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Children With Lethal Cancers And Incurable Illnesses Have Benefited From The Affordable Care Act, They’ll Suffer If Overturned By The Supreme Court

The Affordable Care Act once again is headed for a date with the Supreme Court, with health insurance coverage for tens of millions of Americans possibly on the line in a case that will be heard Nov. 10, 2020. But a much smaller group of people with exceptional needs could also lose coverage – children with cancer and other serious diseases. This benefit is an example of another benefit of the ACA, and one that many people don’t know about, that could go away if the court strikes down the ACA. Under the law, children with cancer and other serious illnesses who are enrolled in hospice care – or end-of-life care – can still receive coverage for medical treatment. Through this provision, the ACA gives these very ill children and their parents a glimmer of hope. The law mandates an option ca...

Federal executions to resume, posing a new test for lethal injection

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear four inmates’ challenge to the specifics of the lethal injection process, federal executions are expected to resume next week. In July 2019, Attorney General William Barr declared an end to a federal moratorium on executions that had been in effect since 2003. The inmates alleged that the Justice Department’s execution instructions, which call for the use of a single dose of pentobarbital, a barbiturate that is normally used as a sedative, violates the Federal Death Penalty Act. They claimed that the law requires federal executions to be carried out “in the manner prescribed by the state” in which the prisoner was convicted. Pentobarbital is not used in Arkansas, Iowa or Missouri, the pertinent states in their cases. They were hoping th...

Lethal Weapon Is Reportedly Considering Recasting Riggs for Season 3

Lethal Weapon might be Fox’s highest-rated drama but one of its lead actors has reportedly put the show’s future in jeopardy. According to Deadline, Clayne Crawford, who plays the unhinged Navy SEAL-turned-police officer Riggs on the series, has allegedly been emotionally abusive on set -- leaving Lethal Weapon’s sure-fire Season 3 renewal up in the air. The trade alleges that Crawford has a history of bad behavior and has been disciplined on several occasions. However, the punishments haven’t stuck and he’s reportedly created a hostile work environment where crew members and some of the actors are uncomfortable with continuing to work with him. Alongside Crawford, the series currently stars Damon Wayans as Murtaugh, Keesha Sharp as his wife, Trish, and Jordana Brewster as Dr. Cahill, th...