 2023, Rosalie Markezich , out of fear for her safety, took abortion drugs that her boyfriend at the time had obtained via mail from a doctor in California. An in-person visit used to be a baseline requirement for obtaining abortion drugs, but under the Biden administration, the FDA removed the safeguard in 2023. “If the Biden FDA had not removed in-person dispensing, my then-boyfriend would not have been able to obtain abortion drugs and pressure me to take them against my will,” Rosalie said in a statement . Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said the “FDA’s reckless actions also opened wide the door for women to suffer reproductive coercion and assault.” “We are simply asking the FDA to restore this basic safety standard for women’s health,” Murrill said in a statement . Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman coerced into taking abortion drugs that her then-boyfriend obtained via mail from a doctor in California. Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom Florida bill would allow for wrongful-death lawsuits for unborn children A Florida bill could allow parents to file wrongful-death lawsuits for the death of an unborn child. Proposed by Vero Beach Republican Sen. Erin Grall, the bill defines an unborn child as “a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.” The bill wouldn’t allow civil suits to be brought against medical personnel, such as in cases related to in vitro fertilization (IVF). In addition, Boca Raton House Democrat Kelly Skidmore filed a bill that would nix a Florida program that provides funding for crisis pregnancy centers. Abortions are illegal in Florida after six weeks of pregnancy, a time when many women do not yet know they are pregnant. Referring to the crisis pregnancy centers, Skidmore asked : “What crisis pregnancies are they helping with?” “When we live in a state that has a six-week ban, how many crisis pregnancies do you think there are that we still need to fund $29.5 million for these centers?” The Florida Pregnancy Support Services Program reportedly helped provide more than 20,000 women with more than 130,000 counseling services and more than 18,000 pregnancy tests, according to recent data.

Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions

Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. / Credit: Office of Senator Josh Hawley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 18:12 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, on Oct. 15 introduced a bill to protect unborn children from abortion and minors from so-called gender transition. The bill would prevent taxpayer dollars from going toward abortions or transgender procedures for minors via Obamacare. While the Hyde Amendment already prohibits federal funding of abortion, Hawley’s bill would “write Hyde language directly into the federal coverage terms of health plans,” according to a press release from Hawley’s office. Jamie Dangers, director of federal affairs at Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, expressed gratitude “to Sen. Hawley for recognizing that Obamacare funds abortion and must be fixed.” “This bill would do what should have been done 15 years ago by applying the Hyde Amendment to Obamacare so that health care plans don’t pay for elective abortions with taxpayer dollars,” Dangers said. “Until a bill like this becomes law, however, Republicans must make Hyde protections nonnegotiable in any funding for Obamacare, which currently uses taxpayer dollars to fund abortion on demand,” Dangers concluded. Louisiana woman sues FDA after boyfriend pressured her into a chemical abortion A Louisiana woman who was pressured into abortion by her then-boyfriend is joining the state of Louisiana in a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In October 2023, Rosalie Markezich , out of fear for her safety, took abortion drugs that her boyfriend at the time had obtained via mail from a doctor in California. An in-person visit used to be a baseline requirement for obtaining abortion drugs, but under the Biden administration, the FDA removed the safeguard in 2023. “If the Biden FDA had not removed in-person dispensing, my then-boyfriend would not have been able to obtain abortion drugs and pressure me to take them against my will,” Rosalie said in a statement . Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said the “FDA’s reckless actions also opened wide the door for women to suffer reproductive coercion and assault.” “We are simply asking the FDA to restore this basic safety standard for women’s health,” Murrill said in a statement . Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman coerced into taking abortion drugs that her then-boyfriend obtained via mail from a doctor in California. Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom Florida bill would allow for wrongful-death lawsuits for unborn children A Florida bill could allow parents to file wrongful-death lawsuits for the death of an unborn child. Proposed by Vero Beach Republican Sen. Erin Grall, the bill defines an unborn child as “a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.” The bill wouldn’t allow civil suits to be brought against medical personnel, such as in cases related to in vitro fertilization (IVF). In addition, Boca Raton House Democrat Kelly Skidmore filed a bill that would nix a Florida program that provides funding for crisis pregnancy centers. Abortions are illegal in Florida after six weeks of pregnancy, a time when many women do not yet know they are pregnant. Referring to the crisis pregnancy centers, Skidmore asked : “What crisis pregnancies are they helping with?” “When we live in a state that has a six-week ban, how many crisis pregnancies do you think there are that we still need to fund $29.5 million for these centers?” The Florida Pregnancy Support Services Program reportedly helped provide more than 20,000 women with more than 130,000 counseling services and more than 18,000 pregnancy tests, according to recent data.

Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions

Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. / Credit: Office of Senator Josh Hawley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2025 / 18:12 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Senator introduces bill to ban Obamacare-funded abortions U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, on Oct. 15 introduced a bill to protect unborn children from abortion and minors from so-called gender transition. The bill would prevent taxpayer dollars from going toward abortions or transgender procedures for minors via Obamacare. While the Hyde Amendment already prohibits federal funding of abortion, Hawley’s bill would “write Hyde language directly into the federal coverage terms of health plans,” according to a press release from Hawley’s office. Jamie Dangers, director of federal affairs at Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, expressed gratitude “to Sen. Hawley for recognizing that Obamacare funds abortion and must be fixed.” “This bill would do what should have been done 15 years ago by applying the Hyde Amendment to Obamacare so that health care plans don’t pay for elective abortions with taxpayer dollars,” Dangers said. “Until a bill like this becomes law, however, Republicans must make Hyde protections nonnegotiable in any funding for Obamacare, which currently uses taxpayer dollars to fund abortion on demand,” Dangers concluded. Louisiana woman sues FDA after boyfriend pressured her into a chemical abortion A Louisiana woman who was pressured into abortion by her then-boyfriend is joining the state of Louisiana in a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In October 2023, Rosalie Markezich , out of fear for her safety, took abortion drugs that her boyfriend at the time had obtained via mail from a doctor in California. An in-person visit used to be a baseline requirement for obtaining abortion drugs, but under the Biden administration, the FDA removed the safeguard in 2023. “If the Biden FDA had not removed in-person dispensing, my then-boyfriend would not have been able to obtain abortion drugs and pressure me to take them against my will,” Rosalie said in a statement . Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said the “FDA’s reckless actions also opened wide the door for women to suffer reproductive coercion and assault.” “We are simply asking the FDA to restore this basic safety standard for women’s health,” Murrill said in a statement . Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman coerced into taking abortion drugs that her then-boyfriend obtained via mail from a doctor in California. Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom Florida bill would allow for wrongful-death lawsuits for unborn children A Florida bill could allow parents to file wrongful-death lawsuits for the death of an unborn child. Proposed by Vero Beach Republican Sen. Erin Grall, the bill defines an unborn child as “a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.” The bill wouldn’t allow civil suits to be brought against medical personnel, such as in cases related to in vitro fertilization (IVF). In addition, Boca Raton House Democrat Kelly Skidmore filed a bill that would nix a Florida program that provides funding for crisis pregnancy centers. Abortions are illegal in Florida after six weeks of pregnancy, a time when many women do not yet know they are pregnant. Referring to the crisis pregnancy centers, Skidmore asked : “What crisis pregnancies are they helping with?” “When we live in a state that has a six-week ban, how many crisis pregnancies do you think there are that we still need to fund $29.5 million for these centers?” The Florida Pregnancy Support Services Program reportedly helped provide more than 20,000 women with more than 130,000 counseling services and more than 18,000 pregnancy tests, according to recent data.

Esplorare l'apparato digerente con una 'pillola', come funziona la videocapsula endoscopica

Esplorare l'apparato digerente con una 'pillola', come funziona la videocapsula endoscopica

