Tag Archives: reproductive health
Guttmacher Institute: Many people find it difficult to pay for an abortion procedure, are unable to use insurance
TweetThe Guttmacher Institute has published a new study on payment for abortion care among U.S. women showing that as much as *half* of all abortion patients rely on assistance to cover the costs. Among the most disturbing and frustrating findings is that many women who are covered by insurance are not able to use the [...]
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New report shows immigrants are about twice as likely to be uninsured
TweetEd. note: This is a guest post from Verónica Bayetti Flores. Verónica is the Assistant Director of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy program (CLPP) at Hampshire College. She has worked to increase access to contraception and abortion, fought for paid sick leave, demanded access to safe public space for queer youth of color, and [...]
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Student perspective: Catholic universities must embrace discussion on sex and reproductive health
TweetEd. note: Last week Feministing Editors visited Georgetown University to talk about sexual assault and reproductive health on college campuses. This is a guest post relating to those topics from Morgan McDaniel, who is currently a senior at Georgetown and who helped organize the events. She is the former vice president of H*yas for Choice. [...]
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Breaking: Judge orders FDA to make the morning-after pill available over-the-counter for all ages
TweetWhoo hooo! Now this just makes common sense: A federal judge has ruled that the Unites States government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and under. The decision, on a fraught and politically controversial subject, comes after a decade-long [...]
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