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Contraception and abortion need to be understood in a public health context. As access comes under heavier attack in this country we can expect higher maternal and infant mortality, more teen anemia and higher risks of child abuse and neglect.
The quartet of women running for gubernatorial reelection will be facing voter reaction to their decisions to accept or reject Medicaid expansion. First of two stories on Govs. Susana Martinez, Mary Fallin, Nikki Haley and Maggie Hassan.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was among those cheering women on to Obamacare enrollment. “Being a woman is no longer a preexisting condition,” the New York Democrat said in one tweet.
As the Affordable Care Act gets close, younger Americans are being courted by both sides of the debate. Precarious finances–rather than opposition to paying for older people’s health care–could stop many from signing up.
Saudi Arabia has passed legislation aimed at protecting women, children and domestic staff against domestic abuse. But a Fox News medical expert argued that President Barack Obama’s administration was wrong to force gender equality for health insurance rates.
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Opponents of minimum-staffing bills say they are too rigid, but supporters say more nurses will improve hospital outcomes as the Affordable Care Act boosts patient admissions and aims to lower rates of infection.
Destruction of abortion coverage is in the details of implementation as states pass an array of insurance bans, Sharon Johnson reports in this news analysis. Women in 21 states are affected so far.
With a rash of lawsuits flooding the courts, employer-sponsored birth control appears headed for the Supreme Court. Court rulings that bar employers from imposing religious beliefs on workers could help the government’s case.
After providing Obama the bulk of their votes, women are in a position to ask for a roster of policy rewards, from labor protections for domestic workers to rapid implementation of health reform.
Election polling found women disproportionately concerned with what happens to Medicare, which is expected to be a major topic when the lame duck Congress meets Nov. 14.