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Legislators in 49 states ask SCOTUS to preserve access to abortion pill
A group of more than 600 Democratic legislators from 49 states have signed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to overturn an appellate court decision that would roll back access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used to safely terminate early pregnancies and treat miscarriages. The list includes Pa. Rep. […]
Experts say a bill to restrict where sexual predators can live in Pa. misses the mark
The state House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on a bill that would place restrictions on where sexually violent predators could live in Pennsylvania. But experts testified that such restrictions have been struck down on constitutional grounds in the past, and address a perceived problem not based on evidence. House Bill 77 is co-sponsored by […]
Pa.’s physician-legislator Arvind Venkat talks gun control, medical debt relief and school funding
(*This story was updated at 8:49 a.m. on Sunday, 4/2/2023 to correctly reflect that state Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-Allegheny, is the first Indian-American elected to the state House.) Pennsylvania Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-Allegheny, is the first Indian-American elected to the state *House and an emergency room physician. A Yale Medical School graduate, Venkat spoke with […]