Roma, 16 ott. (Adnkronos Salute) - Esplorare l'apparato digerente con una 'pillola'. L'Irccs Centro di Riferimento oncologico della Basilicata di Rionero in Vulture (Potenza) è tra i primi centri in Italia, e il primo del Mezzogiorno, a utilizzare la nuova tecnologia Pillcam* Genius per l'endoscopia digerente ideata dalla società Medtronic. "Questa videocapsula non prevede infatti l'utilizzo della cintura da posizionare sull'addome per la rilevazione delle immagini né il registratore da far portare a tracolla, sostituendo entrambi con un solo dispositivo simile a un cerotto che offre al paziente una maggiore libertà e comfort. La videocapsula endoscopica è un esame non invasivo utilizzato per esplorare il tratto digerente. Ha le dimensioni di una pillola, grande come un antibiotico, e viene ingerita dal paziente con un bicchiere d'acqua a stomaco vuoto", sottolinea la nota dell'Irccs. "La videocapsula contiene una telecamera che, grazie alle luci interne, scatta immagini video durante il suo transito attraverso il tratto gastrointestinale, inclusi intestino tenue e colon. La capsula viaggia attraverso il tratto digerente grazie alla peristalsi naturale dell'organismo e le immagini vengono inviate al sensore indossato dal paziente e successivamente scaricate su un sistema per l'analisi da parte dell'endoscopista. L'esame - precisano i medici - dura circa 12 ore durante le quali il paziente può svolgere le normali attività quotidiane. La capsula monouso viene poi espulsa naturalmente con le feci. Il nuovo sistema consente la trasmissione dell'esame sul cloud, riducendo così la necessità di spostamenti per il paziente. Questo non solo rende la gestione dell'esame più efficiente, ma contribuisce anche a un minor impatto ambientale". “La videocapsula endoscopica ha il vantaggio di essere un esame non invasivo e indolore per visualizzare l'intero tratto gastrointestinale, altrimenti difficile da esplorare – spiega il direttore scientifico Irccs Crob Carlo Calabrese che prosegue – ci permette di visualizzare e ricercare l'origine dei sanguinamenti di origine sconosciuta così come un sospetto tumore del tenue, poliposi o malattie ereditarie gastro-intestinali rare e le malattie infiammatorie croniche intestinali. La videocapsula non sostituisce gli esami tradizionali in quanto non consente l'esecuzione di prelievi bioptici ma ha un importante valore diagnostico e di stadiazione”. “Siamo orgogliosi di essere tra i primi a poter annoverare questa tecnologia di ultima generazione unica nel suo genere che a breve sarà al servizio dei nostri pazienti, a seconda dei casi specifici individuati, – commenta di direttore generale Massimo De Fino – L'Irccs Crob, ancora una volta, si conferma all'avanguardia anche nel campo dell'endoscopia offrendo nuove possibilità diagnostiche”. “L'introduzione di questa tecnologia innovativa testimonia la capacità del sistema sanitario lucano di cogliere e mettere al servizio dei cittadini le più avanzate opportunità offerte dalla ricerca e dall'innovazione – dichiara l'assessore alla Salute, Politiche per la Persona e Pnrr Cosimo Latronico – L'Irccs Crob rappresenta un'eccellenza non solo per la Basilicata, ma per tutto il Mezzogiorno, e il suo impegno nella diagnostica oncologica di precisione è un esempio concreto di come investire in innovazione significhi investire nella qualità e nella dignità delle cure”.

