28 Sens.' Letter Urges Leavitt To Scrap Draft Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access
medicalnewstoday.com     Jul 25, 2008            

Twenty-eight senators, including Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), on Wednesday sent a letter to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt calling on the Bush administration to halt its proposed regulation being developed that "would have the effect of encouraging health care institutions and individuals to refuse to provide birth control to patients who need it," the Oregonian reports. The letter was led by Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and was not signed by any Republicans (Pope, Oregonian, 7/24). Under the proposal, to receive funding under any program administered by HHS, researchers, clinics, medical schools and hospitals would have to sign "written certifications" that they will not discriminate against people who object to abortion -- however it might be defined. The... [read full story]                    


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Protecting the Right of Conscience?

pharyngula.org     5 hrs ago   1 related          

Guest Blogger Danio, sneaking a few more posts in: Remember that execrable HHS policy document that proposes an extension of the current protections for health care workers who refuse to provide or assist in treatments that...                    

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HHS Proposes Adoption Of ICD-10 Code Sets And Updated Electronic Transaction Standards

medicalnewstoday.com     Aug 18, 2008   1 related          

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a long-awaited proposed regulation that would replace the ICD-9-CM code sets now used to report health care diagnoses and procedures with greatly expanded ICD-10 code...                    

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What about the Choice to Say No?

cnsnews.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Monday, August 18, 2008 By Dan Gainor It is a matter of liberal orthodoxy that abortion is all about choice. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt’s blog cited Mary Jane Gallagher, president of the National Family...                    

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Mike Levatte and the Birth Control Equals Abortion Firestorm

blogharbor.com     Aug 17, 2008          

TRUE OR ELECTION YEAR POSTURING?Move On. Org is circulating an email."...I had to share something with you. Can you imagine living in a place where birth control is considered an "abortion" and health insurers won't cover it?...                    

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