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Any woman who senses pressure to deliver by C-section is backed up by statistics showing a jump in these deliveries, from 1-in-5 a decade ago to 1-in-3 today. Insurance companies say they are trying to curb the more costly procedure.
By passing H.R. 3 on Wednesday night, House lawmakers pushed a radical and divisive abortion agenda with little chance of Senate approval. But it shows how health reform politics are being saddled by a heavy major anti-choice agenda.
Some Medicare co-payments will disappear, but vision, dental and hearing bills are still out-of-pocket. That’s part of today’s analysis of the Affordable Care Act by the Older Women’s League, offered as a gift to caregivers in time for Mother’s Day.
Strip clubs are on the rise in Kenya, a popular tourist destination. High wages for strippers and tourist interest are fueling the growth of the industry that evades the nation’s laws.
This story was published with the help of Sarah Shourd’s mother and colleagues while the author was imprisoned for over a year in Iran. Shourd was released in September 2010. Her two fellow hikers remain in prison
Both sides of the abortion debate are riled up over the funding of abortion services under Obama’s proposed public health plan. But as the battle heats up, a senator’s effort at compromise casts doubt on the public option altogether.
