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Failing African American Mothers and Babies

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

September 25, 2009 - 6:00am

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September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month. It's a good time to explore a woefully under-addressed topic: the shocking disparity between the maternal and infant mortality rates of Blacks and Whites. 


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Eight Months On, HHS Still Peddles Abstinence-Only

By Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth

September 8, 2009 - 8:00am

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The department of Health and Human Services is running a new TV commercial that tells parents "you don't have to tell (your children) about 'the parts'... just tell (them) to wait."

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Catholics for Choice Protests Appointment of Anti-choice Advocate to Senior Position at HHS

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

June 5, 2009 - 9:31am

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Catholics for Choice criticizes the appointment of anti-choice Catholic advocate and former ED of Catholics for the Common Good Alexia Kelley to key HHS position.

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Sebelius is Confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Reader diary posted by Nancy Keenan, NARAL Pro-Choice America

April 28, 2009 - 6:36pm

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NARAL Pro-Choice America staffer Molly wrote a quick post on the confirmation of Kathleen Sebelius and our Three-for-Three campaign and I wanted to share it with you... One down, two to go!


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Far-Right Reveal Extremism Surfaces (Again) in Abortion Battle on Sebelius

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

April 27, 2009 - 8:44pm

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In the Sebelius nomination fight, Americans can see the far-right and their manipulative abortion politics for what they really are -- distractions.

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Senate Republicans Throw Obstacles Before Sebelius, Johnsen Nominations

By Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check

April 27, 2009 - 7:00am

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Protests from anti-choice activists continue to stall the nominations of Dawn Johnsen to Office of Legal Counsel and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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How Catholics View Sebelius

By Lisa Cox, Catholics for Choice

April 3, 2009 - 7:00am

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It is time to end the childish, petty name-calling that has characterized this debate as seen in the nomination of Governor Sebelius to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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Weekly Pulse: Key Dems Back Public Insurance Option

By Lindsay E. Beyerstein, The Media Consortium

April 2, 2009 - 7:00am

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The chairs of five key congressional committees have finalized a plan for healthcare reform, and their blueprint includes a critical public option.

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Sebelius Testifies: Yes to Public Insurance Option, No to Conscience Rule

By Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check

April 1, 2009 - 7:00am

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At her first confirmation hearing, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius went on record in favor of a public insurance option and conscience clauses in principle.

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