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Could Rising Maternal Death Rates in California Signal a Broader Trend?

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by Nathanael Johnson

February 4, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Evidence suggests that maternal mortality rates in the U.S. may be increasing. They have spiked in California where it's now more dangerous to give birth than it is in Kuwait or Bosnia.
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To Congress on Health Reform: Improve It and Move It!

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by Judy Waxman, National Women's Law Center

September 25, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)

The America's Healthy Futures Act takes important steps to fix a broken system, but still fails miserably when it comes to making coverage affordable for those who need it most. We've waited long enough. The Senate needs to improve it and move it!
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Memo to ALL: “Personhood” Measures Really Will Hurt ALL Pregnant Women

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by Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women

August 5, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Organizations committed to advancing a true culture of life, one that values the women who give that life, should join us in opposing Anti-Abortion "Personhood" Measures.
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