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![The examination room in A Woman's Choice clinic, which provides abortion care, on April 30, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2150881284-400x300.jpg)
Abortion Wait Times in Southeast Have Soared Following Florida’s 6-Week Ban
Before the ban, the average Florida resident lived 20 miles from a clinic. Now, it's 590 miles.
![Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments, and blood vessels.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1348073604-400x300.jpg)
FDA Maintains Discriminatory Rules on Donated Tissue for Gay and Bisexual Men
Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments and blood vessels.
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Anti-LGBTQ Censorship Is Endangering Trans People Behind Bars
“Trans Bodies, Trans Selves,” a basic trans health resource, is explicitly banned from prisons in eight states.
![An elder is wheeled into a hospital in a gurney by medical professionals](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0520-native-healthcare-400x300.jpg)
Medicaid Unwinding Threatens Native Communities’ Already Tenuous Access to Care
Three in ten Native American and Alaska Native people younger than 65 rely on Medicaid.
![A wall decal displayed at an abortion clinic reads "Never give up"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0520-abortion-clinic2-400x300.jpg)
Ballot Measures May Restore Access to Abortion — But Will Clinics Survive?
Election results could come too late for clinics that have scaled back or even shut down while bans were in effect.
![Health care workers at rally](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2151955603-400x300.jpg)
Union Drive at Labcorp Is the Latest in a String of Health Care Organizing Wins
Organizers say corporate efforts to quash a union actually galvanized workers to overwhelmingly vote for one.
![A protester holds a sign reading "Oh no! Did I confuse your Cis-tem?" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0515-trans-protest-400x300.jpg)
11th Circuit Rules Trans Health Insurance Exclusions Violate Civil Rights Act
With the ruling, a significant precedent is building to protect trans employees against health insurance restrictions.
![Chase Strangio](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0508-chase-strangio-400x300.jpg)
Gender-Affirming Care Gave Me a Life I Love. Why Do Pundits See It as a Tragedy?
Why are trans voices like mine minimized in the “debate” around our own health care?
![President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Kempsville Recreation Center on February 28, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0506-joe-biden-health-400x300.jpg)
New Biden Admin Rule Expands Access to Health Exchange for DACA Recipients
More than 100,000 uninsured people covered by DACA are expected to utilize the program.
![Vanessa Leavitt puts out Tang and Kool-Aid for patients to take with their Methadone treatment at CAP Quality Care clinic in Westbrook, Maine, on January 22, 2015.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-462014742-400x300.jpg)
Physicians Like Me Must Oppose Medical Discrimination Against Methadone Patients
Methadone patients are routinely denied the care they need, ultimately exacerbating health disparities.