March 2024

TL/DR - A Michigan Senate committee has approved a nine-bill legislation package, known as the Fertility Health Care Act, aimed at reforming the state's surrogacy laws. The main bill would establish an Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy Parentage Act, setting standards for creating contracts with surrogate parents. The bills now move to the full…

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Ranking in Newsweek's Pennsylvania's Best Hospitals One of the top-ranked hospitals in Pennsylvania, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, proudly holds the third position in the annual Newsweek’s ranking for America’s Best-In-State Hospitals. The hospital achieved this remarkable feat with an impressive score of…

TL/DR - The Texas Medical Board plans to discuss clarifications to the state's abortion laws at a board meeting on March 22. The meeting comes after attorneys Steve and Amy Bresnen petitioned for clearer guidelines on when an abortion is legally permitted, following the Texas Supreme Court's rejection of a medical emergency abortion case last…

TL/DR - The Biden administration plans to fund 146 tribal climate resilience projects with $120 million. The funds, which can be used for mitigation and resilience projects such as relocation efforts, coastal management, and habitat restoration, will be disbursed across 102 tribes and nine tribal organizations. This award is part of a larger $440…