In case over transgender health care ban, medical groups seek to quash state subpoenas
Counsel for the parties said the subpoenas go outside the scope of the lawsuit and infringe their First Amendment rights.
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Alabama’s child COVID hospitalizations hit another record, four on ventilators
Of the 97 children hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday, 15 were in ICUs and four on ventilators.
Vaccine passport ban leaves pediatricians in a lurch
An amendment that would have narrowed the bill's language to COVID-19 was removed behind closed doors.
Gov. Kay Ivey: Kids should return to class in person, no mask mandates
The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday recommended universal masking in schools for those over two.
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"Withholding this medical treatment constitutes an act of legal violence towards transgender youth."
AG Marshall moves to strip pre-existing conditions coverage from hundreds of thousands of Alabamians
Nearly one million non-elderly adults in Alabama have pre-existing conditions and can’t be denied health insurance coverage under current law. However, Alabama’s appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall is currently engaged in a court battle that would deny those individuals health care coverage. Marshall, the Republican nominee for attorney general, is part of a federal lawsuit … Continued
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter With only three days remaining in the 2016 Special Session, lawmaker’s willingness to come together for a Medicaid solution is waning, and hopes of letting the people vote on a lottery are faint; if not totally beyond reason. If we believe that, “The sleep of reason produces monsters,” then … Continued