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Top 20 Medical Breakthroughs for Women

by Barbara DiTullio | Jan 22, 2009 | Women's health

Health magazine rang in the New Year by publishing an article detailing the top 20 medical breakthroughs for women. Among the breakthroughs, the article discusses issues ranging from how too little sleep can affect women’s hearts, to new advances in the...

Obama Administration Expected to Usher in Advances for Women’s Rights

by Barbara DiTullio | Jan 22, 2009 | Abortion, Childbirth, Contraception, Employment, Equal pay, Equality, Government, Politics, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

Women’s rights advocates are hopeful this week as President Barack Obama officially began his term as the 44th president. President Obama is expected to advance women’s rights by issuing executive orders which will rescind the Global Gag Rule and release...

National Stalking Awareness Month

by Barbara DiTullio | Jan 15, 2009 | Domestic violence, Employment, Girls, Government, Stalking, Women's health

This January marks the 6th annual National Stalking Awareness Month, and the non-profit National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) is challenging communities to expand their understanding of stalking as a dangerous crime. For more than a decade, the U.S. Department...

DIY Abortions in the Dominican Community

by Barbara DiTullio | Jan 12, 2009 | Abortion, Contraception, Reproductive Rights, The New York Times, Women's health

Last Sunday, the New York Times published an article about the incidence of women in the Dominican community in New York using alternative herbs or drugs to end pregnancies. According to the article: Two new studies by reproductive-health providers suggest that...

Bush Enacts Anti-Abortion Regulation

by Barbara DiTullio | Dec 18, 2008 | Abortion, Health insurance, Politics, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

The Bush administration has enacted the Provider Conscience Regulation we blogged about in the past. This policy allows a wide group of medical personnel to refuse providing any medical service to which they object on moral grounds. But even before the Bush...

FDA Advisory Panel Approves New Female Condom

by Barbara DiTullio | Dec 18, 2008 | Contraception, HIV/AIDS, Women's health

The Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel voted 15-0 last week to approve sales of a new female condom in the United States. The new condom is quieter, made of softer material, and will most likely be less expensive than the current female condom on the...

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