Enlarge this image Jess Hegstrom, a public health worker for Lewis and Clark County in Montana, tries to start conversations about suicide…
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Her job is to care for survivors of sexual assault. Why aren’t there more like her?
by Katheryn Houghton May 5, 2023Enlarge this image After a patient leaves, Jacqueline Towarnicki prepares the examination room in case she gets a call that someone else…
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Clinics offering abortions face a rise in threats, violence and legal battles
by Aaron Bolton April 7, 2023Enlarge this image Wellspring Health Access clinic was set to open in June 2022 in Casper, Wyo., when it was damaged by…
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Her husband died after stay at Montana State Hospital. She wants answers.
by Aaron Bolton March 2, 2023Enlarge this image Jennifer Mitchell thumbs through her husband’s medical records from his time at the Montana State Hospital. Records show doctors…
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Montana health officials call for more oversight of nonprofit hospitals
by Katheryn Houghton September 27, 2022Enlarge this image Montana health officials are seeking to increase oversight of nonprofit hospitals amid debate about whether they pay their fair…
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More people are opting to get sterilized — and some are being turned away
by Ellis Juhlin July 29, 2022Enlarge this image Dani Marietti’s “sterilization shower” in Helena, Montana, features cookies with abortion-rights slogans, such as “My Body, My Choice,” written…
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Montana clinics preemptively restrict out-of-state patients’ access to abortion pills
by Arielle Zionts July 7, 2022Enlarge this image A Planned Parenthood of Montana clinic in Helena is among those that recently changed its policies to restrict its…
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Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion, But State Lawmakers Are Balking
by Erik Neumann February 8, 2019Enlarge this image Republican lawmaker Allen Christensen is pushing a bill in the Utah Senate that would shrink the Medicaid expansion his…
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