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Virginia Sole-Smith on Kids, Weight, and Healthy Eating
In an early episode of her podcast, Burnt Toast, Virginia Sole-Smith joked about starting a regular segment called “Can my kid eat that?” where the answer would always be “Yes!” A self-described anti-diet journalist, she wasn’t really joking: “I get a version of this question every single week, so I’m going to keep answering it.” How many days per week can a 2-year-old eat ice cream? “There are seven days in a week. Your child can have ice cream seven days a week. There is no law against this.” What about a 13-year-old who, left to their own devices, would eat an entire box of Oreos? “Pour a glass of…
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Women’s health group sues West Virginia over state’s abortion restrictions – JURIST
The Women’s Health Center of West Virginia (WHC) Wednesday brought a federal lawsuit against the president and secretary of the West Virginia Board of Medicine. The lawsuit centers on medical board’s regulation and enforcement of House Bill 302. The bill, signed into law in September 2022, includes a “hospitalization requirement,” mandating all legal abortions take place in a hospital. It further requires a physician performing an abortion to maintain “hospital privileges.” WHC maintains the bill is unconstitutional. They emphasize the legislature did not consider evidence or outcomes with regards to the health and safety of abortion patients. WHC claims the move violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights. They claim the legislature’s…
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