| Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Health Care Reform |
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, and commonly referred to as health care reform, has been a flashpoint for controversy during and following its passage. Threats of legal challenges to the law originated before Congress even ... |
| Rio+20 Retreats on Its Commitment to Women’s Reproductive Rights |
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On June 20–22, 2012, world leaders and fifty thousand members of government, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and other groups convened for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The highly anticipated conference, called Rio+20, took place 20 years after the momentous 1992 Earth ... |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Releases Report on LGBT Health |
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In 2010, President Barack Obama directed the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, to identify ways in which HHS could improve the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families. As a result, Secretary Sebelius created an LGBT ... |
| Pregnant Teens Still Face Illegal Sex Discrimination in Schools |
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June 23, 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation barring any educational institution receiving federal funds to discriminate based on sex.[1] While many lawmakers, parents, and students are unaware that discrimination due to a student’s current or past pregnancy is sex discrimination and illegal, a recent ... |
| Guttmacher and UNFPA Report on the Costs and Benefits of Contraception |
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Guttmacher and UNFPA Report on the Costs and Benefits of Contraception
In June 2012, the Guttmacher Institute and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released their report, “Adding It Up: Costs and Benefits for Contraceptive Services,” with updated estimates fo |