La fantascienza è realtà Il bus è senza conducente

La fantascienza è realtà Il bus è senza conducente

Quell’avviso scritto in stampatello, vietato-parlare-al-conducente (che, tra parentesi, ma chi se l’è mai filato?), manco c’è: e d’altronde sarebbe oltremodo ridicolo visto che questa è una delle nuovissime navette senza pilota che circolano davanti al campus Luigi Einaudi di Torino . Compatte, ipertecnologiche, se sei distratto neanche ci fai caso, quando alzi gli occhi e realizzi che sei su una “scatoletta” del tutto autonoma fatichi a crederci: come bus sono a modo loro originali, è vero, hanno posto al massimo per otto persone, la capienza è più quella di un mini-van che di un pullman di linea e, in più, viaggiano a un massimo di 25 chilometri orari che è più o meno la velocità media di un motorino guidato da un neopatentato, però vuoi mettere? Non c’è il volante, non ci sono i pedali, non c’è nemmeno il posta di guida: sali (fino al 31 marzo saranno addirittura totalmente gratuite) e lei parte. Fa tutto da sola. Benvenuti nel futuro . Che, però, è adesso. Perché sì, d’accordo, in altre parti del mondo (come in Cina o negli Stati Uniti) i mezzi automatizzati sono già la norma, però no, da noi, qui, in Italia, una roba del genere non s’era mai vista prima. Fa un po’ fantascienza, fa soprattutto scienza (quanto software, quanta innovazione ci sono dietro?): è ancora in fase di sperimentazione e ha qualche frenata brusca di troppo, ma non è un azzardo né tanto meno è una corsa allo sbaraglio. La navetta senza conducente (che è l’evoluzione della metro senza conducente: quella, qualche anno fa, ci sembrava la rivoluzione dei trasporti del millennio e ora la diamo per scontata) è stata pensata, è stata studiata, è stata voluta. Per il momento la guida autonoma di AutoMove fa tre chilometri, che è il percorso torinese ad anello che collega corso Tortona con (appunto) il campus Einaudi. Nel mezzo ci sono cinque stazioni e non ne salta una. Abordo ha tutti i sensori che le servono per processare le informazioni dell’ambiente circostante in tempo reale dato che il problema del traffico, ciò che fa la differenza con una linea ferroviaria che segue necessariamente il tracciato dei binari, è proprio la sua imprevedibilità. Metti che scatta un semaforo rosso, la navetta lo rileva e si ferma prima. Metti che sulla carreggiata s’infila (spericolato) un furgoncino all’ultimo minuto, lei se ne accorge e nel dubbio inchioda (sempre meglio che andarci a cozzare addosso). Metti che qualche maleducato ha parcheggiato in doppia fila e lei è bloccata nel suo senso di marcia, a fianco della plancia collegata al monitor di navigazione c’è (per ora) un “safety driver” che è pronto a intervenire con un piccolo joystick e a spiegarle come superare in sicurezza il fastidioso ostacolo. Guidare in città non è facile (non è facile neanche per chi ha la patente da anni): «Mentre sei sopra conviene dimenticarsi che non c’è nessuno alla guida», dice ironico il sindaco dem di Torino, Stefano Lo Russo, e questa volta ha ragione: «Ma è un mezzo prudente che si ferma quando è ora. Un giorno sarà comune vederlo nel panorama urbano». «Dobbiamo immaginarlo come un tram virtuale che segue una rotaia virtuale», aggiunge l’amministratore delegato di Gtt (ossia del Gruppo torinese trasporti) Guido Mulè: e probabilmente così si capisce davvero il grande passo tecnologico che è stato fatto grazie al progetto Living lab ToMove finanziato coi fondi del piano per la ripartenza del post-Covid (il Pnrr) e con la collaborazione dell’azienda neozelandese Ohmio che ha materialmente prodotto questa navetta dei tempi futuri-odierni. Tu stai lì, seduto sulle seggiole uguali in tutto e per tutto alle sorelle dei tradizionali pulmini, e fuori per strada la gente ti segue con lo sguardo come se fossi un marziano dentro una navicella. Il giro proposto è ancora a metà tra la necessità di spostarsi e il divertimento di farlo in un modo che fino a due giorni fa non esisteva: però, a raccontarcela tutta, il discorso non si esaurisce a questo punto. Bellissima idea, per carità, e sempre viva chi guarda avanti: ma al netto della navetta di Torino, nel nostro Paese gli autisti sono tra le categorie maggiormente cercate dal mercato. Mancano camionisti, conducenti, mancano persino i loro istruttori, ne mancano circa 200mila che hai voglia, per il momento, a metterci la pezza col computerino e (letteralmente) il “pilota automatico”. L’orizzonte è quello, ma arrivarci significa anche stravolgere il sistema che abbiamo attualmente (sarà una sfida, e sarà una sfida che non possiamo non cogliere, lo sarà pure per i sindacati che sembrano sempre in altre faccende affaccendati). Niente di male, si vedrà. Nel 2025 (cioè nel frattempo) ci godiamo questo assaggio di avvenire, ché alla fine basta prendere il cellulare che oramai abbiamo tutti in tasca, scaricare l’app Wetaxi, pigiare sull’opzione “AuToMove” e prenotare un posto sulla navetta senza conducente di Torino che fa la spola in città ogni giorno feriale dalle 11 alle 16.30. Provare per credere.