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Womens Health Care

A Checklist for Women's History Month

Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH | Posted 03.07.2013 | Politics
Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH

While the law is groundbreaking, we know that in reality, laws are not always implemented in the way that they were intended. As we mark Women's History Month and approach the third anniversary of the ACA, we need to redouble our efforts to assure that it delivers on its promises to women.

Technology Can Help Us Live Longer

Florence P. Haseltine, Ph.D., M.D. | Posted 03.31.2013 | Healthy Living
Florence P. Haseltine, Ph.D., M.D.

As evidence mounts that innovations such as smart devices can improve the health and care of an individual, more resources must be focused on their development and integration into the health care system.

A New Year's Resolution for our Nation's Leaders: Prioritize Women's Health

Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH | Posted 03.05.2013 | Politics
Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH

On Election Day, women voters spoke loud and clear to give President Barack Obama a second term. While pundits and politicos might attribute this significant ten-point gender gap to abortion politics, a deeper look at women voters' sentiments unveils a different story.

Top 4 Statewide Races for Women's Health

Cathy Alderman | Posted 12.31.2012 | Denver
Cathy Alderman

Women pay attention: your health is on the ballot this fall. In every race, voters will choose either to continue moving forward towards equality or to wind the clock back on women's health.

12-Year-Old Writes 'Strongly-Worded' Letter To Romney

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 09.20.2012 | Denver

Although Gov. Mitt Romney has largely confounded the media while trying to sway voters over to his increasingly difficult to pinpoint health care plan...

Why Have Women's Health Issues Become a Leading Issue in This Election?

Casey Papuga | Posted 11.11.2012 | College
Casey Papuga

As a young woman living in America I support the protection of women's bodies and the coverage of birth control under healthcare; but why exactly is women's health one of the leading issues in this 2012 election?

Like a Broken Record, House Continues Its Obsession With Attacking Women's Health Care

Nancy Keenan | Posted 09.11.2012 | Politics
Nancy Keenan

If anti-choice politicians are focused on creating jobs and growing our economy, they sure have a funny way of showing it.

Over My Dead Body (Literally)

Nancy Cronk | Posted 05.23.2012 | Denver
Nancy Cronk

We must find ways to have a civil dialogue that balances the needs and rights of women. When all sides can come together in reason, committed to caring for every person on this planet, maybe we'll make some headway on this issue.

How A 15-Year-Old Is Changing The Face Of Maternal Mortality In Mexico

Arlene Samen | Posted 05.22.2012 | Impact
Arlene Samen

Victoria Castro may only be 15 years-old, but this has not stopped her from already having saved several lives.

Where the Boys Aren't

Glenn W. Smith | Posted 05.12.2012 | Politics
Glenn W. Smith

Men are involved in 100 percent of all pregnancies. But our voices are mostly missing from the debate. It's time we spoke out, boyos. The pill is our contraception, too.

Who's Getting Paid to Have Sex? The Politicization of Female Sexuality

Nicole Skibola | Posted 05.09.2012 | Politics
Nicole Skibola

We need to think about gender parity as not equal expenditure by an employer on male and female employees, but equal treatment as to the physiological needs of each sex.

Let's Be Blunt, Roy

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 05.08.2012 | Politics
Stephanie Schriock

Voters are soundly rejecting this right wing agenda, from the freedom-limiting Blunt Amendment, to the vile attacks of Rush Limbaugh. Not just Democratic voters, but Independent voters, and Republicans too: access to birth control has the potential to impact races across the country.

The Politics of Women's Health Care

Renee Parsons | Posted 05.08.2012 | Politics
Renee Parsons

While a direct attack on the Fourteenth Amendment is fraught with unintended consequences, anti-choice activists have shrewdly chosen to broaden their efforts against health needs for women in open disdain.

Resolution Urges 'Personhood' Rights For Sperm

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 03.02.2012 | Politics

The Wilmington City Council has a message for men -- sperm are people, too. The council for Delaware's largest city passed a resolution by an 8-4 v...

Pregnant and Displaced: Double the Danger

Sarah Costa | Posted 03.28.2012 | Impact
Sarah Costa

It's time we all step up our efforts to ensure that women everywhere can decide freely if and when they want to have children, that all mothers can deliver their babies safely and services are available for women who have suffered violence.

Emma Gray

Looking Back At 40 Years Of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'

HuffingtonPost.com | Emma Gray | Posted 12.04.2011 | Women

“Our main purpose was getting information about health out to ... as many women as possible.” This is how Paula Doress-Worters describes the goals...

Affordable Care Act Helps Women

Sen. Harry Reid | Posted 10.16.2011 | Women
Sen. Harry Reid

When I was a kid, I thought I was a lot tougher than I was. My mother taught me that if you acted like you could handle yourself, then you could. But sometimes that meant enduring unnecessary pain.

A Victory for Women's Health

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 09.18.2011 | Women
Rep. Lois Capps

Today, the Institute of Medicine released an important report, Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps, that recognizes the importance of access to preventive health services for women.

Laura Gottesdiener

'Psychological Slavery'? A Look Inside California Women's Prisons

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Gottesdiener | Posted 08.03.2011 | Los Angeles

Over the course of 12 years, former inmate Beverly Henry watched hundreds of untreated women die in the Central California Women’s Facility, a spraw...

A-List Moms Team with Starbucks to Ensure "Every Mother Counts"

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 06.12.2011 | Impact
Kristi York Wooten

Christy Turlington hopes the "Every Mother Counts" CD -- and her advocacy initiative of the same name -- will bring attention to maternal health issues in the weeks leading up to Mother's Day.

Criminal Miscarriage, or Miscarriage of Justice?

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rev. Debra Haffner

Seventeen years ago this spring, I miscarried a very wanted pregnancy at 16 weeks. Under new legislation passed by Utah's legislature, I might have been charged with criminal homicide.

Abortion Language in the Health Care Bill: Another Women's Smackdown and What to Do

Amy Siskind | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Amy Siskind

Is it me, or is Obama's health care bill increasingly like the movie Groundhog Day? Another day, another women's health smackdown. Women's health is under assault.