Washington state will be unaffected by whatever ... “Abortion care is health care,” reads Inslee’s directive. “For decades, practicing health care providers and other medical experts ...

Directive 25-01 instructs the Washington State Department of Health to adopt rules related to emergency abortion care at hospitals. The rules must do two things: First, the rules must ban ...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued a directive on Tuesday requiring the Department of Health to affirm ... providing emergency abortion care. The Washington State Hospital Association responded ...

The Washington state legislature is poised to make decisions that have serious consequences for access to health care for state employees and everyone living in South Puget Sound. Budget and tax ...

“Washington is and will remain a sanctuary for any person seeking abortion care and services in our state, but we must act to protect our rights and our values,” the directive Inslee issued read.

Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero Washington began to offer Medicaid-like health care coverage last year for thousands of low-income immigrants living in the state without legal status. Now, with talks ...