pap smears
None of the bills emerging from either the House or the Senate require insurers to cover all of the elements of a basic gynecological "well-woman" visit leaving out essential care such as pelvic exams, STI counseling and - yes - birth control.
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By Dr. Willie Parker, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health September 16, 2009 - 7:00am
Too often, I find myself telling patients with easily treatable conditions that I can’t help them -- they don’t have the money to get well and it rips me apart. That’s why I am an ardent advocate for health care reform.
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Reader diary posted by spasulka April 16, 2009 - 2:25am
I thought I needed to do this uncomfortable procedure once a year until a doctor informed me otherwise.
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By Amie Newman, Managing Editor January 6, 2009 - 5:34pm
The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is at the top of the sworn-in-today's 111th Congress' list. Ensuring wage equity for women is inextricably linked to women's health.
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A majority of Colombian women get Pap smears, but new studies show that ten percent of such tests administered in Colombia yield inaccurate results.
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Female soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan face a lack of reproductive and mental health services from the Veterans Administration. And the Veterans Administration is hesitant in its efforts to remedy the issue.
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By Pamela Pizarro, RH Reality Check, North America March 14, 2008 - 8:54am
Women’s access to unbiased, medically-sound reproductive health care in Canada is being compromised by doctors hiding behind conscience clauses to refuse services and referrals.
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By Pamela Pizarro, RH Reality Check, North America February 22, 2008 - 8:48am
Think that religious policing only applies to abortion and contraceptives? Doctors in Canada are now refusing to perform pap smears on young women, citing "religious beliefs."
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