Archive for 'Human Rights'
The Women’s Crusade – NYTimes.com
“The world is awakening to a powerful truth: Women and girls aren’t the problem; they’re the solution.”
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF and SHERYL WuDUNN
via The Women’s Crusade – NYTimes.com.
Birth of a Surgeon ~ Full Episode | Wide Angle
Brilliant video of the training of midwives in sub-Saharan Africa in life-saving surgical techniques, such as Cesareans and hysterectomies. One in 22 women there dies in childbirth. More than 600,000 women die every year in childbirth worldwide.
“WIDE ANGLE travels to Mozambique, where a bold grassroots initiative to train midwives in advanced life-saving surgery has [...]
SU – WI: Judge jails mother over daughters refusal to visit father | NowPublic News Coverage
The mother in this case will be held indefinitely in jail because she does not force her daughter to visit her abusive father. Child Protective Services substantiated sexual abuse by the father against the girl and he has a long history of domestic violence. Fathers should and do have rights. Abusers should not.
“On November 12, [...]
Why the Stupak Amendment to the Healthcare Reform Bill Is Unconstitutional
Could this be the tip of the iceberg of unintended consequences of federalized health care? Health insurers have long prevented the infertile from having coverage for their disease, forcing us to pay out of pocket for necessary health care. There is no legitimate reason to do this except bowing to the stigmatization of an “unpopular,” [...]
Full StoryI-Team: Former Weatherman Accused of Stalking – Las Vegas Now
Yikes! Personality disorder on display. What’s black is white and white is black. Notice the projection: He’s accusing her of stalking. I bet a lot of women prior to this one were intimidated and not believed when they talked about him. Scary.
“LAS VEGAS –John Fredericks had a 12-year career on the Las Vegas airwaves and [...]
Reform Matters – Making Real Progress for Women and Health Care
Women have an especially difficult time accessing health care due to discriminatory practices that are currently legal. Here’s a pdf developed by the National Women’s Law Center that describes what health care reform would mean to women in Nevada: Nevada Health Care Reform Fact Sheet
For more information and state-by-state analyses of what HR [...]
Names of the Dead: Jesse Lee Johnson 25, Reseda, CA
Please read and share. Just one of hundreds of stories about people who have died due to lack of health insurance. What kind of people have we become?
Names of the Dead: Jesse Lee Johnson 25, Reseda, CA
“My cousin Jesse who was my best friend died due a blood clot that had traveled to his heart. [...]
Philip Spooner VIDEO: WWII Veteran Makes Case For Gay Marriage
An 86-year-old lifetime Republican believes in equality for gays and lesbians:
Phil Spooner: “I am here today because of a conversation I had last June when I was voting. A woman at my polling place asked me, “Do you believe in equal, equality for gay and lesbian people?” I was pretty surprised to be asked a [...]
a little pregnant: New rule: Don’t read comments, ever
“Every time someone declares that infertile people should accept their lot in life and adopt, they should be required by law to adopt a child themselves. To put their money where their mouth is. Shouldn’t be a problem, right? I hear it’s a piece of cake.
And every time someone says that infertile [...]
CIGNA Employee Flips Off Mother Of Dead Girl Denied Transplant
Here’s the real bureaucrats who deny coverage and delay or prevent treatment:
“In 2007, Nataline Sarkisyan was denied a liver transplant by the company, on the grounds that the operation was “too experimental” to be covered. Nine days later it changed its mind, in response to protests outside its office. It was too late: Nataline died [...]
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