Claire Donnelly
Claire Donnelly is WFAE's health reporter. She previously worked at NPR member station KGOU in Oklahoma and also interned at WBEZ in Chicago and WAMU in Washington, D.C. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and attended college at the University of Virginia, where she majored in Comparative Literture and Spanish. Claire is originally from Richmond, Virginia. In her free time, Claire likes listening to podcasts and trying out new recipes.
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Since the labor and delivery unit closed at the Macon County hospital, providers have tried to fill the gap. But without anywhere to deliver a baby, there’s only so much they can do.
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People with disabilities say continued lack of livable salaries and support for service workers reflects lack of political will.
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In the months since Roe v. Wade was overturned, training groups in North Carolina say they've seen an uptick in interest from people wanting to work as abortion doulas.
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After the fall of Roe v. Wade, there's been more interest in the work of "abortion doulas," who offer advice and support to people having abortions. More people are training to take on this work.
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Abortion rights supporters in North Carolina are bracing for a continued battle over abortion access after Republicans narrowly failed to win a supermajority across both chambers of the statehouse.
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A more restrictive proposed abortion ban in South Carolina is likely dead after members of the state’s House of Representatives on Tuesday refused to approve Senate changes to the bill.
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The South Carolina House of Representatives on Tuesday is scheduled to consider an abortion bill passed earlier this month by the state Senate. The Senate measure would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and narrow the exceptions included in the state’s existing “fetal heartbeat” law.
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After years of opposition, North Carolina's Republican leaders support Medicaid expansion. The holdup now centers on a disagreement over the state's Certificate of Need law.
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In Australia, which can serve as an early warning signal for the Northern Hemisphere, the country experienced its worst flu season in five years. That could be bad news locally.
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Amy Crockett and other South Carolina OB-GYNs have been in legal limbo since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. They’ve grappled with the state’s ever-shifting abortion laws and proposed legislation. They're also worried about criminal charges.