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If You Want A Say In Your Own Birth Process, Please Leave Now

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 5, 2009 - 6:18pm

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Think you have a say in the birth of your child? Not at the Aspen Women's Center you don't! Check out TheUnnecesarean.com for more - and enter her hilarious contest spoofing this absurd sign.

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Confused About Condoms? The Seven Best Condoms Rated for You

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 5, 2009 - 4:29pm

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Confused about condoms and which brands are best? Consumer Reports rolls out the results of their latest testing for you.

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Illinois Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order on Enforcement of Parental Notification Law

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

November 5, 2009 - 2:00pm

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An Illinois judge has issued a temporary restraining order delaying enforcement of a law requiring doctors to notify parents of teens who are seeking an abortion. The order was issued in response to a request by the American Civil Liberties Union, and will remain in effect until hearings on why the law should not be put into effect.

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Push, Push, Push - Certified Professional Midwifery In Health Care Reform

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 4, 2009 - 3:23pm

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Time is running out to ask your Senators to sponsor an amendment that would ensure Certified Professional Midwives are covered under Medicaid, in the Senate health care reform bill. Midwifery gives low risk pregnant and birthing women a safe option and reduces overall costs in health care as well!

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NWLC Launches National Day of Action for Health Reform

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

November 4, 2009 - 2:28pm

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As a vote nears--or is rumored to be near--at least on the House health care reform bill, the stakes are rising for legislation that comprehensively addresses women's health care needs, including sexual and reproductive health care and yes, including access to abortion care. The National Women's Law Center's campaign provides a platform for action.


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Roundup: National Day of Action for Women's Healthcare Reform, Anti-Abortion Dems Stall Reform?

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 4, 2009 - 1:15pm

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Today is the National Day of Action for Women's Health Care; Health care reform is stalled - are anti-choice Democrats to blame?; more news from around the web.

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So There's This Conversation With My Pharmacist....

By s.e. smith

November 4, 2009 - 7:00am

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Why is it that every time I try to refill my prescription for birth control I have to engage in the same 40 minutes of wrangling with my pharmacist?

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Health Care Reform Is Worse Than Terrorism? You Could Not Make This Stuff Up

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

November 3, 2009 - 3:07pm

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Far, far right television and radio talk show hosts provide an echo chamber for a very far out statement by Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx that health reform is more dangerous than terrorism.

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Illinois Teen Abortion Law Delayed for at Least a Day

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

November 3, 2009 - 2:12pm

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The Chicago Tribune reports today that enforcement of Illinois' parental consent law has been delayed until a meeting this Wednesday of the medical disciplinary board for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation meets.

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Vaguely Worded Kansas Law Would Deny Kansans Access to Public Option

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

November 3, 2009 - 1:39pm

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Poor and uninsured Kansans are likely to be most affected by a proposed Kansas law that would, if passed, likely prevent Kansas from participating in a public health insurance option.

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