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more about #healthcare more comments → pesematology: There are tee shirts that say "Save the Ta-Tas!" displayed prominently on the main drag of my little town. All I can say to that is "nvfrguhadfrd jfad... more » PilgrimSoul: One of my favourite feminist bloggers spent a lot of time talking about her experiences with the "cancer-industrial complex" a couple of years back, a... more » Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): I am with Ehrenreich on this one. My doctor sent me for a baseline mammogram (I'm in my 30s). The hospital wing where it was done was not a hospital a... more » bowleserised: I like her stuff on the Pink Ribbon Cult, but (thanks to Feministing et al) I also know that there are PLENTY of grassroots movements out there campai... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): This is a must-read post on this issue: [thefeministagenda.blogspot.com] more » Penny: Now, in some masochistic perversion of feminism, they are raising their voices to yell, "Squeeze our tits!" Okay, that made me laugh. more » DutchessOfDork: Jacob Zuma also claimed that he didn't catch HIV from a woman because he showered afterwards. more » LaComtesse: Asma Hanif = teh awesome. Wonderful points and a great cause. Hooray! more » randomnessish: [www.overcompensating.com] more » curiousgeorgiana: Hooray DC! One more vote and then it's off to the mayor for signature. Passed by a vote of 11-2. Should be noted that Marion Barry was a dissenting... more » tiredfairy: You know what? I don't care who does and doesn't want their tax dollars going to abortion. There are about a thousand things our taxes go to that you ... more » whynotshesaid: Why is Megan McArdle employed as a columnist? She is a terrible writer who couldn't write a clear sentence if an editor pointed a gun at her head, an... more » queenieinmanhattan: "And once again, the majority of the country doesn't want a lot of shit. People didn't want to desegregate, or have their tax dollars fund schools and... more » lostinalunchbox: I practice ob-gyn in new york, and estimate that about 80% of the abortions we do at my hospital are covered by Medicaid - probably similiar stats in ... more » Valkyrie607: There is a National Day of Action (that's this Wednesday, November 2) where coalitions from different Reproductive Rights Organizations will lobby the... more » -
#breastintentions
Blindfolded By A Pink Ribbon? Barbara Ehrenreich On Mammograms, Breast Cancer
Barbara Ehrenreich asks, "has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult?" In other words, are women so concerned with access to mammograms that they're ignoring science and even their own rights? More » -
#leftovers
Closing Statements Heard In Knox Trial • Going Rogue: Over One Million Served
• In his closing statement on Tuesday, Amanda Knox's lawyer argued that there simply isn't enough evidence to convict Knox for the murder of her former roommate. "There are still many doubts in this trial," he told the jury. • More » -
#roevsworld
Why Are Pro-Choicers Spending So Much Time Fighting Stupak-Pitts?
Earlier today, Atlantic blogger Megan McArdle argued that Stupak-Pitts isn't that bad, and it certainly isn't bad enough to derail health care reform over. What's scary isn't McArdle's pragmatic position - it's the anti-choice dogma wrapped around her words. More » -
#leftovers
Shaniya Davis' Aunt Speaks Out • Teacher Sues After Slipping On Condoms
• Carey Lockhart-Davis, aunt of murdered North Carolina 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, is furious that the alleged rapist and murderer is being treated decently in prison. She told the Early Show: More » -
#healthnuts
Miles To Go Before They Sleep: Saturday Vote Is Just The Start
On Saturday, the Senate voted to move forward and debate on the health care reform, but many of the continuing talks on the issue are still circling around the same fault lines of party affiliation and religion. More » -
#breaking
Senator Landrieu She'll Vote To Push Health Care Bill Forward
Senator Mary Landrieu has announced that she will vote in yes on a procedural vote being held this evening in the Senate; the vote will determine whether or not the health care bill will go forward in the Senate. [WSJ] More » -
#healthnuts
Congress, Catholics, Conservatives Gear Up for Saturday Night Showdown
Healthcare reform news: Reid is ready to force a reconciliation. Pelosi wants to combine the Senate and House bills. Catholic Bishops and the GOP want to stop everything. Ladies and gentlemen, more proof that making law is like making sausage. More » -
#healthnuts
The New, Looming Battle Over American Womens' Breast Health
We haven't even finished the battle over Stupak-Pitts, but there's a new fight brewing. Monday's new recommendations on breast cancer screenings have finally saturated the media - and everyone from the GOP to Gail Collins is weighing in. More » -
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#roevsworld
Blood On The Senate Floor: Majority Leader Drops Stupak-Pitts
The anti-choice crowd is frothing at the mouth. Yesterday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went Sweeney Todd on the Stupak-Pitts amendment, stabbed insurers with an excise tax, and threatened to go to reconciliation on the holdouts. More » -
#breastintentions
New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Confusion, Criticism
On Monday, a government task force recommended that women under 50 not get regular mammograms, and the news has many women confused and worried about losing insurance coverage. More » -
#breastintentions
Task Force To Under-50s: Don't Bother Screening For Breast Cancer
New guidelines released by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advise that women ages 40 to 50 shouldn't bother with mammograms. Also, don't worry about giving yourself a self-exam - the panel claims they just don't work. More » -
#leftovers
Even Wild Horses Need Their Girlfriends • Fire Turns Irwin Land Into An "Animal Graveyard"
• A research team has found that female friendships within bands of wild horses can lead to better reproductive success. They believe that the bonds between females may help the horses fend off annoying males, and thus reduce stress. • More » -
#roevsworld
Nancy Pelosi: "This Is Not A Bill About Abortion"
...And yet, here we are. Pelosi was asked if "pro-abortion rights advocates were 'right in saying [the Stupak Amendment] will actually diminish' access to abortions?" Pelosi shot back with 'Yes, they are.'" Well, at least we're kind of pro-truth!
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#roevsworld
Stupid/Pitts: 5 Things To Consider In The Health Care Debate
Suffering from outrage overload over reproductive rights? Try not to lose sight of the major issues, including the availability of riders and second trimester costs and complications. After the jump, considerations to be made via today's healthcare reform headlines. More » -
#roevsworld
Health Care Mud Wrestling Match To Continue Until Christmas
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has high hopes that the finished bill will be handed off to the President by Christmas. Other Dems aren't so sure. Enter Bill Clinton, saying "the perfect is the enemy of the good." More » -
#roevsworld
Message To Obama: Abort The Stupak-Pitts Amendment
Another day, another moment to be reminded that the Stupak-Pitts amendment still sucks. Luckily, concerned citizens have noticed that this shit isn''t going to fly. But with Obama still searching for common ground with anti-choicers, will peoples' protests be heard?
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#fatso
Health Care Reform Still Affixing Blame To Fat
The battle over weight discrimination has hit Capitol Hill, with fat acceptance activists like Marilyn Wann (pictured) and Lynn McAfee facing off with insurance lobbyists and lawmakers. Specifically targeted? The health care industry's policy of denying coverage based on weight. More » -
#hellraisers
"We Will Not Go Gently Into That Good Night"
That's NARAL's Nancy Keenan, appearing on MSNBC a few minutes ago. [NARAL] -
#roevsworld
Reproductive Rights Left Behind After Health Care Bill Passes House
Saturday night, Congress threw a party, jubilant that its members had passed a version of a health care bill. Which version? That would be the one that traded the right to choose for a majority vote. More » -
#epicfailin
And Now It's Time To Play Conspiracy Theory With Sarah Palin
Taking to her Facebook page to complain about work done by actual politicians, the super-profesh Sarah Palin once again warned Americans that they'd be facing "death panels" due to the passage of the health care reform bill in the House. More »
