May 2012
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Please Help Irvin, Who Was Banned From Dialysis In... →
Irvin Xochitla, 19, is an example of how a lack of accessibility to health care can have catastrophic consequences for undocumented immigrants.
Irvin has been in the United States since he was only eight months old, when his parents brought him here. He was diagnosed with kidney failure at age 13 and although his prognosis was very dire, he is still alive. He had been receiving dialysis...
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More Scenes From The (Republican) War On Women →
letterstomycountry:
A lot of folks of Conservative disposition, and perhaps pro-life people more generally, take exception to the idea that the recent nation-wide expansion of policies which restrict the reproductive choices of women amount to a “War on Women.” They feel that it’s an overwrought appeal to emotion that cannot be fairly quantified, and obscures legitimate moral choices in the...
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Missouri Legislature Approves Measure To Strip... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
Missouri legislators passed a bill Friday that allows employers or health insurance providers to stop offering coverage for contraception, abortion, or sterilization if doing so violates their religious or moral convictions. The bill now goes to Gov. Jay Nixon (D), who has not said whether he supports the legislation.
The measure mirrors a federal restriction proposed by...
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Miss Representation Presents: San Francisco GIRL... →
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