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Reaction pours in over new abortion clinic coming to neighboring Maryland – WV MetroNews
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CUMBERLAND, Md. — A brand new girls’s well being middle that can open in Maryland this June is being met with opposition whereas others are praising the transfer which is able to enhance entry for pregnant girls searching for abortions in West Virginia.
The Girls’s Well being Middle of Maryland will likely be positioned in Cumberland, Md., simply 5 miles throughout the border. This comes after the Girls’s Well being Middle of West Virginia in Charleston, the state’s solely abortion clinic, was compelled to cease providing the procedures after state lawmakers handed a near-total abortion ban final September.
With out additional ado, Girls’s Well being Middle of Maryland will open in June 2023 simply minutes from the West Virginia border!🥳
The Cumberland clinic will supply a full-range of reproductive well being providers together with medical and procedural abortion as much as 16 weeks, in addition to GAHT🌈 pic.twitter.com/fAnFBenijV
— Girls’s Well being Middle of Maryland (@womenshealthmmd) March 27, 2023
The brand new West Virginia legislation doesn’t enable for abortion at any time throughout being pregnant, apart from some restricted circumstances. In recent times, the legislation had allowed abortion as much as 20 weeks of being pregnant.
Alisha Clements, director of public affairs for Deliberate Parenthood South Atlantic, not too long ago instructed MetroNews the brand new facility in Cumberland means fewer West Virginia girls should journey a whole lot of miles to obtain an abortion.
“There’s a present abortion desert in Central Appalachia created by anti-abortion lawmakers. This extra clinic goes to make such a big impact on reproductive well being care entry for the folks in our state and on this area,” Clements mentioned.
Katie Quiñonez, government director of the Girls’s Well being Middle of West Virginia, may also function the Maryland clinic’s government director. Quiñonez and people with the ability in Charleston filed a federal lawsuit in February over the state’s abortion ban, calling it “irrational and unconstitutional.”
“Each particular person deserves to entry the important care they want, however this legislation pushes important abortion care out of attain,” Quiñonez mentioned on the time.
The lawsuit got here after the U.S. Supreme Court docket reversed the landmark Roe vs. Wade federal assure of abortion and despatched coverage choices again to the states.
Supporters of West Virginia’s new abortion legislation, together with State Lawyer Common Patrick Morrisey, have mentioned the ban protects harmless lives.
Sadie Keaton, legislative director for West Virginians for Life (WVFL), instructed MetroNews the opening of a brand new clinic so near the Mountain State is unlucky.
“We’re very dissatisfied that the abortion facility goes to open so near our border and basically goal girls in West Virginia for abortion,” she mentioned.
Keaton mentioned their hope is that ladies search different providers to assist with their being pregnant.
“What we’re making an attempt to do isn’t just make abortion unlawful, however we’re making an attempt to create a tradition of life in our state the place each child, mom and her household is seen as a present fairly than a burden or inconvenience,” she mentioned.
In response to West Virginia’s legislation, a licensed medical supplier who performs or induces an abortion, should file a report inside 15 days with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Well being.
Clements mentioned the choice to have an abortion ought to be made between a physician and the affected person, not by lawmakers.
“Each being pregnant is totally different, and each particular person is totally different. We have to have politicians not placing their beliefs and their interference on these essential medical choices,” Clements mentioned.
Clements mentioned an abortion might assist save the mom’s life.
“When persons are denied entry to this well being care, it harms them,” she mentioned.
I’ve mentioned it many instances, I stand for all times. So, immediately, I signed a invoice establishing the West Virginia Moms and Infants Being pregnant Help Program, which raises the adoption tax credit score and can provide being pregnant assist organizations with needed funding. pic.twitter.com/8Ng17SgMs1
— Governor Jim Justice (@WVGovernor) March 29, 2023
Gov. Jim Justice final week signed a invoice, HB 2002, that will help moms throughout being pregnant and after a toddler is born. The brand new legislation establishes the West Virginia Moms and Infants Being pregnant Help Program which might create a funding mechanism for the state’s being pregnant assist facilities.
These organizations present free being pregnant exams, ultrasounds, medical exams, counseling, father or mother courses, monetary courses and assets comparable to meals, diapers, clothes and monetary help for housing and utilities.
State lawmakers have allotted $1 million for the primary yr of this system. Abortion organizations might not be awarded funding underneath the brand new legislation.
The legislation additionally will increase West Virginia’s adoption tax credit score from $4,000 to $5,000.
WVFL President Wanda Franz mentioned in as assertion, “WVFL is proud to have the ability to take part with so many pro-life supporters in getting ready and passing laws to assist help the facilities engaged in bringing these harmless lives right into a world the place they’ll obtain loving care.”
Keaton mentioned the brand new legislation means pregnant girls who can’t care for a kid may have choices aside from abortion.
“Many of those organizations, like being pregnant useful resource facilities, they provide not solely emotional help for moms throughout being pregnant however offers supplies that she’ll want all through her being pregnant after which for years and years after the infant is born as nicely,” she mentioned.
