Viagra, a drug to help men get erections is covered by insurance companies but women's birth control pills are not. This is blatantly wrong and unfair. Many men in legislature have conservative views on women's issues. They are anti-abortion, anti-birth control pills, but support anti-impotence pills.
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In a recent interview, Jack Cafferty stated "Well, you know, the answer is Viagra is used to treat a medical condition, erectile dysfunction. Birth Control is a lifestyle choice." Mr. Cafferty clearly doesn't understand the female body or the many uses of birth control. Contraceptives are absolutely used to treat a variety of menstrual disorders including: amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, and to treat irregular menstrual cycles. In addition to preventing pregnancy and treating medical conditions, birth control pills offer women many health benefits such as decreased risk of colorectal, endometrial and ovarian cancers. In my opinion, all of the above medical conditions are much more dire to overall health than erectile dysfunction ever could be.
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It's reported that as recent as 1987, women have been coerced, threatened, and forced to give up their newborns for adoption. Cases have been filed around the globe accusing doctors and churches of kidnapping, fraud, and coercion to force unwed mothers to give up their babies for adoption. One nun in Spain is accused of trafficking over 1500 newborns over the course of four decades. Apparently, young women having premarital sex and having children out of wedlock is worse of a crime than stealing a child away from its mother. How cruel and backwards is this?
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There are other stories on Catapultgirls about abuse and the signs of abuse. An important one that was done last year received responses from women all over the world. It was Abigail Van Buren Abigail Van Buren "These Signs Of Abuse Are Your Signal To Leave". I found another helpful article in WomensHealth.gov today.
Some of us are conditioned to accept and rationalize signs of abuse. We hope as awareness of the commonality of these signs come to light, more women will understand that they are not alone. We hope more women will come to understand that it is right to grab unto anything and anyone in fighting for freedom and happiness. -
It's ridiculous how many people are willing to avoid getting a legitimate job and instead scam others to make a living. From ATM skimming, boogas pizza leaflets to work at home schemes, check out the details and protect yourselves.
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A bill being sent through the House of Representatives right now would make all abortion providers' information public in Tennessee. This bill also would reveal detailed information about the women having the procedure such as their age, race, county, marital status, education level, number of children, the location of the procedure and how many times she has been pregnant.
Many health organizations are worried that this will make both doctor and patient vulnerable to violence and attacks from anti-abortionists. Jeff Teague, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Middle and Eastern Tennessee states that "We live in an environment where there is a lot of violence against abortion providers, clinics, and clinic staff. We've had physicians who provide abortion care murdered in the past few years. This is an attempt to intimidate physicians who provide abortion care and the women who seek abortions and to terrorize them."The bill will be voted on by the Health and Human Service Commitee on Wednesday. If it passes, it will go straight to the senate. -
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A recent recall of Pfizer birth control pills was due to a packaging error that could leave many women with unwanted pregnancies. Women are directed to check the lot number on their birth control packet and see if it is included on the recall (a list of all recalled lot numbers are in the body of Pfizer Press Release).
In the press release by Pfizer they stated “As a result of this packaging error, the daily regimen for these oral contraceptives may be incorrect and could leave women without adequate contraception, and at risk for unintended pregnancy. These packaging defects do not pose any immediate health risks. However, consumers exposed to affected packaging should begin using a non-hormonal form of contraception immediately. Patients who have the affected product (lot numbers are provided below) should notify their physician and return the product to the pharmacy.” -
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Finally, on December 6, the FBI has expanded the outdated definition of rape. The new definition expands the old one by taking out the requirement of a "forcible" assault and the restriction that the attack must be toward a woman. It also now includes non-vaginal/penile rape and rape by a blood relative, reports Huffington Post.
"Rape is a devastating crime and we can't solve it unless we know the full extent of it," said Vice President Joe Biden, the author of the landmark Violence Against Women Act. "This long-awaited change to the definition of rape is a victory for women and men across the country whose suffering has gone unaccounted for over 80 years."This is a huge milestone for women's rights and sexual assault/rape victims. -
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In a country whose wealth continues to grow, many citizens are still living in subhumane conditions. Recent photos of Hong Kong's poor living in cages were posted on CNN.com.
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