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Tag Archives: women’s health
7 Disruptive Ways to Celebrate Mothers’ Day
It’s about time that we looked at Mothers Day expansively and rocked the boat. Lots of positive vibes could be set in motion. Some of my thoughts: 1. Press for action and donate to organizations devoted to preventing unnecessary maternal … Continue reading
Posted in maternal deaths
Tagged abortion, advocacy groups, long term care, maternal deaths, transgender, women's health
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Making Gender Justice, Birth Control,And Abortion Access Health Priorities
Women’s health and life are under fire in the United States and around the world. Here are issues that health policymakers need to incorporate into health quality. It’s time to stop marginalizing them. Last week, women’s groups coordinated by the … Continue reading
Posted in Access to care, reproductive care
Tagged abortion rights, Catholic Church, contraceptives, kidney failure, lupus, maternal health, pregnancy, women's health
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Patient POV Update: Immigration and Abortion News
I regret not posting here recently. It’s been a very busy time for me and I am following several issues that will make their way to this blog soon. I can’t give you a rank order of what’s most important, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged access to care, access to counsel, contraception, deportation, Dept. of Homeland Security, illegal abortion, Kermit Gosnell, mental illness, women's health
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We Need to Recognize ConscienceIn Provision of Reproductive Services
The Obama Administration made a concession to Catholic leaders yesterday, bowing to conscience-based refusals to subsidize contraception coverage. At the same time, a compromise was struck enabling women who work for Catholic nonprofit institutions to use separate insurance plans independent … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, contraception, HHS, Obama, women's health
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Are Dense-Breast, Right-to-Know Laws Helpful?
In a victory for the dense-breast patient movement, Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA) signed legislation last week requiring that doctors who discover that women have dense breasts on mammography must inform women that: dense breasts are a risk factor for breast … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer
Tagged imaging, mammography, MRI, right-to-know legislation, screening, women's health
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On Mother’s Day, Invest in Maternal Health
Mother’s Day is usually a time for celebration in the United States, but celebrating it in a culture that devalues women, women’s health, and sets back the clock on Roe v. Wade are reasons to take stock, take a stand– … Continue reading
Posted in maternal deaths, Roe, women's health
Tagged cesarean sections, maternal deaths, nurse midwifes, VBAC, women's health
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