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Snowe Becomes Fourth GOP Sen. To Announce Support For Kagan
Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) on Wednesday became the fourth Republican senator to announce her support for Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, the New...
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GOP Sens. Request Assurances From HHS That High-Risk Pools Won't Include Abortion Coverage
In a letter sent on Wednesday, 13 Republican senators asked HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for assurances that the new high-risk insurance pools will not provide...
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Group Opposing Alaska Parental Notification Initiative Reports More Money Than Group Supporting It
The group Alaskans Against Government Mandates -- which opposes a ballot initiative that would require parental notification for state minors seeking abortions -- has reported...
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Business Groups, GOP Prepare Anti-Health Law Campaigns For Midterm Elections
Politico reports that business groups are preparing ads for the November elections and some are targeting health reform. "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has already...
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Kan. Medical Board Files Complaint Against Abortion Provider
The Kansas Board of Healing Arts has filed an 11-count disciplinary complaint against Ann Neuhaus, a doctor who provided second opinions to abortion provider George...
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Abortion Coverage Concerns Prompt West Virginia To Decide Against Running High-Risk Pool
West Virginia last week announced that it would not administer its own high-risk insurance pool because GOP members of the state's House of Delegates said...
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Supporters Of Colo. 'Personhood' Initiative Unveil Strategy To Gather Support
Supporters of a proposed Colorado constitutional amendment tha would grant human rights to a fetus have undertaken a grassroots campaign to gain support for the...
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Abortion Rights Becoming A Factor In Several State Elections
Abortion politics are influencing state races in Georgia, Massachusetts and South Dakota. Summaries appear below. ~ Georgia: Former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel and...
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Advocacy Groups Target Campaigns Of Anti-Choice Democrats Who Voted For Health Reform
Some advocacy groups that traditionally oppose abortion rights but were divided on health care reform are now trying to influence the re-election of Democrats, who...
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Abortion, Other Issues Continue To Stoke The Politics Surrounding Health Reform
Politico reports that "the issues of health care and abortion" are making the campaign tough for some Democrats. Among the vulnerable Democrats are Reps. Kathleen...
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Sen. Collins Announces Support For Kagan; Sen. Alexander To Vote Against Nominee
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Friday became the third Republican senator to announce her support for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, the AP/MSNBC reports...
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Abortion Debates Expected To Continue Through Health Reform Implementation
Arguments over abortion coverage under the federal health reform law (PL 111-148) likely will persist as implementation of the overhaul continues, prompting some lawmakers to...
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Politico Spotlights Abortion Issues In Midterm Campaigns
Politico recently examined how California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina's (R) abortion-rights opposition could affect her chances at election. The publication also highlighted a campaign by...
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Blogs Comment On Abortion Coverage, Female Condoms, Other Topics
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "The Obama Administration Takes a Page From Stupak's Playbook," Allie Bohm, ACLU's Blog of Rights: On...
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Videos Discuss N.Y. Reproductive Health Bill, HIV Research
The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. NARAL N.Y. Pressures State Sens.: NARAL Pro-Choice New York President Kelli Conlin appeared on NY 1 to...
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GOP Questions Math Of HHS' Premium Hike Estimates; Confusion Over Abortion Issue Plays Role In...
Senate Republican leaders are questioning an estimate by the Department of Health and Human Services that the effect of the new health law on insurance...
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Waiting Times For Abortions In New Zealand
Women in New Zealand wait an average of 25 days to get a termination of pregnancy, from the date of their first visit to the...
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Christian Science Monitor Opinion Piece Argues Against Burris Amendment On Military Abortion Care
In a Christian Science Monitor opinion piece, Joey Hendrix -- an active duty officer in the U.S...
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Majority Of Calif. Voters Support Abortion Rights, Poll Finds
A large majority of California's likely voters support abortion rights, including most Republicans and people who intend to vote for GOP candidates in the upcoming...
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Fla. Doctors Consider Cutting Ties To AMA; Indiana Seeks To Get More Uninsured Covered; LA...
The Hill: "The House of Delegates of the Florida Medical Association is scheduled to consider a resolution severing ties with the American Medical Association because...
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Videos Discuss N.Y. Reproductive Health Bill, HIV Research
The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. NARAL N.Y. Pressures State Sens.: NARAL Pro-Choice New York President Kelli Conlin appeared on NY 1 to...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Supreme Court Nominee Kagan
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 in favor of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration,...
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Abortion-Rights Opponents Vow To Keep High-Risk Coverage Decision In Election Spotlight
As the Obama administration attempts to address concerns about abortion coverage in the high-risk insurance pools created under the federal health reform law (PL 111-148),...
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Okla. Judge Approves Temporary Injunction Blocking Ultrasound Law
On Monday, Oklahoma County District Judge Noma Gurich approved a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of an abortion restriction law (HB 2780) until litigation over the...
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Also In Global Health News: Malaria Drugs In Kenya; Dengue Epidemic In Caribbean; Kenya's Controversial...
Kenya To Benefit From Deal To Cut Malaria Drug Prices In Half Business...
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