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![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.
![A protester holds a sign reading "ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE. HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT" during ano outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0422-abortion-rights-400x300.jpg)
New Rule Will Protect Medical Records for Out-of-State Abortions Under HIPAA
Doctors can’t tell law enforcement about a patient’s abortion if they had the procedure in a state where it’s legal.
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Meet the Pro-Palestinian Valedictorian Whose Commencement Speech Was Canceled
Asna Tabassum's speech was dropped by the University of Southern California after an online hate campaign.
![A woman in a blue dress holds a microphone while standing behind a podium reading "SAVE MY CARE" as others around her also hold signs](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0415-aca-400x300.jpg)
Low-Income Consumers Were Targeted in ACA Plan-Switching Scheme, Lawsuit Alleges
Insurance call centers enrolled people in Affordable Care Act plans or switched their existing coverage without consent.
![A reminder about Medicaid coverage is displayed as Trina Le, eligibility supervisor team lead, works at Hope Clinic on May 30, 2023, in Houston, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1887420425-400x300.jpg)
Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Kicked Off Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds
Medicaid “unwinding” is causing a massive drop in insurance coverage and health care access.