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Obama Administration Ensures a Wide Range of Contraceptive Insurance Coverage, Even at Religiously-Affiliated Institutions
On January 20, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the final rule that will require most new health insurance plans under the Preventive Care package of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cover contraceptive services,...
Gingrich Food Stamp Remarks Reflect Common, Harmful Misconceptions
The 2012 GOP primary race has produced a lot of controversial sound bites, but perhaps the most ubiquitous in the past two weeks came from former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, when he said that if the NAACP invited him, he would “go to their convention and talk...
Decarcerate PA: Fighting the School-to-Prison-to-Exploited-Labor Pipeline
On October 12th, Decarcerate PA led a rally against the expansion of prisons in Montgomery County. Protesters marched from the Occupy Philadelphia encampment to the Philadelphia offices of Hill International, which was recently contracted to construct new prisons in...
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Time to Treat Trans Patients Right
This month, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released a set of recommendations by committee opinion, urging reproductive health care providers to improve their treatment of transgender people. These new guidelines encourage ob-gyns to do the...
Pennsylvania Restricts Access to Food Stamps in Tough Economic Times
Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare (DPW) under the Corbett Administration plans to implement an asset-based eligibility test by May 2012 that will restrict the number of Pennsylvanians eligible to receive assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition...
