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Patients Rarely Considered in Press Coverage of Medicare
For the elderly and disabled, catching up on the daily news during the latest Beltway brinkmanship—the deal to extend payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits and current Medicare doctor fees—could …
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Teen Pregnancies Highest in States With Abstinence-Only Policies
The number of teen births in the U.S. dropped again in 2010, according to a government report, with nearly every state seeing a decrease. Nationally, the rate fell 9 …
How to Fix Health Care Without the Mandate
What happens if the Supreme Court strikes down the “individual mandate” in the health care reform law? Commentators ranging from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich to Forbes Magazine columnist Rick Ungar agree: Such …
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Scott Walker Quietly Signs Anti-Abortion, Abstinence Bills on Eve of Holiday
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at a news conference at the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, February 24, 2011. (Photo: Max Whittaker / The New York Times)Gov. Scott Walker …
America’s Superficial Health Care Debate Silences Single-Payer Supporters
Georgetown University law students wait in line for admission tickets to view oral arguments on the constitutionality of the health care law, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March …
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As It Was Before Roe, So It Is Again: “Choice” Often Comes Down to Money
Evelyn Griesse doesn't hesitate when asked to explain why she started the South Dakota Access for Every Woman Fund, a small, grassroots group that provides direct financial assistance to …
A Trend Toward Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Choice Laws
2011 saw a record number of laws restricting abortion in U.S. states. It also saw a record number of state anti-immigrant laws. Coincidence? Maybe not. In 2011, U.S. states …
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Protecting Psychologists Who Harm: The APA’s Latest Wrong Turn
Camp Delta, where detainees on the war on terrorism are kept, at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo, October 9, 2003. (Photo: Angel Franco / The New York Times) …
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Obama vs Supreme Court Is Latest Episode in Recurring Rivalry
Washington - Barack Obama got off to a bad start with the Supreme Court the very moment he was sworn in as president, and it's not getting any better. …
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