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Congressional Candidate Heck Thu, 09 Sep 2010 EMILY's List is launching a two-week television ad campaign in Nevada that portrays Republican House candidate Joe Heck as hostile toward women's health issues, Politico reports. EMILY's List, which supports female candidates who are in favor of abortion rights, is backing Heck's opponent, Democratic incumbent Rep. Dina Titus... Both Major S.C. Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose Abortion Rights Thu, 09 Sep 2010 Both the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor of South Carolina oppose abortion rights, marking the first time in recent history that the state's voters do not have a choice on the issue, McClatchy/Myrtle Beach Sun-News reports. As members of the state General Assembly, both candidates -- state Rep. Nikki Haley (R) and state Sen... Md. Officials Rebuke Doctors For Treatment Of Woman Injured During Abortion Procedure Thu, 09 Sep 2010 On Aug. 31, the Maryland Board of Physicians suspended the medical licenses of two physicians and barred another from practicing in the state for their roles in an abortion procedure that critically injured an 18-year-old woman who was 21 weeks pregnant, the Baltimore Sun reports. The woman sustained a ruptured uterus and other internal injuries as a result of the Aug. 13 procedure... Antiabortion-Rights Group Capitalizes On Supreme Court Ruling On Campaign Ads Wed, 08 Sep 2010 AUL Action, the legislative arm of the not-for-profit antiabortion group Americans United for Life, will become one of the first groups to take advantage of a Supreme Court ruling in January that expanded corporations and unions' ability to directly influence elections, the AP/Washington Post reports. The group's one-minute ads launched on Friday and will run for one week... Iowa Lawmakers Should Update Abortion Laws To Accommodate Use Of Telemedicine, Editorial Says Wed, 08 Sep 2010 By using telemedicine to dispense abortion medication, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is applying the technology "as it was intended: to expand access to legal health services in rural Iowa," the Des Moines Register states in an editorial... Blogs Comment On Reproductive Health Legislation, Research, Other Topics Wed, 08 Sep 2010 The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Electronic Mnemonics and the Pill," Laura Lloyd, National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's "Pregnant Pause": Although oral contraceptives are the most popular birth control method among U.S. teens and young adults, the pill "tends to be less effective than it could be thanks to user error," Lloyd writes... Blogs Comment On Reproductive Health Legislation, Research, Other Topics Wed, 08 Sep 2010 The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Electronic Mnemonics and the Pill," Laura Lloyd, National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's "Pregnant Pause": Although oral contraceptives are the most popular birth control method among U.S. teens and young adults, the pill "tends to be less effective than it could be thanks to user error," Lloyd writes... Progressives Need 'New Models' To Counter Conservative Female Politicians, New York Times Opinion Piece Says Wed, 08 Sep 2010 "Since the 2008 election, progressive leaders have done little to address the obvious national appetite for female leadership," Anna Holmes, founding editor of Jezebel, and author Rebecca Traister write in a New York Times opinion piece. Hampered by their "continuing obsession" with former Alaska Gov... Opinions: Pakistan's Rebuilding; Kenya's Constitution; Development Financing; Africa's Black Market For Malaria Drugs Fri, 03 Sep 2010 U.S., Other Countries Must Develop Strategy To Ensure Honest, Transparent Pakistani Rebuilding A Washington Post editorial encouraging the U.S. to generously support Pakistan as it recovers from major flooding, states: the "humanitarian interest is heightened by Pakistan's centrality to America's national security interests... Justice Dept. Asks Federal Judge To Allow Stem-Cell Research While Case Is Appealed Thu, 02 Sep 2010 The Wall Street Journal: "The Obama administration asked a federal judge Tuesday to allow the government to continue funding embryonic stem-cell research while a case challenging the program makes its way through the courts. The judge, Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C... Stigma, Cost Leads Texas Women To Seek Abortion Drugs In Mexico Mon, 30 Aug 2010 Several recent studies suggest that U.S. women are increasingly seeking methods for self-induced abortions instead of visiting legal clinics that have become "embattled, increasingly costly and geographically inaccessible," The Nation reports... Richmond-Times Dispatch Reporter Explains Significance Of Va. AG's Opinion On Abortion Clinic Regulation Mon, 30 Aug 2010 On NPR's "Tell Me More," Richmond Times-Dispatch political reporter and columnist Jeff Schapiro discussed Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's (R) recent advisory legal opinion concluding that the state Board of Health has the authority to regulate abortion clinics. Schapiro noted that Cuccinelli is "echoing a view expressed by his predecessor" -- current Gov... Today's Opinions: Medicare Illusions, Small Biz Perks, Abortion Regs And More Mon, 30 Aug 2010 Truth Catches Up To Democrats On Health Care CNN Americans told lawmakers in Washington that they wanted reforms that would lower costs; Democrats in Congress increased them. They said they wanted Medicare protected; Democrat leaders used it as a piggy bank, cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare to help pay for this massive new government expansion of health care (Sen... Neb. Judges Take Action On Antiabortion Law, Request To Restore Prenatal Services Mon, 30 Aug 2010 In Nebraska, a federal judge recently approved an agreement to block a law that would have required extensive screenings for women seeking abortions, while a county judge denied a request to restore prenatal care services for low-income women. Summaries appear below... 