Health Care

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Obamacare Decision: Romney Won't Like This Passage

In her concurring opinion, the Supreme Court justice twists the knife.

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| Thu Jun. 28, 2012 10:02 AM PDT
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10 Things You Get Now That Obamacare Survived

Your guide to the ways the Affordable Care Act impacts the lives of regular Americans.

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| Thu Jun. 28, 2012 9:40 AM PDT

Would Mannequin Jesus Support Obamacare?

Single-payer belly dancers, a bare-assed protester, and the Obama Chia Pet all came out for the Supreme Court's Obamacare decision day.

Photos by Kate Sheppard/Text by Asawin Suebsaeng

 | Thu Jun. 28, 2012 8:57 AM PDT
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Conservatives Freak Out Over Health Care Decision

Reactions from the right's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

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| Thu Jun. 28, 2012 8:45 AM PDT

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Obamacare Lives. What's Next?

The Supreme Court has upheld President Obama's signature legislative accomplishment. Here's what it all means.

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| Thu Jun. 28, 2012 8:36 AM PDT

The Obamacare Ruling I'd Like to See

The court should uphold the law, but it should also set out the rules of the road.

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| Wed Jun. 27, 2012 10:11 PM PDT
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Who's Paying for $6 Million of New Anti-Obamacare Ads?

A conservative women's group is spending millions of dollars on dark-money TV ads bashing health care reform—and hasn't said where it got the dough.

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| Wed Jun. 27, 2012 7:00 AM PDT

Charts: The Supreme Court Is Still Pretty Darn Conservative

Even post-Obamacare, the Roberts court is the least liberal (and most broccoli-obsessed) in decades.

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| Tue Jun. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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What Really Happens If the Supreme Court Strikes Down the Mandate?

Probably less than you think.

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| Fri Jun. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Should Not Disclosing Your HIV Status Be a Crime?

Iowa case spotlights statutes that opponents argue are stigmatizing and ineffective.

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| Thu Jun. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Study: Media Used Conservative Memes To Cover Obamacare

Coverage of the law was largely dominated by "common concepts being pushed by opponents of the bill."

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| Wed Jun. 20, 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Scalia Changes His Mind on Key Obamacare Precedent

Just in time to justify a vote to overturn health care reform.

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| Mon Jun. 18, 2012 12:10 PM PDT
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What It Will Mean If the Supreme Court Strikes Down Obamacare

The clock ticks down on whether we've entered a new era in American politics.

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| Mon Jun. 18, 2012 9:34 AM PDT

Soda: Ban it? Nah. Tax it? Yep.

Taxing sugary drinks enough might nudge people to buy fewer Big Gulps.

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| Mon Jun. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Virginia Poised to Impose Country's "Most Restrictive" Abortion Rules

20 clinics face closure, severely limiting legal abortion access and reproductive health care for women across the state.

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| Fri Jun. 15, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

House GOP Blocking Abortion Access for Raped Soldiers

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) wants to expand access to abortion for servicewomen who are raped. Only a few Republicans are willing to help.

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| Wed Jun. 13, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The Morning-After Pill Does Not Cause Abortions

After a decade of scientific evidence to the contrary, anti-abortion activists are still claiming that emergency contraception is a form of abortion.

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| Thu Jun. 7, 2012 10:10 AM PDT
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House GOP's 'Prenatal Nondiscrimination' Bill Fails

The House GOP failed to pass its latest effort to curb abortion rights.

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| Thu May. 31, 2012 12:36 PM PDT
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Senate Panel Advances Measure To Broaden Military Access to Abortion

Measure would allow for abortions in the case of rape or incest.

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| Fri May. 25, 2012 2:26 PM PDT
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"Hysteria": Very Feminist, Very Socialist, Mildly Funny

For those looking for a left-wing romantic comedy that dramatizes the invention of a lady's sex toy in Victorian-era London.

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| Fri May. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT