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The new number will replace the current ten-digit number to reach help

COVID-19 has put Queensland's health system under severe pressure, with many of the state's hospitals now reaching "tier three". But what exactly does that mean?

Texas argues that the Biden administration does not have the authority to issue guidance on emergency abortions.

Pharmacists say HHS' guidance "attacks and undermines the fundamental responsibilities ... of the pharmacist.”

WASHINGTON — In the latest salvo aimed at responding to a June 24 Supreme Court decision overturning the federal right to an abortion, the Biden administration Wednesday told pharmacists that they will violate federal civil rights laws if they deny women prescribed medications because of personal views about contraception or…

Pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions for medications used for abortion could be violating civil rights law. The meds are also used to treat miscarriages, arthritis and ulcers.

HHS reminds some 60,000 pharmacies of their legal obligation to dispense medication as prescribed, including contraceptives.

Some patients have been denied access to specific medication because they can terminate a pregnancy.

In a preview of what’s to come in half the country, a near-total ban has led some providers to deny care until mothers’ health deteriorated