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On Wednesday, the Institute of Medicine recommended that insurers cover, at no cost, expanded preventive care for women. In its report to the Department of Health and Human Services, the IOM — an independent, nonprofit health organization that lawmakers rely upon for insight on health care — recommended that “the full range” of approved contraceptive [...]

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Last Thursday, I had the privilege of representing AAUW onstage at the Stand Up for Women’s Health rally in Washington, D.C. AAUW joined 20 organizations to hold the rally to protest the proposed elimination of Title X women’s health programs and Planned Parenthood funding in the budget negotiations. The 112th Congress has had its fair [...]

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While a last-minute agreement between President Barack Obama and House Republicans kept the federal government from shutting down on April 8, the final deal contained many nasty surprises for Washington, D.C. Despite having home rule and the ability to make its own budget and laws, D.C. is still subject to the whims of the U.S. [...]

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The global economic crisis is shining a light on the “haves,” but things won’t change much for the “have nots.” They will still be poor, without access to clean water, sanitary and well-stocked medical facilities, a balanced diet, education, credit, and the myriad other resources that most of the world takes for granted. No subprime [...]

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Art used in messaging is nothing new, but we’re used to seeing what I call “elevator art” — backgrounds in TV commercials, graphics in magazine ads — even the web has more than its share. So when I saw this on the news the other day, it caught my attention, especially amid the noise of [...]

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These are the words used by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to describe draft regulations by the Bush administration that would severely limit women’s access to reproductive health and family planning services, including some of the most common forms of birth control. As reported in the New York Times, the possible proposed regulations would expand the [...]

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Well, I’m a woman and I know what I want, would my answer be sufficient? While it works for me, I can guarantee it wouldn’t work for my colleague, my neighbor, even the other women in my family. And to quote a little article in the Washington Post Express: “For centuries, men have been wondering [...]

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