Dems Hope Abortion Rights, Social Issues Will Sway Female Voters

Democrats and their supporters are hoping their recent emphasis on abortion rights and other social issues will draw independent female voters in Tuesday’s elections and offset a forecasted loss of support among key groups that voted Democratic in 2006 and 2008, the Wall Street Journal reports…

Democrats Focus On Abortion-Rights Issues In Close Midterm Races

Several Democratic candidates in close races are using abortion rights as a “flash point” to “convince voters that a conservative social agenda is waiting in the wings” if Republicans are elected in large numbers, the New York Times reports…

States Address Abortion, Mammogram Coverage, Other Issues

Several states recently saw action related to women’s health-related proposals and policies. Summaries appear below. ~ Colorado: The Colorado Senate on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill (HB 1252) that would require health insurers to cover breast cancer screenings beginning at age 40, the AP/CNBC reports…

Obama Administration Releases Five-Year PEPFAR Strategy, Avoids Abortion, Abstinence Issues

The Obama administration last week released a 74-page outline of its new President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief implementation strategy, which includes slowing expansion of antiretroviral drug distribution in favor of prevention and fighting other deadly diseases, the New York Times reports…

Blogs Comment On Abortion Issues In Health Reform Debate

The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. “Who Subsidizes Abortion,” Eyal Press, The Nation’s “The Notion”: Press writes that even “if the social consequences” of the antiabortion amendment by Reps. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) are “clear, the logic is not.

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