Although polls predicted a close vote, Mississippi’s anti-choice “personhood” amendment was decisively defeated.
Health & Social Policy
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Hillary Clinton Commits to Creating “AIDS-Free Generation”
“We will, for the first time, get ahead of the pandemic.”
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DC Appeals Court Upholds ACA—With a Republican Taking the Lead
The influential Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has issued an opinion affirming the Affordable Care Act (ACA) constitutional. In itself, this is not surprising, as several other courts have done so. What is surprising is that the Court’s opinion was written by Republican favorite Laurence Silberman. The conservative Reagan appointee notes that […]
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The Budget Prescription
A spoonful of medecine may make the deficit-reduction go down.
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A Model of Health
Members of New York’s Local 6 have some of the best—and most cost-effective—care in the country.
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Good Night, Sweet Prince
… in which the tooth fairy comes and goes.
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Mitt Romney’s Public Option
Is Romney offering a liberal health-care plan? Not really.
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More on the Abortion Debates: What if Your Mother Had Aborted You?
Yesterday I posted “So what if I hadn’t been born?” In reply, noted reproductive rights thinker Frances Kissling sent along her own very moving essay along these lines, published a few years ago in RH Reality Check: “What if your mother had aborted you? A daughter’s perspective.” As she says, I feel a need to […]
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Running Out the Clock on Government Regulations
House bill could hamstring important protections
