All posts tagged "Health"
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Anti-abortion doctors could legally lie in Arizona
The Arizona Senate has has approved legislation that will let doctors lie about an unborn child’s health and escape any related “wrongful birth” suits, which...
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Abortion Link to Mental Health Now Denied by Psychiatric Journal
A respected medical journal is distancing itself from a controversial study it published that established a link between abortion and mental illness. The study, which...
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Sex, Politics, and the Single Latina
By Melissa Blanco Borelli I like to have sex, and lots of it. The kind of back arching, toe curling sex that is non-missionary and...
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Formal Apology for 150,000 Australian Women Forced to Give Up Newborn Babies
Following an 18-month inquiry, a parliamentary committee in Australia recommended that 150,000 women should receive a formal apology for actions committed against them during the...
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Portantino Pushes to Abolish Statue of Limitations on Rape
The statute of limitations would no longer apply to the crime of rape under legislation introduced by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge)....
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Face-Recognizing Billboard Shows Ad to Women Only
Plan UK, a non-profit organization that helps children in third-world countries, recently created a billboard to promote the group’s “Because I’m a Girl” campaign. The...
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Saudi Arabia's Sports Gap
In Saudi Arabia, girls and women are shut out of competitive sports, according to a just-released report by Human Rights Watch. There are no national teams for...
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Women Protest Anti-Abortion Bills in Virginia
Hundreds of women have locked arms and stood mute outside the Virginia State Capitol to protest a wave of anti-abortion legislation coursing through the 2012...
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For Pregnant Women with Cancer, Chemo Possible
Recent medical studies suggest that pregnant women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus. While the...
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Arizona Bill Would Impose New Abortion Restrictions
A sweeping anti-abortion bill introduced in the Arizona House would generally bar abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy and impose an array of new disclosure requirements, which...
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Culture Feature: MY BREASTS
By Elizabeth Burns I explained to the saleswoman that I didn’t want to try on a shirt in her (overpriced) boutique because, “I’m wearing the...
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Morgellons: Mysterious Skin Disease Under Microscope
A new study sheds light on Morgellons disease, a controversial condition marked by crawling sensations in the skin. Morgellons itself is more complicated than most initially thought,...
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Plan B at University Vending Machine
At Shippensburg University, getting access to Plan B, the emergency contraception pill, is as easy as getting a soda. Students can now buy the pill...
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Long-Term Worldwide Decline In Abortions Has Stalled
After a period of substantial decline, the global abortion rate has stalled, according to new research from the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organization...
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UN Agencies Address Maternal Health In Haiti
Two years since the earthquake in Haiti UN Women and UNFPA Haiti have worked to improve conditions for women, who still face rapes and gender-based...
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Gabrielle Giffords will resign to focus on her recovery
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced on her website Sunday that she will resign from Congress this week to continue her recuperation from the brain injury...
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Lose like a Man: Who is Really Losing in the new Weight Watchers Campaign?
By David J. Leonard It seems that Charles Barkley is everywhere and that isn’t just because there are basketball games on each and every day...
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Brazil’s Insidious New Pregnancy Registration Law Violates the Privacy of Women
Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, was gathering a group a conservative legislators to stealthily assist in drafting and enacting a Ceauşescu-like law requiring all...