Women

Expands Arrest Powers Of Federal Agents

August 5, 2007 -- SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich signed legislation that increases protection for Illinois law enforcement officers. House Bill 162 and House Bill 166 protect the rights of pregnant law enforcement officials and expand the arrest powers of federal agents in Illinois.

“These men and women who risk their lives every day to protect us deserve to be protected themselves. That’s what these laws do,” said Governor Blagojevich.    » read more »

June 25, 2007 -- Trenton, NJ - New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine and First Assistant Attorney General Anne Milgram announced today that the Attorney General’s Office - Division of Criminal Justice has awarded more than $980,000 in Federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) money to strengthen victim service programs in New Jersey.    » read more »

Respect and Protect Women’s Health; Leading Women’s Health Organization Urges Dr. James Holsinger to Stand Up for Science Over Ideology, Promote Affordable Birth Control and Other Commonsense Health Care Measures

NEW YORK CITY—Promoting access to affordable birth control, medically accurate sex education and prevention services should top the list of priorities for our country’s new surgeon general, Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards said Friday.    » read more »

Receives Support from Women Leaders from Across the Country; Announces Agenda to Address Issues Facing Women

Des Moines, Iowa – At a town hall in Des Moines today, Senator John Edwards launched "Women for Edwards" and laid out his agenda to ensure fairness and equality for women. Edwards also received support from 140 national women leaders from across the country, and more than 1,500 women from Iowa. Edwards encouraged women to join Women for Edwards at http://johnedwards.com/women.    » read more »

May 14, 2007 -- Women with heart disease and diabetes are less likely to receive several types of routine outpatient medical care than men who have similar health problems, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

While previous research has shown that women less frequently receive expensive medical care such as angioplasty for heart disease, few studies have evaluated gender disparities for routine care in managed care settings.    » read more »

May 09, 2007 -- ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A class of drugs called bisphosphonates has become the new mainstay treatment for postmenopausal women diagnosed with osteoporosis in the post-hormone-replacement era. Taking just one pill a week, or even one a month, may prevent, slow or stop the breakdown and progress of this bone-thinning condition, according to the May issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, May 10 — Most women 55 years and younger who have heart attacks don’t recognize warning signs, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.    » read more »

Governor’s Bill Will Guarantee a Woman’s Right to Make Decisions Related to Her Personal Reproductive Health

April 25, 2007 -- New York Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced his plans to submit legislation that will update New York's laws pertaining to reproductive rights and establish a fundamental, statutory right to privacy for women in making personal reproductive decisions.    » read more »

Federal Abortion Ban Gives Politicians Green Light to Practice Medicine

NEW YORK — On Wednesday, April 25, Planned Parenthood supporters will hold rallies and demonstrations to express outrage over the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the federal abortion ban. On April 25, the third anniversary of the largest march in Washington, DC, history, the landmark March For Women’s Lives, the women’s health movement will once again send the message to elected officials that women’s health must be protected.    » read more »

Senators Also Highlight New Report Crystallizing Wage Gap Among Men and Women

April 24, 2007 -- Washington, DC - As Americans across the country mark Equal Pay Day, Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) called for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate the role the federal government has and can play to remedy pay inequities in the workplace. Senators Harkin and Clinton will join key national women's organizations on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol today to rally in support of equal pay for women.    » read more »

New York, NY, April 19, 2007—As Cover the Uninsured Week approaches, a new Commonwealth Fund report by researchers at the National Women's Law Center finds that even women with health insurance coverage are more likely than insured men to go without needed health care because of costs. Also, a higher percentage of women than men struggle with medical bills.    » read more »