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Tag Archives: health care
Awesome Giveaway Alert: Win a Copy of My Little Red Book
Last year I had the opportunity to review a really great book–My Little Red Book, an anthology of short stories, essays and recollections of women’s first periods from women of all ages, from all over the world. Being the body-loving, … Continue reading
Posted in books
Tagged activism, anthology books, body acceptance, books, charity, Choice USA, Forum for African Women Educationalists, Girls Inc, giveaway alert, Hachette Book Group, health, Health and Water Foundation, health care, menstruation, My Little Red Book, New York Times, New York Times Bestseller, non-fiction books, Planned Parenthood, Rachel Kauder Nalebuff, reproductive health, Save the Children, UNICEF, Woman Tribune
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One in Two Sexually Active Youth Will Contract an STD by Age 25 — Get Yourself Tested
April is National STD Awareness Month and with it, the award-winning campaign, GYT: Get Yourself Tested has launched for another year. GYT was launched by MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation and with the support of Centers for Disease Control, … Continue reading
Posted in health, sex and sexuality
Tagged activism, American College Health Association, American Social Health Association, Centers for Disease Control, Feministing, GYT, health, health care, Kaiser Family Foundation, MTV, National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention, National Coalition og STD Directors, Planned Parenthood, Professor Foxy, reproductive health, safe sex, sex and sexuality, sex educators, sex-positivity, sexual liberation, sexually transmitted infections, STD Awareness Month, STD testing, teen sex
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Hollywood Stands Up for Health Insurance Companies
A new hilarious Funny or Die exclusive features Will Ferrel, Jon Hamm, Donald Faison, Olivia Wilde, Thomas Lennon, Linda Cardellini and other Hollywood stars as they join together to ask “why is Obama trying to reform health care when insurance … Continue reading
Warning: Health Care Reform Should Not Be the Circus Anti-Choice Extremists Are Trying to Turn it Into
During a health care rally at the University of Maryland, a man took it upon himself to interrupt the president while he was attempting to speak to the crowd about health care reform and shout “Obama you’re a liar. Obama, … Continue reading
Posted in anti-choice extremism, health
Tagged abortion, abortion misinformation, anti-choice extremism, federal funding for abortion, health, health care, health care reform, health care town hall meeting, Obama Administration, reproductive health, reproductive rights, University of Maryland
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American Life League Uses the Death of Senator Ted Kennedy to Take Down Health Care Reform
[Photo source Lauren Miller] The photo above was taken during the much talked about 9/12 rally in DC this past weekend. We have seen a great deal of hatred coming from those opposed to health care reform Barack Obama and … Continue reading
Posted in anti-choice extremism, health
Tagged 9/12 rally, abortion, American Life League, anti-choice extremism, anti-choice groups, Blog for Choice, death panels, federal funding for abortion, health, health care, health care reform, Obama Administration, public option, Rachel Maddow, right-wing extremism, Ted Kennedy
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The Late Liberal Lion and Healthcare Champion, Senator Ted Kennedy
The morning of August 26, 2009, news broke that Senator Ted Kennedy had died after a long battle against brain cancer. The loss of the “Liberal Lion” is a great one; we have surely lost one of the good guys–and … Continue reading
Posted in health, politics
Tagged abstinence-only education, abstinence-only federal funding, Age Discrimination Act, ageism, Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act, Defense of Marriage Act, disability, discrimination, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, GLBT, hate crime, health, health care, health care reform, marriage, politics, public option, Ted Kennedy, US military
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