It's fall of 2008, and a ballot measure is up for popular vote in Washington state. Supporters say the measure would expand choice and individual autonomy, while opponents warn voters to "protect the vulnerable." Catholic dioceses across the country pour money into the opposition campaign, and the …
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Agenda for Compassion: Death With Dignity A Reproductive Justice Victory
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Democrats Eye Overturning Bush's Provider Conscience Expansion
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/01/05/democrats-eye-overturning-bushs-provider-conscience-expansionDemocratic policymakers vowing to overturn a controversial new Bush administration rule that could limit women’s reproductive health options have several tools at their disposal to do so -– but party leaders aren’t revealing which they favor. The new regulation — unveiled by the Dept. …
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Democrats Eye Overturning Bush's Provider Conscience Expansion
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RH Reality Check’s 2008 Top Ten Wins for Women’s Health
http://bwwla.org/blog/?p=179http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2008/12/24/2008-top-ten-wins-womens-health
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Atheist Revolution
http://www.atheistrev.comGetty Images via DaylifeMan, I would not want to be in Rick Warren's expensive shoes right now. The gay community is upset with his bigotry, and many of us in the atheist community feel the same way. Those who value reproductive rights for women are appalled with his comparisons of abortion to the Holocaust. And of course, those who believe that women are equal to men are less than thrilled with what his church has to say about women
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A New Year for Reproductive Justice
http://reporepro.lsrj.org/2009/01/06/a-new-year-for-reproduc...of cultural stigma against abortion, many women choose less safe alternatives rather than risk being seen entering a clinic–but may risk their own health in the process. – To end today’s blog entry on a positive note, RH Reality Check lists 2008’s Top Ten Wins for Women’s Health, including triumphs for reproductive rights both here in the US and abroad. 2008 was not without its bright spots–and I for one am looking forward to an even brighter year for reproductive justice in 2009.
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Hot Flash Report - Opinionated Liberal Views and News Blog by Ann Rose and Susan Hill
http://www.hotflashreport.cominsurers to charge women more for insurance than men, a practice many see as sex discrimination and one that ends up costing the city money as women who cannot afford insurance must use city resources for health care: (via San Francisco Gate). An RH Reality Check article highlights some reproductive health care-related legislation that may come before the 111th Congress, discussing what some potential bills aim to accomplish. A call center in India operated by the government's National Population Stabilization
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WMC Daily News Brief: Amira Hass, Abortion, Iraq
http://womensmediacenter.com/wordpress/?p=522s Issues is lining up a solid bipartisan roster for the next session: female heart disease, human trafficking, sexual and domestic violence, women in the military, a backlog of DNA evidence in rape cases. Health Care Reform: Good For Patients, Good For Workers 1/5/09 RH Reality Check: The incoming administration has an opportunity to kill two birds with one health care reform stone. Applying the green job reform model to health care — creating a demand for labor and creating a means to fill it
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Blog of the Moderate Left
http://moderateleft.comprotected by provider conscience regulation and allow dissenting providers to refuse to refer patients for treatment in addition to refusing treatment itself. For a more direct explanation, here’s Amanda Marcotte: Surprising absolutely no one, the Bush administration told the vast majority of the population that uses or has used contraception that we can fuck off, and that we are dirty whores who deserve a dressing down from perfect strangers that are supposedly hired to provide service. In fact, the administration responded to complaints from over 200,000 letter writers by tossing two fingers, by keeping the
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Kittywampus
http://kittywampus.blogspot.comRH Reality Check
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Health Reform and the Job Market
http://PublicHealthBugle.com/?p=328situation when he is sworn into office. As far as health car job are concerned, “hiring remained robust at the nation’s hospitals, physician offices, diagnostic labs, nursing homes, and home health care agencies.” Health Care and the Job Market Health Care Reform: Good for Patients, Good for Workers Related posts:
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feminist blogs
http://feministblogs.orgprotected by provider conscience regulation and allow dissenting providers to refuse to refer patients for treatment in addition to refusing treatment itself. For a more direct explanation, here’s Amanda Marcotte: Surprising absolutely no one, the Bush administration told the vast majority of the population that uses or has used contraception that we can fuck off, and that we are dirty whores who deserve a dressing down from perfect strangers that are supposedly hired to provide service. In fact, the administration responded to complaints from over 200,000 letter writers by tossing two fingers, by keeping the
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Alas, a blog
http://www.amptoons.com/blogprotected by provider conscience regulation and allow dissenting providers to refuse to refer patients for treatment in addition to refusing treatment itself. For a more direct explanation, here’s Amanda Marcotte: Surprising absolutely no one, the Bush administration told the vast majority of the population that uses or has used contraception that we can fuck off, and that we are dirty whores who deserve a dressing down from perfect strangers that are supposedly hired to provide service. In fact, the administration responded to complaints from over 200,000 letter writers by tossing two fingers, by keeping the
