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Barack Obama: A Friend to Women's Health

Katie Breslin | Posted 04.08.2012

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When I am looking for a candidate that stood by women and fought for access to birth control, Barack Obama will be my candidate.

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Take a Pill

Emily Spitzer | Posted 04.04.2012

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At the end of the day, each woman has to be able to make these health-related decisions for herself. It is not her employer, but her own sense of morality and the counsel of her doctor that must guide her choices.

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Birth Control Matters

Nita Chaudhary | Posted 03.31.2012

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Shouldn't we ask why women's health, our ability to control our lives and bodies and careers, is such a popular political football? Is it because the women who actually are affected have no voice in our political system?

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Science Has the Answer -- Depending on the Question

Michael D. Fayer | Posted 02.17.2012

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In making her decision on Plan B, Kathleen Sebelius did not say that the FDA's science was wrong or that she had her own experts who disagreed with the FDA. She was making a policy decision, not a scientific decision.

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Female Senator's Marital Status Used In Political Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Maria Cantwell's (D-Wash.) position on Plan B emergency contraception is being called into question by her Republican opponent, due...

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HHS Protects Kids In Vetoing Plan B Decision

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 02.15.2012

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Health and Human Services acted to protect kids Dec. 7 when HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius rejected a recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration to let stores sell powerful hormonal drugs to children over the counter.

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Elizabeth Warren Weighs In On Plan B Emergency Contraception

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Elizabeth Warren has spoken almost exclusively about the economy in her public appearances as she runs for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts....

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Is Obama On Thin Ice With Women Voters?

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.14.2011

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Women played a huge role in propelling President Barack Obama to victory during the 2008 elections, supporting him more strongly than men by seven per...

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Senators Demand Answers On Administration's Plan B Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Fourteen Democratic senators, led by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), sent the Obama administration a letter on Tuesday asking for the scien...

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Anti-Drug Activists Cheer HHS Ruling on 'Addictive' Contraceptive

Ben Ritz | Posted 02.09.2012

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Thanks to Secretary Sebelius, we know we won't see a segment about kids getting high off of this 'Plan B' stuff at parties on the 6:00 news, something that was quite possible before today.

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Friday Talking Points -- The White Knight Is Talking Backwards...

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.08.2012

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Sadly, there was a swarm of Democrats behaving badly this week. There were so many, in fact, that we had to leave out a few minor ones (at the state level).

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Plan B Aftermath: Democratic Women In Congress Go Easy On Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.09.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Women's rights groups expressed outrage on Wednesday when a top Obama administration official overruled a recommendation from government...

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Obama Defends Morning-After Pill Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama threw his support behind Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday regarding her controve...

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Plan C Anyone? The Politics In Science

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 02.07.2012

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The decision to deny over-the-counter-access to Plan B is particularly awkward for an administration that early on pledged to "base our public policies on the soundest science."

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Plan B Over-The-Counter Plan Struck Down

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.06.2012

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The Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday that Plan B One-Step, commonly referred to as the "morning-after pill," be made available ov...

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