�鶹Ů��

Transgender patients of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles secured a win last week after the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to end its efforts to obtain personal and medical information of more than 3,000 young patients. (Ibarra, 1/24)

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging a new state law allowing pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities violates federal protections. (Kam, 1/27)

Indiana Senate Democrats proposed four amendments to an abortion medication bill, but all of them failed in voice votes Monday. (Kukulka, 1/26)

In the early hours of the morning on June 1, 2025, Katie Gowell went into labor at her home in Patten, a town on the outskirts of Maine’s northern wilderness containing Mount Katahdin, where her family doctor was prepared to deliver her fifth child. Shortly after her water burst, a complication arose: she had a prolapsed umbilical cord, a medical emergency that can cut off the baby’s oxygen supply. Her physician, Dr. Rose Fuchs, quickly intervened to keep the blood flowing and called for an ambulance. (Hedegard, 1/26)

A growing number of states are implementing paid leave policies in an effort to attract and retain teachers. (Lumpkin, 1/26)