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The House Labor, Health and Social Services committee members heard hours of testimony in favor of the extension. During the pandemic, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allowed states to extend postpartum care, and Wyoming participated as well so qualifying women had complete medical coverage for a year after they gave birth. This bill would extend that care until 2027.
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Idaho’s near-total abortion ban will not take full effect Thursday as planned after a federal judge temporarily blocked parts of the law.
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With impending lawsuits over abortion access in the state, more young women are seeking permanent solutions to birth control.
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A few of the states with the most home births are in the Mountain West, and the region also includes two states that saw some of the country's largest increases from 2019 to 2020.
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Most recent data shows that Wyoming women are getting less prenatal care and that maternal mortality is up.
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On Saturday, March 12, the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra will premiere Julia Louisa Esther. It focuses on the stories of three women.
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An annual report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the gender wage gap in the United States held steady during the pandemic, with women working...
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The Teton County Coroner has released the cause of death for 22-year-old Gabby Petito: death by strangulation. Petito's body was found on Sept. 19 in Bridger- Teton National Forest along the border of Grand Teton National Park. Her death has already been ruled a homicide.
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Military leaders and state overseers allegedly fail victims of workplace hostility and evade accountability.
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Over the summer, the first two women were granted tenure in soil sciences at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Karen Vaughan and Dr. Linda van Diepen have dedicated time to looking at what diversity looks like in their field. Wyoming Public Radio's Ivy Engel sat down with both of them to discuss why the soil sciences field has historically had diversity difficulties. Dr. Karen Vaughan started on women's participation in the field.