Tag Archives: Women's Health
Texas willing to throw 130,000 poor women under the bus to stick it to Planned Parenthood
TweetVia KYBOOMU, it seems that Texas, in its stubborn quest to deny funding to Planned Parenthood, is willing to sacrifice an effective and much-needed program that provides reproductive health care to 130,000 thousand low-income women. Last year, the Texas legislature passed a law making it illegal for the state to provide Medicaid funds to any [...]
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For women, heart attacks look different – and so do heart health outcomes
TweetHeart disease is the number one killer of women in America. Approximately 26% of women who die in this country every year die of heart disease – that’s about 316, 000 women a year. And, a new study reveals that women who have heart attacks are more likely (15%) to die in the hospital than men who [...]
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Women’s health care shouldn’t be at the mercy of Komen or Bloomberg
TweetAs Samhita mentioned yesterday, in response to the Komen fiasco, Mayor Bloomberg is matching donations to Planned Parenthood up to $250,000. While he’s probably contributing the biggest chunk of change, Bloomberg is hardly the only supporter rallying to Planned Parenthood’s aid. Just 24 hours after Komen announced they were pulling their funding, Planned Parenthood had [...]
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“God wouldn’t have given women tummy-pockets if he didn’t want babies swimming around in them!”