'Friday Night Lights' Reflects Reality Of U.S. Abortion Debate, The Nation Opinion Piece Says Mon, 30 Aug 2010 In portraying a teenage character's decision to have an abortion, the NBC show "Friday Night Lights" "tackled the very forces that have so effectively stifled discussion of abortion as a viable option for women, both on TV and real life," Center for Reproductive Rights President Nancy Northup writes in an opinion piece in The Nation... Blogs Comment On Women's Suffrage Anniversary, Military Abortion Ban, Other Topics Mon, 30 Aug 2010 The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Stem Cells, Politics and the Law," Michael Tomasky, The Guardian's "Michael Tomasky's Blog": The main issue in this week's embryonic stem cell ruling is "the direct connection between a ruling like this ... and the way the GOP plays politics in the U.S. Senate," according to columnist Tomasky... Insurers Embrace GOP With Campaign Cash; Palin Drives Abortion Wedge Mon, 30 Aug 2010 After being labeled as "villains" and enemies of reform by Democrats, health insurers are shifting their cash to the coffers of Republican candidates, giving GOP campaigns eight times as much money, Bloomberg reports. "WellPoint, along with Coventry Health Care Inc. and Humana Inc., gave Republican candidates $315,000 from May through July, according to U.S. Federal Election Commission records... Internet Searches For 'Abortion' More Common In Areas With Restrictive Policies, Low Abortion Rates Fri, 27 Aug 2010 Internets users are more likely to search on Google for the word "abortion" in regions with strict abortion regulations, little access to abortion services and low abortion rates than in other areas, two researchers from Children's Hospital Boston's Informatics Program found in a recent study, the Boston Herald reports... Ariz. Conservatives Enact Several Bills Related To Reproductive Rights Fri, 27 Aug 2010 This legislative session, Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Jan Brewer (R) enacted several laws that affect reproductive rights, including a measure that prohibits municipalities from offering abortion coverage in their health insurance plans, the Arizona Republic reports. The laws took effect July 29... Scaled Back Premium Increases Allowed For Calif. Insurer; Calif. Lawmakers Pass Bills Setting Up Exchange; Alaska Approves Abortion Notification Init. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 The Los Angeles Times: "California insurance regulators cleared the way Wednesday for Anthem Blue Cross to implement scaled-back rate hikes after a previous increase was canceled amid an uproar over its size. Anthem said it intends to put the new rates - averaging 14% and as high as 20% - into effect Oct. 1 for nearly 800,000 individual California policyholders... Videos Discuss Regulation Of Va. Abortion Clinics, Embryonic Stem Cell Research Fri, 27 Aug 2010 The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. NARAL Official Discusses AG Opinion:MSNBC host Rachel Maddow explained a legal opinion from Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) arguing that abortion clinics should be regulated as surgery centers, which would force them to make structural changes, obtain hospital admitting privileges and meet other requirements... Ninety Years After Women's Suffrage, U.S. Lags In Number Of High-Profile Political Women Fri, 27 Aug 2010 Despite an influx of female candidates in this year's elections, the U.S. trails other nations in the proportion of women holding elected positions, the AP/Boston Globe reports. This week marks the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. The AP/Globe reports that only 17% of U.S... Alaskan Voters Approve Parental Notification Ballot Initiative Thu, 26 Aug 2010 On Tuesday, Alaskan voters approved Ballot Measure 2, which will require notification of parents or guardians before a minor can receive an abortion, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The new law is scheduled to go into effect 90 days after the election is certified, which could happen by mid-September, meaning the law would take effect mid-December, the Daily News reports... Va. Gov. McDonnell Backs AG's Opinion On Abortion Clinics Thu, 26 Aug 2010 Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) said Tuesday that he supports an advisory legal opinion issued by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) that concluded the state Board of Health has authority to regulate abortion clinics, the AP/WTOP reports. In the opinion released Monday, Cuccinelli argues that abortion clinics in Virginia should be regulated the same as outpatient surgical centers... U.S. Attorney General Files Complaint Against Fla. Abortion Clinic Protester Thu, 26 Aug 2010 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is seeking an injunction to bar antiabortion-rights protester Mary Susan Pine from entering any driveway leading to the Presidential Women's Center, a Florida clinic that offers abortion services, the Palm Beach Post reports. The lawsuit, filed in U.S...  Job Opportunities  Nursing Jobs  Nurse Practitioner Jobs  Candidate Registration  Nursing  Nurse Practitioner  Candidate Assistance  Making a Change  Resume Preparation  Interviewing Success  Questions to Ask  Questions to Anticipate  Counteroffers  Recruiting Solutions  Key Success Factors  Successful Hiring  Recruiting Process  Testimonials  Professional Information  CNS Scholarships  Leadership Resources  State Nursing License  State Nursing Associations  National Nursing Associations  Healthcare News  Information Search
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