Professor KAREN BECKWITH (Gender Politics, Case Western Reserve University): This offers Elizabeth Edwards and John Edwards the opportunity to emphasize issues of health care, of women's health, other issues related to women that may strengthen his campaign.
"For most women and providers of health care for women, that modest benefit is clinically meaningful, " agrees North American Menopause Society president JoAnn V.
Thus, Democrats have held a White House "women's summit, " accused Mr. Romney of wanting to deny women health care and equal pay, and even hit Ann Romney for the war crime of being a stay-at-home mom.
The event will be an interactive, open dialogue about how the health care law, the Affordable Care Act, is improving the health of women and their families.
Three years ago, I signed the Affordable Care Act -- reform that brought about a new era of equality in health care and gave women unprecedented control over their health.
And we know that the overall cost of health care is lower when women have access to contraceptive services.
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"We know today that only 50% of women with health care benefits are getting screened, " said Brinker, who said the task force was clumsy in the delivery of its message.
One out of seven women age 18-64 has no usual source of health care.
There's also the problem of access to health care -- some women do not have physicians for this reason.
If there is one overriding legacy of the Roe decision, it may be that it opened and expanded the debate on the rights of women, sexuality, health care, and medical decisions.
And, in contrast, President Obama has consistently been committed to protecting women's health because he knows that women are capable of making their own choices when it comes to their health care.
The project involves pharmacies, drug wholesalers, transportation operators and others to create an ecosystem that ensures women can take advantage of health care quickly and safely.
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Under the new guidelines, millions of women will gain access to health care services for free, including well-woman preventative care visits and screenings for gestational diabetes and sexually transmitted infections.
Women make 80% of all health care decisions in our country, so it's no wonder a consistent majority of them oppose Obamacare.
They made up 53% of the electorate in the 2008 presidential election, and women's top concerns -- including health care and education -- are at the heart of swing voters' concerns.
More cuts are on the way, but, for the moment, children of women on welfare have access to basic health care.
Pregnant women, health care workers and parents or guardians of infants under 6 months of age are among the most vulnerable segments of the population, Sebelius has said.
And when all is said and done, part of why I believe so strongly in reforming our health care system is because of the difference it will make for these women who gave us life -- so simple -- these women who raised us, these women who supported us through the years.
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Pregnant women, health care workers, and parents or guardians of infants under 6 months of age are among the most vulnerable segments of the population, Sebelius said.
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The people who were in charge of moving forward my most important domestic initiative, health care, were women.
Weiss, who wrote a book, "Taking Care of Your Girls, " about breast health, said teens and young women should be aware, but not panic-stricken.
The Kennedy dynasty, known for a history of national public service, has spent decades championing the rights of working men and women, with an emphasis on health care, education and community service programs, among other things.
In 1994 advocates of the new population-planning policies health care, choice and women's rights were told by Pope John Paul II that a woman who wished not to conceive should simply abstain from sex.
Human rights groups say that the high profile nature of Monday's case has done little to change the conduct of some health care workers in Namibia, alleging that more HIV-positive women who claim they were forcibly sterilized are still coming forward.
The standard of care shifted for many doctors after the Women's Health Initiative trial was halted, but updated recommendations from the task force are important because many patients still have questions, and many doctors are reluctant to let go of old prescribing habits, Crandall said.
And at the same time, much more basically, we must deal with the need of rebuilding Haiti, thanks to an effective decentralization policy -- namely, offering health care, education, jobs to all Haitians, men and women, regardless of where they live in the country, in order to prevent migratory flows towards the big cities, towards Port-au-Prince, and that will help avoid that disaster such as the earthquake would cause so many victims.
Judy O'Sullivan, Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said the better the care that women with CHD receive, the better the chances of good health for both mother and baby.
Let's remember Gosnell is also a symptom of how hard it is for low-income women to get quality health care, period.
The administration risks breaking faith with the men and women in uniform by reneging on commitments made in the way of health care, pensions and other benefits.
These women were managing all the challenges of parenting -- arranging health care, childcare, and education -- thousands and thousands of miles away from their homes and loved ones.
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