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President Donald Trump wants to end "reliance on junk science." But the order itself includes claims about gender-affirming care that clash with leading medical research and practice.
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Changes to content policies allowi users to describe LGBTQ+ people as "mentally ill" or "abnormal," given political or religious discourse. That doesn't make it true or reflective of medical consensus.
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Research has generally shown that fluoridated water at recommended levels is safe. But many experts and a judge say more research is needed to better understand whether and when risks kick in.
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"Viability and "health care provider" may need clarifying if Amendment 4 passes. Some legal experts say this could lead to broad interpretations; others say these are well-defined legal terms.
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Backers of Amendment 4 argue exceptions to the six-week restrictions aren’t "real" because of vague language, criminal penalties and requirements that can make abortions difficult to obtain in these cases.
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Although Amendment 4 doesn’t define "health care provider," legal experts said it would not allow people who aren’t licensed to determine whether a patient qualifies for a health risk exception.
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During a campaign event, President Joe Biden warned of "extreme" laws that restrict abortion access and blamed Donald Trump. Some of Biden's statements left out context.
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A study by the Rand Corp., a nonpartisan research organization, found that, across all drugs, U.S. prices were 2.78 times higher than the prices in 33 OECD countries. The gap was even larger for brand-name drugs.
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False claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause deaths and other diseases such as cancer are still prevalent despite multiple studies showing the vaccines saved lives and do not cause cancers.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says the government classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which means that it is considered a greater concern than either fentanyl or cocaine, which Schedule 2 drugs.