Eesha Pandit's blog
Why care about women’s health in health care reform? As 19th century Swiss poet and philosopher Henri Frederic Amiel wrote: “In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.”
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Women's health advocates have perspectives that are critical to ensuring successful and comprehensive health care reform that meets the needs of women.
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Post your own story here! As important for health care advocacy as policy analysis are the stories of real women and their families. Raising Women's Voices and RH Reality Check offer you this space to tell us about your experiences of health care.
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In Tuesday's presidential debate, John McCain said health care is a matter of personal responsibility, while Barack Obama said it was a right. What does that mean for patients and health consumers?
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With new techniques for controversy-free stem cells in reach, there are several critical issues to keep in mind as stem cell research becomes commonplace.
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Claim to care about "unborn" children, then actively promote the industries that pollute the environment with toxins that cause serious developmental diseases - it's textbook hypocrisy.
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Legalizing abortion might decrease crime, Sergio Cabral, the governor of Rio de Janiero, stated last week. His claim rests on a contested link between the reasons a woman seeks an abortion and the factors that facilitate criminal behavior.
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When women run for office, they win at the same rate as men. So projects like She Should Run focus on getting more women nominated and running.
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Last week, President Bush vetoed a proposal that would extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program, demonstrating the administration's cavalier attitude toward the many families who earn above poverty levels but are still unable to cover their children.
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It's time to set the record straight about some of the myths spread by conservative activists who masquerade their contempt for women as concern for fetal rights.
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