Tag Archives: Health care
Open letter to Elizabeth Warren on a prisoner’s right to medical transition
TweetDear Elizabeth Warren, It’s been a long time since I’ve been as excited about a political candidate as I am about you. You speak truth about income inequality in a way that is clear, honest, and heartfelt. At this point it scares me to trust a politician, but I believe you will do good work. [...]
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Texas court rules funds can be cut from Planned Parenthood
TweetWhile we were Akin-izing (agonizing over Akin), the war on women’s access to basic health care was not asleep. A scary day in Texas, when an appellate court ruled yesterday that the state can strip Planned Parenthood of all funding as they find ways to “protect life” and remove all state funding from groups that provide [...]
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What “Obamacare” will bring you the day after tomorrow
TweetWhile we won’t see the fruits of some of Obama’s Affordable Care Act until 2014, a regulation goes into effect on August 1 guaranteeing certain free reproductive health care services. Check out this Center for American Progress infographic to see what this could mean for you: Tweet
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One in four children in the U.S. are being raised in an immigrant family
TweetWhile 18 million youth in the country have a parent who was not born in the US, a new report shows that the economic, education, and health care access disparities for these kids compared to those with US-born parents is striking. The Foundation for Child Development led the research for the report, here are just [...]
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OB/GYNs call for the pill to be available over-the-counter