Providers’ Liability Concerns Limit Women’s Birth Options
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has recently released findings from its 2009 Survey on Professional Liability, which asked practicing ob/gyns and ob/gyn … More
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Health Care Reform Update: Senate Finance Committee Rejects Public Option
The Senate Finance Committee today rejected two proposals to add a public option -- a government-sponsored insurance policy that would compete with private … More
Women & Health Care Reform – The Debate Continues
Women received a serious wake-up call Friday when Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) questioned why his insurance should include maternity care. A comment left … More
New Study Finds Increases in Medical Abortion, but not Access
A new study in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, conducted by researchers from the Guttmacher Institute, attempts to quantify the availability of medication … More
Could a Smart Retort on Maternity Care Help Build Support for Comprehensive Health Care Reform?
That's what reform advocates are hoping, as a video from Friday's Senate Finance Committee spread over the weekend. The short clip, embedded below, … More
How Does Hormone Replacement Therapy Affect Lung Cancer?
A new study in The Lancet looks at hormone replacement therapy, and concludes that while the combination of estrogen and progestin doesn't increase … More
“Moms’ Crying Need” for Better Maternity Care
Women's eNews currently features a piece, Black Infant Mortality Points to Moms' Crying Need, which outlines the health disparities and systemic forces that … More
Political Diagnosis: Senate Finance Committee Considers Health Care Reform Bill
The Senate Finance Committee today began its mark up on the health care overhaul bill put forth by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.). C-SPAN … More
Health Agencies and Organizations on Twitter
As many of you may know, OBOS Executive Director Judy Norsigian is on Twitter, where she shares links to our posts and other … More
The Debate over Climate Change and Reproductive Health
The medical journal The Lancet has an editorial in its current issue that argues that one way to help ward off climate change … More