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Roundup: Dems Will Unite, Swizzle Sticks and Celebrating Midwives

Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on May 8, 2008 - 10:06am
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Dems will unite around women, McCain on the Daily Show, TV workplace harassment and rising BC prices.

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Who Cares?

Dawna Cornelissen, RH Reality Check on January 11, 2008 - 10:06am
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Since issues and concerns that are important to unmarried women are often marginalized by legislators, it is no surprise that Congress recessed last month without fixing the birth control crisis.


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Birth Control Prices and the 08 Election

Holly Kennedy, Choice USA on December 20, 2007 - 9:35am
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Who among the crowded field of presidential candidates, both Democratic and Republican, will do the most to address the rising cost of hormonal birth control on college campuses?


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The Missing Piece of the Puzzle

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check on December 19, 2007 - 10:19am
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An increasing amount of attention is being paid to rising birth control prices at college health centers, but one big piece of the puzzle has gotten minimal coverage: the part where the 100-400% price increases also affect 400 community health centers that primarily serve the poor.


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On Ramen Noodles and Birth Control

Dawna Cornelissen, RH Reality Check on November 21, 2007 - 9:14am
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College students all over the country are rallying, protesting, chanting and writing petitions to get Congress to reinstate affordable birth control at university health centers.

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Accidents and Intentions on Birth Control Pricing

Lon Newman, Family Planning Health Services on November 20, 2007 - 1:03pm
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Family planning advocates continue promoting common sense prevention solutions to intentionally avoid unplanned pregnancies. You can help by writing your Congressman about important changes to birth control pricing on campuses nationwide.


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RealTime: Bill Addresses Birth Control Pricing Crisis

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check on November 1, 2007 - 3:25pm
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Tomorrow, Rep. Joseph Crowley will unveil a bill aiming to correct the loophole that prevents college and university health care centers and safety-net providers from accessing affordable birth control.


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Battling the Birth Control Price Hike

Carolyn Maloney, Congress on October 18, 2007 - 8:04am
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The Deficit Reduction Act made it costly for pharmaceutical companies to offer deep discounts on birth control to college health centers, but DHHS Secretary Mike Leavitt could easily close this loophole.


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Of Textbooks and Pill Packs

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check on September 26, 2007 - 9:00am
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The heartbreak of early relationships can be painful, no matter how sex figures in. But better learn to confront these issues in your college years, when less is at stake than later.


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