Items of Interest

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

IOM Recommends Full Coverage of Contraceptives, Other Reproductive Health Care Under Health Reform

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In a new--and much-anticipated--report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is recommending that health reform guidelines for preventive care to...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Birth Control Without Copays Could Become Mandatory

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The Institute of Medicine is expected to make its recommendations about preventative health care services for women that will be included in...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

States Enact Record Number of Abortion Restrictions in First Half of 2011

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Using a mix of old a new strategies, 19 states have enacted 162 new laws related to reproductive rights and health in the first six months o...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Dan Shapiro sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Israel

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton swore in Dan Shapiro as the new U.S. Ambassador to Israel on Friday, in a ceremony at the State Depa...
Friday, July 08, 2011

House warns P.A. on statehood moves

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In a bi-partisan resolution sponsored by Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the US House of Representa...
Thursday, July 07, 2011

Abortion Wars: Taking It To The States

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Elections do matter, individual votes do make a difference.  This has become more apparent regarding reproductive rights in the last year th...
Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Editorial: Palestinian Stunts Undermine Peace Efforts

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A recent editorial in the Near East Report looks at what the Palestinian Authority has been doing to progress potential peace talks. Over th...