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Women and Health Care Reform
Women make the majority of decisions associated with family health care. Women also pay more for their personal health care than their male counterparts.On October 17, 2009, Alternet News ran a story on John McCain's mocking women's health while criticizing President Obama's failure to support abortion bans.
Find out more from the article written by Peggy Simpson of The Women's Media Center. AlterNet:[1](October 19, 2009)
Medical News Today reported on October 12, 2009 Democrats are courting women in an effort to gain and stabilize support for health care reform.<ref>Medical News Today:[2] (October 12, 2009)
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Women's Health News
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16 Days to End Violence; Afghan Schools Threatened
2, in an effort to ensure the passage of a health care reform that will not curtail women's reproductive choices, according to a Nov. 24 press release. ... (November 28, 2009)Women's eNews -
Beyond Stupak: Shocking Fertility Control Provisions in Health Care Reform ...
Health care reform must not only ensure the right to abortion but also must protect the full spectrum of women's reproductive and family rights. ... (November 24, 2009)RH Reality Check (blog) -
CDC Removes Discriminatory HPV Vaccination Requirement for Immigrant Women and ...
“Today shows what can happen when the reproductive justice, women's health, immigrant rights, and public health movements work together,” said Miriam Yeung, ... (November 13, 2009)OKC Nuestra Comunidad -
Precious, Stupak, and the Erasure of Women's Lives
This is the underlying message of the reproductive justice movement, a message many of our legislators have forgotten or never learned. ... (November 19, 2009)RH Reality Check (blog)
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Health Care Reform: Detailing Women's Stake In The Debate
The New York Times Economix Blog looks at health care reform in the context of womemedicalnewstoday.com -
Women's Health News & Gynecology News from Medical News Today
The latest women's health, gynecology news headlines published dailymedicalnewstoday.com -
Congress Blew It On Health Care Reform - Congoo
Whidbey News Times Editor Mr. Know-It-All???S Recent Swine Flu Advice Was So Well-Received By Those Who Are No Longer With Us That He???S Decided To Write An Entire Column Devoted ...congoo.com
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Women and Health Insurance: An Opinion
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, women can face health insurance premiums one and a half times higher than males during their reproductive years. They lose coverage when spouses reach retirement age, stop paying for employer provided coverage and start getting medicare benefits.Moving much of the care provided women by doctors to "non-medical" status may be one way to protect women from higher medical costs.
Just as home pregnancy tests have placed diagnostic power in the hands of women and medications for vaginal disorders are now available without prescription, more self treatment options for menopause would create a much needed buffer against the rising cost of prenatal and perimenopausal health care.
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Women's Health Issues - News and Information Related to Women's ...
News and Information Related to Women's Health Issues. Learn about hormones, birth control, pregnancy, menopause, breast exams and much more.-Women, Abortion, Menopause, Childbirth...womenshealthissues.net -
Women's Health Information from the National Women's Health ...
Women's Health Information from the National Women's Health Resource Centerhealthywomen.org
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