WASHINGTON — The State Department launched a new bureau Tuesday aimed at making the battle against global outbreaks a lasting priority of U.S. foreign policy, even as one of its key elements – a widely acclaimed HIV program – has become caught up in the political battle over abortion. But anti-abortion groups and some House Republicans, including Rep. Chris Smith …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s former abortion provider is pleading with capital-area residents to keep “an open mind and an open heart” about a proposal to add a syringe service program to its offerings in the opioid-ravaged state. During Thursday’s meeting, west side resident Bobbi Holland said syringe service programs “only enables drug users and normalize their behavior.” “What they …