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Going online helps Pakistan's women doctors back to work

Going online helps Pakistan's women doctors back to work

With her four-year-old nestled nearby, doctor Saniya Jafri consults from home in Karachi with a patient on the other side of Pakistan via her laptop. She is one of thousands of Pakistani female doctors returning to practice through "telemedicine" after leaving the profession because of family

Macron urges Andorra to 'move forwards' on decriminalising abortion

Macron urges Andorra to 'move forwards' on decriminalising abortion

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Andorra Tuesday to "move forwards" on decriminalising abortion during a visit to the principality, which maintains one of Europe's last total bans on abortion. His comments come as the micro-state, nestled in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain,

FTC probe into APA urged over contradictory stances on gender-affirming care for minors

(The Center Square) – Medical group Do No Harm sent a letter Monday to the Federal Trade Commission urging an investigation into the American Psychological Association, accusing APA of holding two contradictory stances on gender-affirming care for minors, which could prove to be misleading. Chief Medical Officer of Do No

Top US court to hear case of Catholic schools excluded from state funding

Top US court to hear case of Catholic schools excluded from state funding

The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge by Catholic preschools to a state requirement that they enroll children of gay or transgender parents in order to receive public funds. Colorado provides state funding for tuition at public or private preschools, including faith-based institutions, but has

Supreme Court to hear Catholic school choice case

Supreme Court to hear Catholic school choice case

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging compliance with nondiscrimination policies for preschools that received public funds. The case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, challenges a nondiscrimination agreement that Colorado requires schools sign to participate in the state's universal preschool

Trump allows LGBTQ pride flag to fly again at Stonewall

Trump allows LGBTQ pride flag to fly again at Stonewall

The Trump administration has given the green light for the LGBTQ rainbow flag to once again fly above New York's Stonewall, a US national monument to the struggle for gay equality, a rights group that sued for its return said Monday. The administration had taken down the flag

WILL files federal Title IX lawsuit against New Richmond school policy

(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of New Richmond Parents for Good Schools over the school district’s policy on gender identity and the use of bathrooms at the school. “The policy has resulted in at least one male being