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Tag Archives: Health
The Affordable Care Act Extends No-Cost Preventive Care to Women
Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern Wednesday, August 1st is an important day for women’s health. After this date, all new insurance plans must cover certain women’s preventive health services, including contraceptives, without co-pays or deductibles. This represents an essential change in … Continue reading
Posted in Contraception, Government, Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Women's health
Tagged Birth control, Contraception, Government, Health, Health care, Health insurance, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Women, Women's health
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Courts Come to Different Decisions on the ACA’s Provision Requiring Some Employers to Cover Contraception
Mary Pat Dwyer, WLP Law Intern Two federal district court judges ruled recently on claims regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision which requires that employers providing health insurance to their employees cover reproductive health services, including birth control, emergency … Continue reading
Abington Memorial Hospital and Holy Redeemer: Putting Women’s Health at Risk by Imposing Religious Doctrine on Patients
Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney UPDATE: On Wednesday, July 18, 2012, Abington Health and Holy Redeemer Health Systems announced that they have abandoned their plan to merge. In late June 2012, Lawrence Merlis, president and CEO of Abington Health System, and … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Abortion Access, Health Care, Pennsylvania, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Health, Health care, Pennsylvania, Reproductive Rights, Women, Women's health
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The United States Supreme Court has weighed in: The Affordable Care Act is here to stay.
By Women’s Law Project The Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law by President Obama in March 2010, expands health insurance coverage to more than 30 million people, prevents insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions, and ends … Continue reading
The Hypocrisy of Cuts to Medicaid Reimbursements for Newborn Care
Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney When Pennsylvania’s politicians say they are for protecting the unborn, they mean it literally: the minute you’re born, you’re on your own. Last month, Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare (DPW), which is run by Governor … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Maternity Coverage, PA Law, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, Uncategorized, Women's health
Tagged Health, Health care, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, Women, Women's health
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White House Holds Town Hall on Women’s Health
Molly Cohen, WLP Intern With the Supreme Court’s ruling on the 2010 Affordable Care Act looming on the horizon, the White House recently held a town hall meeting on Women’s Health to tout the benefits of the Act. Panel members … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Supreme Court, Women's health
Tagged Health, Health care, Health insurance, Supreme Court, Women's health
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New Studies Clarify Function of the Morning After Pill
Molly Duerig, WLP Undergraduate Intern The New York Times published an article yesterday clarifying the uncertainties that surround the functionality of emergency contraceptive methods such as Plan B One Step. Cited in the article were a number of research studies, … Continue reading
Women’s Law Project Releases Through the Lens of Equality: Eliminating Sex Bias to Improve the Health of Pennsylvania’s Women
The Women’s Law Project (WLP) released today a major report, Through the Lens of Equality: Eliminating Sex Bias to Improve the Health of Pennsylvania’s Women, linking sex bias to adverse health outcomes in women. The release of this report coincides … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic violence, Economic Justice, Education, Employment, Equality, Family Planning, Family Violence, Gender Discrimination, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Assault, Sexual harassment, Violence Against Women, Women's health
Tagged Discrimination, Domestic violence, Employment, Equality, Health, Health care, Pennsylvania, Reproductive Rights, Sex discrimination, Sexual assault, Violence, Women's health
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Wrong Women Urged to be tested for Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women but “causes more deaths than any other type female reproductive cancer.” The high fatality rate of ovarian cancer is partially due to the fact that it is difficult to diagnose. … Continue reading
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Tagged Health, Health care, Women's health
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Study: Maternity Leave Important for Health of Mother and Child
As reported in the health section of Time, a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research revealed that a short maternity leave has negative health outcomes for both mother and child. Mothers of 3-month-old infants who worked full-time … Continue reading
Posted in Childbirth, Employment, Health insurance, Parenthood, Pregnancy
Tagged Employment, Health, Pregnancy
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