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2024-07-05 14:29:36

Rate of young women getting sterilized doubled after ‘Roe’ overturned https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070524_women_sterilization/rate-young-women-getting-sterilized-doubled-after-roe-overturned/
After Roe was overturned in June 2022, doctors said a wave of young people started asking for permanent birth control like tubal ligations or vasectomies, and researchers found sharp increases in both male and female sterilization, though women are getting sterilized much more often.
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2024-07-03 15:23:10

Judge rejects Texas AG’s ‘outrageous & intolerable’ efforts to shut down migrant shelters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070324_paxton_shelters/judge-rejects-texas-ags-outrageous-intolerable-efforts-shut-down-migrant-shelters/
An El Paso district court judge has denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to shut down the Annunciation House network of migrant shelters in El Paso, saying the state was harassing its employees and guests.
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2024-06-15 22:11:12

Religion still has power in American politics https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061524_religion_politics_op/religion-still-has-power-american-politics/
"I wish more Americans stopped to think before believing what someone says is in the Bible or simply shrugging and saying it doesn’t matter." — Trip Jennings of New Mexico In Depth
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2024-06-04 17:12:00

States already collecting more abortion data - and HIPAA won’t always keep it private. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060424_abortion_data/states-already-collecting-more-abortion-data-and-hipaa-wont-always-keep-it-private/
As concerns are renewed about deceptive practices around data privacy at crisis pregnancy centers, there are efforts underway at the legislative and congressional levels to track abortion and pregnancy data.
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2024-05-29 19:22:49

Amazon must face FTC lawsuit over hard-to-cancel Prime membership https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052924_ftc_amazon/amazon-must-face-ftc-lawsuit-over-hard-to-cancel-prime-membership/
Amazon failed to persuade a federal judge to toss an FTC lawsuit that accuses the online retailer and three of its executives of tricking shoppers into signing up for a $14.99-a-month Prime membership while making it unnecessarily complicated for members to cancel.
#Tucson #Arizona

2024-05-01 22:20:05

Photos: Police use rubber bullets, pepper balls to break up Gaza protest on UA campus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050124_ua_gaza_protest/photos-police-use-rubber-bullets-pepper-balls-break-up-gaza-protest-ua-campus/
Three hours after police warned arrests were imminent, dozens of officers in riot gear smashed their way into an ad-hoc camp of Palestinian supporters at the University of Arizona, using pepper balls and rubber bullets to push the crowd onto Park Avenue.
#Tucson #Arizona

2024-04-19 00:30:00

Az Rep. Austin Smith drops reelection campaign amid accusations of petition fraud https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041824_austin_sig_fraud/az-rep-austin-smith-drops-reelection-campaign-amid-accusations-petition-fraud/
Republican state representative and Turning Point Action member Austin Smith has dropped his Arizona reelection bid after being accused of personally forging more than 100 petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot.
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2024-04-03 17:33:02

Planned Parenthood will offer low-cost vasectomies in Phoenix https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040324_vasectomy_growth/planned-parenthood-will-offer-low-cost-vasectomies-phoenix/
Planned Parenthood Arizona is now offering vasectomy services in Phoenix after demand for the procedure at the Tucson clinic was overwhelming, with nearly half of all appointments booked by Valley residents.
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