While President Obama stood strong for women last week by requiring all insurers to cover birth control, the onslaught against contraception is far from over. Several Conservative members of Congress want to eliminate coverage for birth control entirely. As Think Progress reports, anti-choice Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) is at the helm, introducing an extremist bill… [Read more…]
November 30, 2011
Obama ran as a pro-woman presidential candidate. Now we will see whether it was all lip service or if he will stand up for women’s health. Despite the fact that birth control constitutes “preventive care” under the Affordable Care Act — meaning it is covered at no cost by insurance plans — it looks as… [Read more…]
October 24, 2011
By Linda Kokenge I took an HIV test on October 4, 2011, four days before my 28th birthday. A week or so prior, I decided that I needed to accomplish three things in my life: get a job, move into my own apartment, and take an HIV test. The first two things were relatively easy… [Read more…]
July 21, 2011
In the coming months, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is set to identify preventive health services that should be covered at no cost to patients, as required by the new health care law. For women, this would include mammograms and folic acid, as well as things like smoking cessation treatments. But what… [Read more…]
May 3, 2011
I know, it feels like a nightmare replaying over and over again. HR3, one of the most anti-woman pieces of legislation in Congress right now, is up for a vote tomorrow. As a refresher, here’s HR3 in a nutshell: It manipulates the tax code to push forward an anti-choice — and anti-woman — agenda It… [Read more…]
April 6, 2011
I spent my morning yesterday doing “clinic defense” in the Bronx. What does this mean? Basically ensuring that patients entering and leaving a woman’s health clinic were free from harassment. And, as with most feminist endeavors, I re-learned a very valuable lesson: you can’t presume to know every woman’s story. It’s too bad the anti-choice… [Read more…]
March 30, 2011
Happy Back Up Your Birth Control day of action!! Today marks the 10th anniversary of the campaign, which aims to raise awareness of and expand access to Emergency Contraception (EC). Before I began expounding on why you should back up your birth control, let me first address a couple of misconceptions about EC. First and… [Read more…]
March 3, 2011
Today, the House Judiciary Committee celebrated Women’s History Month by passing the vile piece of legislation known as HR3 out of committee. It will now proceed to the House for a full vote. According to Talking Points Memo, 22 Republicans and one Democrat (Puerto Rico Del. Pedro Pierluisi) voted to approve HR3 in committee. In… [Read more…]
March 3, 2011
With all the horrible, no good, very bad attempts to erode abortion rights going on, I think it’s important to highlight victories amidst the onslaught. Which brings me to today’s post. Yesterday, New York City’s Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of regulating those pesky CPCs I’ve talked about. From now on, CPCs in NYC… [Read more…]
February 26, 2011
I’m very honored to have been a part of today’s Rally for Women’s Health in NYC today. THOUSANDS of New Yorkers rallied in Foley Square to show their support for Planned Parenthood, as did many politicians, women’s organizations, celebrities and well-known activists. There were SO many inspirational speeches and stories shared with the crowd, that… [Read more…]
February 11, 2012
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