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Politico Pro examines reaction to Melinda Gates's TEDxChange speech on family planning

Politico Pro examines the reaction to a speech delivered by Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, at a TEDxChange conference in Berlin on April 5.

16 Apr 2012

Abortion-restricting bills proceed in Ariz. and Iowa as new Miss. law targets only abortion clinic

A pair of bills passed the Arizona Senate Thursday to prohibit public money for family-planning from going to organizations that give abortions and to allow some businesses to avoid paying for contraception for employees. Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer also signed a bill banning most late-term abortions.

16 Apr 2012

Catholic Bishops's 'religious freedom' campaign includes action against contraception coverage mandate

All Americans should be "on guard" as the Obama administration threatens religious liberty, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops declared Thursday. The call to action is spelled out in a document, "Our First, Most Cherished Liberty," developed by the conference's Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty.

16 Apr 2012

Planned Parenthood sues Texas after exclusion from women's health program

In March, Texas dropped its state Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood because the organization provides abortion services.

12 Apr 2012

Viewpoints: Medicare may be unintended victim of bank crisis; Health care industry's fears of law's reversal

The banks' actions led directly to an increase in government debt, which in turn has made the reduction of that debt by "cutting runaway spending" a centerpiece of the Republican presidential campaign to date.

12 Apr 2012

First Edition: April 12, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about Massachusetts' health reform's sixth birthday.

From Medtronic 12 Apr 2012

Viewpoints: Santorum pushed Romney on health care; GOP's 'classic male mistake'; ACOs and the anti-trust challenge

The Pennsylvanian was also by far the most effective Republican critic of RomneyCare. When he stood on stage in a debate and took apart the Massachusetts health law as a prototype for ObamaCare, Mr. Romney realized he couldn't coast to the nomination. That's when the former Massachusetts Governor came out with his own tax cut and tax reform plan to appeal to economic conservatives.

12 Apr 2012

Access to modern contraceptives, family planning services is human right

"In the developing world, an estimated 215 million women who want to delay or avoid their next pregnancy cannot exercise this right as they lack modern contraceptives, resulting in unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions and more than 100,000 maternal deaths," UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin writes in this Huffington Post "Global Motherhood" blog post.

12 Apr 2012

Timing pregnancy an important health concern for women

A newly published article in the journal Nursing for Women’s Health highlights the importance of a woman’s ability to time her childbearing. The author asserts that contraception is a means of health promotion and women who work with their health care providers to ensure they are healthy prior to conceiving can minimize their risk of complications during pregnancy and childbirth.

11 Apr 2012

Health law key to Obama campaign's outreach to women voters

Late last week, the president and his deputies were linking parts of the health law and opportunities as part of their effort to draw support from women voters. At the same time, The Associated Press reports on the challenges GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney faces in his attempts to bridge the gender gap.

10 Apr 2012

Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda Gates delivers TEDxChange speech on access to contraceptives

On Thursday at the TEDxChange conference in Berlin, Germany, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, "delivered a powerful case for universal access to contraception for women around the world who need and want it," the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.

10 Apr 2012

Viewpoints: Scarcity of dental care; Surprise budget buster awaiting states on retiree health costs

We know that too many Americans can't afford primary care and end up in the emergency room with asthma or heart failure. But in the debate over health care coverage, less attention has been paid to the fact that too many Americans also end up in the emergency room with severe tooth abscesses that keep them from eating or infections that can travel from decayed teeth to the brain and, if untreated, kill.

10 Apr 2012

Blog posts respond to Melinda Gates' TEDxChange presentation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog published several posts in response to the TEDxChange: "The Big Picture" presentation delivered by Melinda Gates, co-chair of the foundation, in Berlin on Thursday.

9 Apr 2012

On the campaign trail, it seems everyone has critics

According to reports, the Obama administration continues to face stiff criticism from Catholic leaders over its contraception policies. Meanwhile, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has among his health policy advisers two people who are on the record in their opposition to the health he signed while governor of Massachusetts.

9 Apr 2012

First Edition: April 9, 2012

In today's headlines, reports about how both Democrats and Republicans are working to woo Seniors -- Medicare politices are central to this effort.

9 Apr 2012

Obama, Romney camps tussling over women's vote

To appeal to women, Democrats are pointing to the health law (including its contraceptive coverage) while Republicans are playing up their solutions to fix the economy.

9 Apr 2012

Miss. Senate passes bill that could shut state's only abortion clinic; Arizona lawmakers get knitted uteruses as protest

The Mississippi bill, which would require doctors working at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges to a local hospital, passed the House last month and is expected to be signed by the governor. Meanwhile, 32 Republican lawmakers in Arizona received knitted uteruses as part of a national protest against government regulation of women's health.

7 Apr 2012

Contraception, abortion, fetal care issues flare up in state legislatures

Women's health issues continue to roil politics in Texas, Mississippi and Nebraska.

6 Apr 2012

Viewpoints: Support for drug benefit merger; Health reform comes too slowly for some patients; Pinpointing Romney's views on mandate

It seems counterintuitive, but the Federal Trade Commission has just decided that a $29 billion merger of two of the three largest companies that manage pharmaceutical benefits for employers and health plans -; Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions -; would not substantially lessen competition. That judgment deserves credence because of the thoroughness of the F.T.C.'s eight-month inquiry and the willingness of the agency to oppose other mergers when the evidence warrants.

6 Apr 2012

Breast cancer screening false positive results may need more follow up: Study

A Danish study of more than 58,000 women found those who had false positive mammograms, meaning the results suggested breast cancer when there was none, had a 67 percent higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life compared with women who had negative mammograms.

5 Apr 2012

Contraception News and Research

Latest Contraception News and Research

Politico Pro examines reaction to Melinda Gates's TEDxChange speech on family planning

Abortion-restricting bills proceed in Ariz. and Iowa as new Miss. law targets only abortion clinic

Catholic Bishops's 'religious freedom' campaign includes action against contraception coverage mandate

Planned Parenthood sues Texas after exclusion from women's health program

Viewpoints: Medicare may be unintended victim of bank crisis; Health care industry's fears of law's reversal

First Edition: April 12, 2012

Viewpoints: Santorum pushed Romney on health care; GOP's 'classic male mistake'; ACOs and the anti-trust challenge

Access to modern contraceptives, family planning services is human right

Timing pregnancy an important health concern for women

Health law key to Obama campaign's outreach to women voters

Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda Gates delivers TEDxChange speech on access to contraceptives

Viewpoints: Scarcity of dental care; Surprise budget buster awaiting states on retiree health costs

Blog posts respond to Melinda Gates' TEDxChange presentation

On the campaign trail, it seems everyone has critics

First Edition: April 9, 2012

Obama, Romney camps tussling over women's vote

Miss. Senate passes bill that could shut state's only abortion clinic; Arizona lawmakers get knitted uteruses as protest

Contraception, abortion, fetal care issues flare up in state legislatures

Viewpoints: Support for drug benefit merger; Health reform comes too slowly for some patients; Pinpointing Romney's views on mandate

Breast cancer screening false positive results may need more follow up: Study

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Contraception News and Research

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