#Downsyndromeabortionbill #USmortalityrates #HealthiestStatesUS #UnitedHealthFoundation In one of their last acts of the year, Ohio lawmakers moved Wednesday to ban abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome and sent the measure to Republican Governor John Kasich, who is likely to sign it. Two states, Indiana and North Dakota, already have passed laws like the one that Ohio is advancing, touching off an emotional debate over women's rights, parental love and the relationship between doctor and patient. It would make performing an abortion in such cases a fourth-degree felony and require the state medical board to revoke the physician's license if convicted. Women involved in such procedures wouldn't be penalized. Mortality rates are rising across the U.S. and more Americans are dying earlier because of drugs and heart disease, despite vast differences in health quality across state lines, according to an annual ranking of the healthiest states. The United Health Foundation, which has compiled its 28th annual report, said that the uptick in the premature death rate and increases in cardiovascular and drug-related deaths continue to be a concern. Drug overdoses rose 7% within the past year, and deaths from cardiovascular disease increased by 2% since 2015. Massachusetts is the healthiest state in the nation, according to a new report from the United Health Foundation that looks at the healthy and not-so-healthy habits of people across the United States. The top 10 healthiest states are Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, Utah, Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, New Hampshire, Washington and New York while the 10 least healthy states are Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, West Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Georgia.
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