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Chicago City Council Passes Buffer Zone Ordinance

Reader diary posted by Julia Fedor

October 25, 2009 - 9:35pm

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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

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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

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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, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

December 19, 2008 - 12:39pm

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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, Managing Editor

November 14, 2008 - 1:46pm

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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

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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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Coverage? Getting There. Access? Not Yet

By Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

February 21, 2008 - 8:48am

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The promise of universal health care coverage appears to be within America's grasp. But health care reform must address barriers to access beyond coverage to be truly universal.


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Just the Facts: Immigration and Reproductive Justice

By Center for American Progress

February 7, 2008 - 8:51am

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The Center for American Progress's fact sheet on the connections between immigration policy and reproductive justice demonstrates the threat the anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. today poses to the reproductive health of immigrant women.


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The Third Rail: Reproductive Health Needs of Immigrant Women

By Aishia Glasford, NLIRH

February 7, 2008 - 8:50am

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How we treat the most vulnerable individuals, undocumented immigrant women and their children, is a reflection of the ethical and moral compass of our society.


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