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12/29/13

Vending Machines Could Soon Display Calorie Info For Your Snacks

Debating over that bag of Funyuns or that Zagnut bar you think has been in the vending machine since 1998? A new…

Night Editor

PublishedDecember 29, 2013

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2/27/12

State May Require Insurers to Cover Abortion

And now, some decidedly unterrible news in the ongoing gentleman's forum occurring inside America's ladyparts. A…

Erin Gloria Ryan

PublishedFebruary 27, 2012

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10/11/11

Catholic Universities Vow To Smite Provision Requiring Them To Give Students Birth Control

Catholic universities have got their rosaries in a bunch over a provision in the Affordable Care Act that would…

Erin Gloria Ryan

PublishedOctober 11, 2011

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8/1/11

It's Official: Your Birth Control Will Be Fully Covered

Here's a rare bit of excellent news: The Department of Health and Human Services has signed off on recommendations…

Irin Carmon

PublishedAugust 1, 2011

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10/27/10

Acne Cream Found To Be More Crucial Than Breast Pumps

The IRS states breastfeeding doesn't have "enough health benefits to qualify as a form of medical care," says The…

Irin Carmon

PublishedOctober 27, 2010

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10/13/10

What If Birth Control Were Free? More Women Would Use It.

"The average woman spends 30 years of her life trying to avoid getting pregnant." Well, when you put it that way.…

Irin Carmon

PublishedOctober 13, 2010

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9/24/10

Trying To Get Women Excited About Health Care Reform

Few to no Democratic candidates are touting the passage of health care reform this year, but here is the president…

Irin Carmon

PublishedSeptember 24, 2010

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7/14/10

Your Birth Control Pills Are Not Yet Free Under Health Care Reform

Despite a push to have birth control co-pays eliminated by classifying hormonal contraceptives as preventative care…

Irin Carmon

PublishedJuly 14, 2010

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7/6/10

Hospital Serves As Set For Porn Movie, Cashes In

A British hospital apparently made some bank a few years ago by serving as the setting for a "big-budget" porn movie.…

Anna North

PublishedJuly 6, 2010

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5/11/10

Healthcare Reform Means Comprehensive Sex Ed For Teens

Reversing Bush's oh-so-effective abstinence-only approach, healthcare reform allocates $375 million to teach teens…

Anna North

PublishedMay 11, 2010

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4/22/10

WellPoint's Company Policy: Drop Breast Cancer Patients

WellPoint might be the most evil company in the country: they stand accused of systematically dropping women from…

Anna North

PublishedApril 22, 2010

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4/8/10

Nancy Pelosi Threatened By Crazy Fox News Devotee

Gregory Lee Giusti was arrested yesterday for making threatening phone calls to Nancy Pelosi and her husband, and…

Anna North

PublishedApril 8, 2010

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4/1/10

White House T-Shirts Are A Big F-cking Deal

Whether this is a well-timed joke or not remains to be seen, but the Obama White House is hawking an official tee…

Sadie Stein

PublishedApril 1, 2010

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3/30/10

Childbirth To Cheeseburgers: Healthcare Reform And Equality Of Care

One unequivocally good thing about the new healthcare bill: it should reduce healthcare costs for women. But some…

Anna North

PublishedMarch 30, 2010

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3/29/10

Conservative Blogger: Obama Raped Our American Principles

Darleen Click has posted what is possibly the most rage-inducing cartoon you will ever see over at Protein Wisdom.…

Katy Kelleher

PublishedMarch 29, 2010

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3/25/10

Anonymous Prostitute Blogs About Condoms, Sex... And Healthcare Reform

Now that Belle de Jour has been unmasked, the niche for anonymous prostitute/blogger is wide open. Helping to fill…

Anna North

PublishedMarch 25, 2010

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3/23/10

Tea Party Time-Out: 7 Ways To Calm The Conservative Temper Tantrum

Name-calling, throwing things, even threatening to run away from home — many conservative responses to the…

Anna North

PublishedMarch 23, 2010

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3/23/10

After Healthcare Vote, All Eyes Turn To Abortion

Abortion rights groups have taken differing stands on the healthcare bill, with NOW decrying it and Planned…

Anna North

PublishedMarch 23, 2010

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3/22/10

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

[Washington, March 22. Image via Getty]

Anna Holmes

PublishedMarch 22, 2010

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3/22/10

Power Purple And Other Fashion From Recent Political History

How to address the 219-212 passage of a universal health-care reform bill that the President calls an answer to ‘the…

Sadie Stein

PublishedMarch 22, 2010

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