Telehealth Abortion under Attack, plus Bedside Betrayal in Canada Court’s Sloka Case

5th Circuit Mifepristone chaos heads to Supreme Court; Canadian judge let’s off doctor for SA; Clit art; Golden Tempo; and bee huts!Hunter Peterson tries to launch Spirit 2.0Passengers stranded after Spirit Airlines shut downMifepristoneFifth Circuit Decision Directs FDA to Restrict Mifepristone AccessSupreme Court puts decision on hold, for now“Nuclear option” used to normalize requiring only simple majority to confirm judges - 2013 by Democrats and 2017 by Republicans.Personhood: The New Civil War Over Reproduction by Mary ZieglerFetal personhood and access to contraceptionLouisiana law considers an embryo created during IVF to be a “juridical person.” This has been in place since 1986.More on Louisiana’s bills related to IVFLouisiana legislator’s attempt to protect IVF shelvedWhy Alabama’s bill was problematicFact check: Louisiana law has considered an embryo to be a “juridical person” since 1986, restricting access to IVF in the state. Patients must ship their embryos out of state, yet this is not as restrictive as the law proposed in Alabama in 2024 that specifically referred to embryos as children.Bedside Betrayal: Jeffrey Sloka Canadian physicianJeffrey Sloka was found not guiltyFindings of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSO) re: Sloka summarizedCPSO report💊Take Two and Call Me in the Morning💊Sophia Wallace clitoris artJust Bee Hawai’iGolden Tempo wins Kentucky DerbyWatch Cherie Devaux react to Golden Tempo’s winText us!Thanks for listening to The Present Illness! Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @ThePresentIllnessCreditsProduction by Arghavan Salles & Alyssa BurgartEditing by Alyssa BurgartMusic by Joseph UphoffSocial Media by Arghavan Salles