Attorneys for defendants in the suit, including Attorney General Liz Murrill, argued that the lawsuit was premature. But attorneys for the plaintiffs, who include a doctor and pharmacist, said that since the law took effect in October, the measure has impacted how the plaintiffs handle and obtain the drugs on a “regular basis.”
worldwide, are expected to increase prices for everyday items. The trade wars have alreadyand plunged businesses into uncertainty — all while economists warn of potentially weakened economic growth and heightened inequality.
Which impacts will be felt by consumers and workers first? And what can households do in the face of so much uncertainty? Here’s what you need to know:are taxes on goods imported from other countries. Companies buying foreign products pay the tariffs imposed on them — and, as a result, face higher costs that are typically passed on to customers.Trump has argued tariffs will protect U.S. industries from unfair foreign competition and raise money for the federal government. But since so much of what we buy today relies on a global supply chain, steeper tariffs mean you’ll likely see more expensive prices from
Riegelmann’s Appliance employee Noah Guillen helps Dave Scherer, right, as he shops for a refrigerator, in Gresham, Ore., Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Riegelmann’s Appliance employee Noah Guillen helps Dave Scherer, right, as he shops for a refrigerator, in Gresham, Ore., Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
“It is going to affect everything in the economy,” said Josh Stillwagon, an associate professor of economics and chair of the Economics Division at Babson College. “There’s this immediate price increase that’s going to be passed on to consumers here, basically as soon as the retailers have to buy new product.”
No. Experts warn that these tariffs could escalate inequities. Low-income families— even in countries where abortion is decriminalized. The organizations believe this is due to a combination of changes to Meta policies and attacks by anti-abortion groups that denounce their content.
While this also occurs on Instagram and Facebook, the blocking of organizations’ verified WhatsApp business accounts, which they use to communicate with people seeking help, has been particularly disruptive. These accounts are crucial for communicating with people seeking help, and their blockage has significantly complicated daily interactions between women and support providers.Meta usually attributes its content blocking to policy violations, though it has acknowledged occasional mistakes. Since January,
, now relying on user-generated notes “to allow more speech and reduce enforcement mistakes.” U.S. President Donald Trump has said the changes were “probably” made in response to his threats over what conservatives considered a liberal bias in fact-checking.Among the organizations whose WhatsApp business accounts were suspended is the MSI Foundation (part of MSI Reproductive Choices, formerly Marie Stopes) a network working in Mexico for 25 years. Its account was suspended in February, and the Colombian group Oriéntame, or Guide Me, which has worked in women’s health in Colombia for decades, was labeled by Instagram as “dangerous.”