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New emergency contraception works five days after sex - Feministing
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A new kind of emergency contraception, ellaOne, works to prevent pregnancy up to five days after unprotected sex. The EC sold in the U.S. is levonorgestrel, sold under the brand name Plan B;... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
Weekly Pulse: Dodd and Dorgan to Retire
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Two Democratic senators unexpectedly announced their retirements on Tuesday, Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Chris Dodd (D-CT). Hopefully, health care reform will already have passed by then, but the... More
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
What the New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Mean for Women
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It’s not surprising that women are confused about the recently changed recommendations for cancer screening and prevention. New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and... More
Submitted 3 months ago by AmericanForum | 0 Comments |
Facing Escalating Violence, Abortion Clinic Director Makes Calculated Decision to Go Public (msmagazine.com)
Concerned about the rising level of protestor aggressiveness at the Pennsylvania clinics she directs, Jen Boulanger took the fairly unusual step, for an abortion provider, of going public.
Submitted 4 months ago by jstites | 0 Comments |
Women Need Health Care Reform, Stat!
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Despite the shouting and name-calling at the town hall meetings, I remain hopeful about health care reform. I have no other choice. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, I spent years learning how to keep... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Countering the Town Hallers: A Physician Speaks Out
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I refuse to let the anti-health reform demonstrators represent me or my patients. As an obstetrician/gynecologist, I can say unequivocally that our country needs health care reform now, and this... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
On Women's Equality Day, Sebelius, Barnes and Tchen Pushed on Reproductive Health Care Coverage
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In honor of Women's Equality Day, Deputy Director of the White House's Office of Public Engagement Tina Tchen, Domestic Policy Council chair Melody Barnes and Secretary of Health and Human Services... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Catholics, health care reform, and reproductive health
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Earlier this week, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards rebutted a post by U.S. News and World Report's God and Country blogger, Dan Gilgoff, who unquestioningly suggested that the Obama... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Culture, Conservatism, Conflict: Challenges in Promoting the Health of Youth on the Thai-Burma Border
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Anyone who’s worked to bring sexual and reproductive health services to youth in the United States over the past decade knows what it’s like to feel challenged — embattled, even. It’s tough... More
Submitted 7 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Here We Go Again: Early Morning Amendments Threaten HIV Prevention, Research, Reproductive Health | RHRealityCheck.org
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Here we go again: Several amendments introduced by Republican conservatives for this morning's House vote on the House FY 2010 Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill... More
Submitted 7 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
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