Archive for Ağustos, 2011
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Job Openings at Our Bodies Ourselves and Vanderbilt Center for Health Services
August 20, 2008First up, Our Bodies Ourselves has an opening for the new position of Associate Director. From the description: This person would work closely with the current Executive Director, other senior staff, and selected Board members to assume key leaders
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325,000 Sign MoveOn Petition Objecting to Proposed HHS Rule
August 20, 2008I and others have written quite a bit about the proposed HHS rule on abortion and physician conscience, so I won’t rehash it all here. For background, check out these posts and the links therein, this post at OBOS, and RHRealityCheck’s
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HHS Officially Releases Revised Version of Controversial Regulation
August 22, 2008Yesterday, Sec. Leavitt and the Department of Health and Human Services released the official version of a proposed regulation that has generated considerable objection from physician and nurse groups, members of Congress, and individuals intereste
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20/20 Tonight Covering Infant Mortality in Memphis, TN
August 22, 2008“Babyland,” on infant mortality in Shelby County (Memphis), TN, will air tonight on “20/20″ on ABC. It looks like some video may also be available on the ABC website, along with a fair bit of text on the situation, including
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ABOG Calls Out Secretary Leavitt for Misrepresenting Certification Issue in Support of Proposed Regulation
August 23, 2008HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has issued a third blog post on physician conscience, announcing the release of the official proposed regulation following the draft which has generated so much controversy. I’d like to get more into the regulation
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Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards at the Democratic National Convention
August 26, 2008Early this evening, Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, spoke at the Democratic National Convention. A transcript of her remarks is available here. Cecile’s mother was Ann Richards, late former Governor of Texas. NARAL Pro-Cho
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