Caitlin Connors, southern regional director for Susan B. Anthony Professional-Life America, commented on the brand new Maryland clinic in an announcement final week:
“The being pregnant assist facilities are participating in a labor of affection. West Virginia’s former abortion facility has chosen a really totally different path — establishing store simply throughout the border in Maryland to make a revenue on the expense of human lives. That is attainable due to Maryland’s excessive anti-child, anti-woman legal guidelines that enable abortion on demand at any level in being pregnant for just about any purpose,” Connors mentioned.
Dozens of unbiased clinics throughout the nation have been compelled to shut their doorways after Roe v. Wade was overturned. In 14 states, there are not any abortion clinics in any respect.
The clinic in Cumberland will present abortion providers into the second trimester and can settle for Maryland Medicaid, which covers abortion. It’s going to additionally supply annual exams, contraception, testing and therapy for sexually transmitted illnesses, in addition to breast and cervical most cancers screenings.
West Virginia’s clinic remains to be open and gives reproductive well being care, besides abortions.
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Maryland issues a new suicide prevention action plan for schools, families – WTOP News
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Scott Poland, the director of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology, talked to WTOP about the action plan he authored with his wife, Donna, who is a career educator.
The “Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in K-12 Schools” serves as a reference guide to school administrators and the community, and was developed in cooperation with the state health department’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
Poland said one thing that surprises people is that children as young as 8 years old may consider taking their own lives.
“I hear from school personnel all around the country (asking if they) have to take it seriously (if a fourth or fifth grader is talking about suicide). And the answer is absolutely yes,” Poland said.
Among the data points in the action plan is a survey of students in the “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey of 2021/2022.” According to that survey, 21% of high school students “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, and 27% of middle schoolers considered suicide at some point in their lives.
Poland said it’s important to talk about suicide with young people, and that the idea that talking about it might encourage a young person to consider suicide is a “myth.”
“When we actually bring it up, it gives someone a chance to unburden themselves, to realize that they’re not alone, that there are alternatives and that there is help available,” Poland said.
But he said young people are most susceptible to imitating suicidal behavior: “It is important that we not glorify the suicide victim.”
Instead, Poland said, the emphasis after a suicide should be on healing those affected and helping them find appropriate ways to deal with their emotions and mental health.
The plan released this week includes providing intervention action plans for a young person who may be considering suicide.
“Part of that, of course, is removing lethal means and developing a written safety plan with them,” he said.
Poland said that can include helping people understand “the importance of calling 988, doing things that can calm themselves down,” and reaching out to the nearest trusted adult.
People can reach the national resource for crisis response services and suicide prevention by dialing 988.
Poland said social media is “wreaking havoc” on children’s emotional well-being, often making them feel “not smart enough, not rich enough, not good enough.” Poland said he’s currently working with the state of South Dakota on developing tools to help “young people be a little more mindful and make better decisions about their screen time.”
Poland said parents can help — when it comes to the hours and hours that many people spend online — by modeling healthy amounts of screen time themselves. And he said adults need to think about how they introduce technology to their kids.
“We’re in too (much of) a hurry to give kids smartphones and 24-hour internet access,” Poland said.
“I really have to compliment Maryland,” Poland said, on coming up with the new plan.
Poland said Maryland does not have an especially high rate of suicide, but “I think we all recognize that losing one young person to suicide is one too many.”
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Getting to know Michigan State football’s Week 2 opponent: Maryland
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Game two is coming up for Michigan State football as the Spartans hit the road for an early season Big Ten matchup against Maryland. The Terps have had MSU’s number in recent years, but the Spartans’ new-look team is ready to change that narrative this weekend.
Jonathan Smith and his staff have a lot to work on this week after a lackluster 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic, but we’ve become more than used to slow starts for MSU in their first game so it’s not time to panic just yet.
While the team wraps up their preparations for Maryland, let’s take a quick look at the Terps and see what we can learn about them before the big game on Saturday.
Maryland is off and running in their 2024 campaign and had an absolutely dominant week one performance. The Terps took on UConn at home and came away with an impressive 50-7 win. Sure UConn is an awful football program, but we saw how poorly Michigan State just did against a similar opponent.
Not only was the final score lopsided, but ever major statistical category was as well. Maryland doubled UConn in first downs and rushing yards, threw for nearly 400 passing yards and even won the turnover battle 3-0. The Terps also only had five penalties for 45 yards which is significantly better than MSU’s 12 for 140 yards against FAU.
Sure all of this took place against UConn, but it appears that Maryland is in a very good spot heading into this big week two matchup.
One thing that I thought would be a positive for Michigan State in this game is that Maryland is breaking in a new quarterback as well. The Terps’ quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., went off against UConn and completed 20-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns. He also is a capable runner and added 39 yards on the ground, so Michigan State will have its hands full on Saturday slowing him down.
The Terps don’t have one standout running back in the backfield, so that does benefit MSU. They do however have two solid backs in Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray who both ran for over 60 yards and one score each.
The one player however that Michigan State needs to pay the most attention to is wide receiver Tai Felton. He had one of the best Week 1 performances in the country as he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Thankfully MSU’s defense and secondary looked much improved against FAU, so hopefully that carries over into this weekend’s matchup.
The opportunity in front of MSU on Saturday is massive. The Spartans are big underdogs in this matchup which they probably deserve, but a win would do wonders not just for the overall perception of the team but for their confidence moving forward.
I’ve got a strange feeling that we’re going to be very happy around 7 p.m. ET Saturday night.
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