access to care
"Irrational." "Hypersensitive." "Hysterical." The tone of comments on Daily Kos around the abomination known as the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is: "Calm down, little lady. Get real. Be adults. Doncha know how politics really works?"
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 9, 2009 - 10:24pm
Today, President Obama repeated one of the most tired excuses the Democratic party has to its failure to be truly pro-choice. The famous "This is a health care bill, not an abortion bill" excuse. Mr. President: Abortion is health care. It's women's health care. And we need you to say that.
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Expanding insurance coverage is important, experts say, but only half the battle. For many Americans, particularly in rural areas, access to high quality health care could remain elusive.
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All the sexual health-specific sturm und drang around the process of health reform over the past few months has resulted in a set of bills all of which that take roughly the same “abortion neutral” approach.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor October 20, 2009 - 12:18pm
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met with other Senate leaders to discuss health reform legislation. During this brief video Senator Reid expresses his support for a public option in the final health care bill, and also declares the time has come to end denial of health insurance based on sex, disability and other "pre-existing" conditions.
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By Andy Radmacher, Louisville's Clinic Escorts October 15, 2009 - 6:00am
A clinic escort in Louisville, Kentucky describes the scene outside the clinic at which she volunteers as the Archibishop of Louisville leads a protest. Also watch our video of the march.
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It is time to acknowledge that PAs, NPs and CNMs [collectively known as advanced practice clinicians (APCs)] are capable and qualified to provide abortion care services, but that current efforts to provide this care are thwarted by both the politics of health care and the politics of abortion.
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By Laurie Rubiner, Planned Parenthood Federation of America September 9, 2009 - 7:00am
We need to expand access to affordable, quality health care, and should find a way to make it a reality. Planned Parenthood is ready to work. We invite others to join us so that Americans no longer suffer under a broken health care system.
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Will Bellevue, Neb., become the new Wichita as the epicenter of the anti-abortion protest movement? Not if Herb Evers can help it.
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The biggest "pro-life" proponent in Bellevue, Neb., didn't join the phalanx of 65 anti-choice protesters on the sidewalk next to Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic over the weekend. He was too busy providing reproductive health care to dozens of women inside.
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