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Achieving global gender equality is impossible without support for reproductive rights, experts warn

by Cate Bikales | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON — Sexual health experts say achieving global gender equality and empowerment — a broadly bipartisan goal — is not possible without increased political and financial support for reproductive rights. At the current rate of progress, and with a deepening...

House abortion bill addresses “almost impossible” scenario

by Avani Kalra | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON –– The House passed a bill Wednesday that, if enacted, would enforce punitive measures for health care providers who don’t attempt to preserve the life of an infant born after a failed abortion. H.R. 26, dubbed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection...

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STATE OF THE UNION 2018

Medill on the Hill teamed up with Northwestern News Network in Evanston to produce a package of stories covering President Barack Obama's seventh and final State of the Union address. The two newsrooms collaborated across time zones to produce a three-hour broadcast and more than a dozen print and digital reports. Check out our broadcast here.

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In a series of investigative reports, Medill on the Hill reporters uncovered threats to privacy and security in the digital age ranging from the safety of your online campaign donations to how computer hacking could impact food safety.