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How to End Cervical Cancer? We Must Refocus on Common Sense, Medical Evidence and Love for Our Children

January 20, 2012 - 9:24am (Print)

No woman should die from cervical cancer. Medical science has finally given us the tools to prevent the deaths of women living with it.

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Cars, Condoms, and Cervical Cancer: Get Vaccinated and Get Screened for Free!

by Dania Palanker, National Women's Law Center

January 20, 2012 - 9:21am (Print)

What can you do? You can get screened. You can get vaccinated. You can let others know to get screened and get vaccinated.

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Latinas and Cervical Cancer: The Fight for Greater Health Care Access

by Natalie Camastra, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health

January 19, 2012 - 7:23am (Print)

No woman should be diagnosed, let alone die, of cervical cancer. For the first time, we have a comprehensive set of tools to prevent and fight the disease.

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MDGFive.com Unites Arts and Activism for Maternal Health

by jaz

October 4, 2010 - 7:31am (Print)

Maternal health isn't exactly what most people consider to be a "sexy" topic and it can be challenging to engage those outside of the health community. Stepping up to the challenge, two artists have joined forces using the Internet to unite arts and activism.

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Chicago City Council Passes Buffer Zone Ordinance

reader diary by Julia Fedor, Chicago Abortion Fund

October 25, 2009 - 9:35pm (Print)

The Chicago City Council recently passed an ordinance establishing a buffer zone outside all medical facilities to protect health care workers, volunteers, and patients from harassment and obstruction.

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Weekly Pulse: Healthcare Industry Wavers on Savings

by Lindsay E. Beyerstein, The Media Consortium

May 21, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

It took just three days for the titans of the healthcare industry to reveal the emptiness of their pledge to the Obama administration to save $2 trillion in healthcare costs over the next 10 years.

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Access to Contraception Should be a Medical Issue

by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

February 10, 2009 - 10:12am (Print)

When access to contraception is politicized, the well-being of the young adult is not the primary concern.

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Bush's Parting Shot Undermines Health Care

by Cecile Richards and Timothy E. Wirth, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and United Nations Foundation

December 19, 2008 - 12:39pm (Print)

Under HHS's new rule, doctors and health care workers of all kinds can deny patients vital health care information and services, without the patient even knowing.

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Georgia Race For the Finish: Chambliss vs. Martin

by Amie Newman

November 14, 2008 - 1:46pm (Print)

Georgia will hold a run-off election on December 2nd to determine the winner of the Saxby Chambliss/Jim Martin U.S. Senate race. If Martin wins, Georgians will have their first pro-choice representative in years.

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John McCain's Health Care Plan is Worse for Women

by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 30, 2008 - 12:34pm (Print)

John McCain's plan to deregulate the health care industry would erode important state insurance requirements aimed at protecting women's access to basic health needs.

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