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  "path": "/2026/05/15/repub/shifting-attitudes-on-menopause-drive-states-to-push-for-new-protections/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T23:47:12.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
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  "textContent": "When Jacqueline Perez started experiencing symptoms of menopause in her early 50s, the brain fog was so severe, she thought she had early-onset dementia. Perez, who founded a website dedicated to normalizing aging for women, said she gained more than 30 pounds and struggled with depression for months before she found a health provider who […]",
  "title": "Shifting attitudes on menopause drive states to push for new protections"
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