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Women's Health

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Police seek help from feds after 2 clinic fires

Federal authorities have been asked to help investigate after two fires in the past week at women's clinics in metro Atlanta. The latest fire happened Wednesday at a Marietta obstetrics and gynecology office that advertises itself as an "abortion services" clinic, authorities said. It took more than 20 firefighters to ...

Bill banning abortion after 20 weeks passes Senate

A bill prohibiting doctors from performing abortions 20 weeks after fertilization by declaring the fetus can feel pain has passed the Senate without opposition. The measure by Senate President John Alario declares that the state should protect "the lives of unborn children from the stage at which substantial medical evidence ...

NJ couple accused of disposing of stillborn baby

Authorities have accused a New Jersey couple of disposing of their stillborn baby in the garbage. The Morris County prosecutor has charged 25-year-old Erin Dougherty and her 31-year-old boyfriend, Daniel Aratow, with unlawful disposal of medical waste. The prosecutor's office says the couple went to Morristown Medical Center seeking treatment ...

SPOTLIGHT: Aging with grace includes staying well

There are a lot of labels to describe women 'of a certain age' as Toni Lucas said during a recent series of workshops sponsored by Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru, but the truth is far more complicated. The three-part workshop titled "Aging Gracefully and Creating Vibrant Health" focused on a ...

The facts of Trisomy 18: It's a genetic disorder

She had felt her baby's first kicks 15 weeks into her pregnancy when she got a call with the results of a blood test she hadn't wanted. Something was wrong with her baby. Adeline Sullivan looked on the Internet to learn about the genetic disorder that happens when a baby ...

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