HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra calls post-Roe US ‘a tale of two cities’ Friday, June 23 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- One of the nation’s top health officials is calling attention to the disparity between states on abortion access one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed the right to an abortion.In an interview... Read More.
New National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number needs more state-level commitment: Becerra Friday, July 1 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters Friday that the upcoming launch of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's new three-digit number, 988, on July 16, "will work, if the states are committed to it."The new number, which advocates envision as the... Read More.