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Helms Amendment

Helms Amendment Hurts Women: It's Time for Change

John Seager | Posted 03.27.2013 | World
Read More: Abortion, Rape, Helms Amendment, Global Health, Rape Victims, Congo Rape, Women's Health, World News
John Seager

It's the equivalent of 90 jumbo jets crashing and killing everyone on board, year after year after year. What if I told you that President Obama could prevent some of these deaths with a single, simple action?

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What Komen v. Planned Parenthood Teaches Us About Abortion Stigma

Anu Kumar | Posted 04.07.2012 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Komen for the Cure, Women's Health, Women's Rights, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Reproductive Choice, Reproductive Rights, Health Care Abortion, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Health, Anti-Abortion, Planned Parenthood, Komen Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Justice, Hyde Amendment, Helms Amendment, Politics News
Anu Kumar

Would so many individuals -- 'Racers for the Cure' and celebrities alike -- rise up in protest? My guess is no, they would not -- and this is the power of the stigma around abortion. When access to health care is limited by money or geography, we cannot afford to limit it further with politics.

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