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August 31, 2009
Catholic Bishops voice opposition to Health Reform, Abortion Coverage
Public Release Date: 28-Aug-2009
A growing number of Catholic bishops are speaking out against President Obama's health reform proposals, although the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops had largely embraced the president's proposal as recently as last month, according to the New York Times. The conflict reflects the struggle within the Catholic Church over how to balance abortion-rights opposition with concerns about social justice.
However, several USCCB leaders in recent weeks have argued that the Democrats' proposals on abortion coverage are "so inadequate that lawmakers should block the entire effort," the Times reports. In a recent pastoral letter, Bishop Walker Nickless of Sioux City, Iowa, urged Catholics to contact their congressional representatives. "No health care reform is better than the wrong sort of health care reform," Nickless wrote. He also said that the church "does not teach that government should directly provide health care," adding, "Any legislation that undermines the vitality of the private sector is suspect."
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May 07, 2009
Blogs Comment on Souter Retirement, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Other Topics
Public Release Date: 5-May-2009
The following summarizes women's health-related blog entries.
"Finding a Voice, Not Just a Vote, for Women's Rights on the Court," Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check:
Supreme Court Justice David Souter's announcement last week that he will retire in June marks the "first time a pro-choice president has had the opportunity to appoint a justice to the Supreme Court" since former President Clinton appointed Justice Stephen Breyer in 1994, Steiger writes.
Although Souter was appointed by former Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1990, he has "maintained a position as an ally of reproductive choice during his time on the Court," Steiger writes. According to Steiger, the "lists of prospective nominees already circulated have a lot of pro-choice women that top the list." However, Steiger adds that there is "reason to caution the appointment of sitting judges," noting that Souter was a "sitting justice when he was named to the Supreme Court" and that "[a]lthough he was appointed by a fairly conservative president, he has turned into a reliable liberal vote on the Court."
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April 29, 2009
Senate Confirms Kansas Gov. Sebelius as HHS Secretary
Public Release Date: 29-April-2009
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) as HHS secretary in a 65-31 vote, filling the last vacancy on President Obama's cabinet, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 4/29). Nine Republicans voted for Sebelius, including Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), who announced Tuesday that he is switching from the Republican to the Democratic Party, and Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.), who had said he was reconsidering his support for Sebelius after she vetoed a Kansas antiabortion-rights bill (S.B. 218) last week (Young, The Hill, 4/28).
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April 22, 2009
Some Experts Link Economic Downturn to Increase in Abortions, Vasectomies
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April 20, 2009
Longstanding Oakland, Calif., Women's Clinic Closes After Lack of Medicaid Reimbursements
January 15, 2009
Teen Pregnancies Present Serious Health Risks to Girls Worldwide, UNICEF Report Says
Public Release Date: 15-January-2009
The risk of dying in childbirth is five times greater for girls who give birth before age 15 than for women in their 20s, UNICEF said in its annual children's report released on Thursday, the AP/Austin American-Statesman reports.
This year's report, called "The State of the World's Children 2009," focuses on teen pregnancy worldwide and the health risks for women and their infants. According to the report, about 70,000 young women ages 15 to 19 die in childbirth from pregnancy-related complications annually. An infant's risk of dying within the first year of life is 60% higher if the woman is younger than age 18 at the time of birth, the report said.
