Tag Archives: Health care

Texas judge allows Planned Parenthood to be part of state Women’s Health Program

By Samhita | Published: April 30, 2012
TweetGood news from Texas–a judge in Texas has stopped the state from banning Planned Parenthood from participating in the state’s Women’s Health Program. This means Planned Parenthood will continue to receive much needed state funding to provide health care services to low income women in Texas. The bill was pushed by Republican legislators that were responding to constituents that [...]
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What if the Supreme Court strikes down Obamacare?

By zerlina | Published: March 29, 2012
TweetAfter an unprecedented 6 hours of oral arguments, the Supreme Court wrapped up their consideration of Obamacare yesterday.  The Court’s five conservatives asked probing questions and seemed very skeptical of the individual mandate throughout the week.  After three days, it seems that President Obama’s signature achievement might be in jeopardy of a partisan ruling by [...]
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Are pharmacists lying to teens about emergency contraception?

By Maya | Published: March 27, 2012
Tweet Just in time for Back Up Your Birth Control day tomorrow, here’s some disturbing emergency contraception news. Young women being misinformed about emergency contraception by pharmacists is, sadly, not news. And a new study suggests that it could actually be deliberate. MSNBC reports: For the new study, researchers posing as either a 17-year-old girl [...]
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What We Missed

By Vanessa | Published: March 20, 2012
Tweet Via. In his newly-released budget plan, Paul Ryan tells the 99% to go fuck themselves. Parents of transgender youth make an It Gets Better video. A new report by the National Women’s Law Center shows that women are paying way more than men for health insurance — one billion dollars more for those getting [...]
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Pondering recent chats about access to birth control….

By Sharkfu | Published: February 29, 2012
TweetShall we? Yesterday I traveled to Jefferson City, Missouri to lobby some state legislators who recently voted on a resolution to deny women access to birth control without co-payments . I was appalled by this vote…not just because I know how important access to birth control is for my fellow Missourians, but also because these legislators [...]
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