NOW and Women's Health: Archive

NOW's latest work on women's health.

2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 1993-2002

2010

• Anti-Shackling Kit (PDF) (11/10)
• NOW Foundation's Love Your Body Day Promotes Message of Self Acceptance (10/10)
• Anti-Abortion Rights Model Guidelines Released: NOW Intensifies Call for Obama to Live Up to Campaign Promises (09/10)
• NOW Not Satisfied with Target CEO's Apology (08/10)
• Help Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (06/10)
• NNT Article: Women Pay Steep Price for Benefits of Health Care Reform (05/10)
• NOW Foundation Announces Love Your Body Poster Contest Winners: 2010 (04/10)
• Stupak's Out; Put NOW PAC Endorsed Connie Saltonstall In (04/10)
• NOW Calls for Leadership from President Obama on Key Women's Rights Issues (03/10)
• Abstinence-Until-Marriage Still Doesn't Work (03/10)
• Health Care Reform Victory Comes with Tragic Setback for Women's Rights (03/10)
• President Obama Breaks Faith with Women (03/10)
• White House Health Care Reform Bill Denies Women's Basic Rights (03/10)
• White House Health Care Plan Fails Women (02/10)
• NOW Echoes President Obama: Don't Quit on Women (01/10)
• Mad As Hell and Not Going to Take It Anymore! (01/10)
• Health Care Bill Must Drop Abortion Language, Include Public Option (01/10)

2009

• Senate Health Care Bill Passes With Unacceptable Restrictions on Women's Rights; There Is Still Time To Reverse the Damage (12/09)
• Oppose Stealth Stupak Provision in Senate Bill (12/09)
• NOW President Condemns Compromised Health Care Bill; Women's Access to Abortion Care Traded Away (12/09)
• NOW to Senate: Don't Let Us Down on Health Care Reform (12/09)
• NOW Applauds Senate Defeat of Abortion Ban Amendment, Urges Removal of Stupak-Pitts in Conferenc (12/09)
• Mammograms Should Be Covered by Insurance for Women of All Ages, but Research Shows Need for Better Technology (12/09)
• Get Ready! Senate Abortion Ban Vote May be this Weekend (12/09)
• Call Your Senators to Take a Pledge Against Abortion Ban (12/09)
• Senator Mikulski's Women's Health Amendment Is an Important Improvement to the Senate Health Care Reform Bill (12/09)
• NOW to Rally in Pitts' Pennsylvania District to Denounce Stupak-Pitts Amendment (11/09)
• Tell Your Senators to Vote Against 'Hyde on Steroids' (11/09)
• Strip Stupak! Campaign (11/09)
• NOW Opposes Health Care Bill That Strips Millions of Women of Abortion Access: Says Bill Obliterates Women's Fundamental Right to Choose (11/09)
• Hurry! Health Care Is In Your Hands! (11/09)
• Urge House Members to Reject More Abortion Restrictions (11/09)
• Join SisterSong in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7-9 (10/09)
• Letter to Senate Concerning Health Care Reform (PDF) (10/09)
• Unrealistic Images of Women Make Love Your Body Day More Important Than Ever (10/09)
• Angry, Fed Up, Broke But Not Silent: Women Speak Up About Their Health Care Nightmares (09/09)
• Bad Health Care Bill Penalizes Women: More Amendments Limiting Reproductive Health Care and Excessive Premium Rates for Older Women (09/09)
• Why a Public Health Care Plan is Best for Women (09/09)
• Sign on Letter: Age and Gender Discrimination Letter to President Obama (09/09)
• Oppose Senate Finance Committee Health Care Bill (09/09)
• NOW Urges Single-Payer as Best for Women; Says Reproductive Health Care Must Be Covered (09/09)
• Tell President Obama: I Want a Strong Public Health Insurance Plan (09/09)
• Share Your Story about Health Care (09/09)
• Ted Kennedy -- Women's Rights Strongest Champion in Congress (09/09)
• NOW Stands with Dr. Carhart in Nebraska, Calls for Protection for Clinics Across U.S. (08/09)
• NOW President Terry O'Neill to Stand with Reproductive Health Care Providers, Defenders in Nebraska (08/09)
• Defend Dr. Carhart's Clinic! (08/09)
• NOW Outraged at House Vote on Abortion Coverage -- Women's Rights Traded Away (07/09)
• Single-Payer Health Care Would Benefit Women, Promote Equality and Justice for All (07/09)
• Urge House Members Today to Support Single-Payer (07/09)
• Reproductive Health Care in Reform Bills Threatened (07/09)
• 2009 Conference Videos: Donna Smith, Woman of Action Award Honoree (07/09)
• Tell Congress, 'Support Single-Payer Health Care!' (07/09)
• Below the Belt: Can We Cure the Ailing U.S. Health Care System? (07/09)
• 2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Stop Domestic Terrorism at Women's Health Clinics (07/09)
• 2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Health Care for Women with Disabilities (07/09)
• 2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Single-Payer Health Care is an Economic Justice Issue (07/09)
• Support the Healthy Families Act (06/09)
• Below the Belt: Teens and Sex: Is the Internet Accurate? (05/09)
• Feminist Agenda Survey Results: Many Issues Linked in Struggle for Women's Equality (02/09)
• Love Your Body: Campus and Community Actions (02/09)
• VICTORY! State Child Health Insurance Bill Passes Senate (01/09)
• Ask Senate to Vote for Children's Health Plan and Include Legal Resident Immigrant Children (01/09)
• Senate Urged to Follow House Lead, Pass Inclusive SCHIP Bill (01/09)
• It's Your Call: National Call-in Day Jan. 15 for Health Care (01/09)

2008

• Executive Action Proposals for Women (12/08)
• Read NOW's Feminist Action Agenda for 2009 (12/08)
• Join the Call-in Day for Health Care (12/08)
• NOW Foundation Announces Love Your Body Calendar (10/08)
• NOW Foundation Celebrates Love Your Body Day on Oct. 15 (10/08)
• Below The Belt column by Kim Gandy: We Need A Shot In The Arm (10/08)
• NOW Foundation Celebrates Love Your Body Day on Oct. 15 (10/08)
• Victory! Mental Health Parity Bill Adopted (10/08)
• NNT: Love Your Body Campaign Urges Women to Question Beauty Ideals (09/08)
• NNT: What the Next President Can Do for Women and Girls (09/08)
• Letter To Congress: Help Native Women! Support The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (H.R. 1328) (PDF) (09/08)
• 2008 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Healthcare Funding Crisis (07/08)
• Urge Senators to Protect Medicaid by Delaying Harmful Regulations (05/08)
• Support International Women's Health Services (04/08)
• Below the Belt column by Kim Gandy: ABCs, 123s, and STDs (03/08)
• Restore Affordable Birth Control (03/08)

2007

• NOW, Hundreds of Groups Demand Health Care for Immigrant Children (12/07)
• Restore Affordable Birth Control to Low-Income and College Women (11/07)
• Take Action: Ask Congress to override the veto (10/07)
• NOW Calls on Congress to Remember our Children and Override Presidential Veto (10/07)
• Demand National Health Care for Everyone (07/07)
• Support the Healthy Families Act (07/07)
• Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Research Bill for a Second Time, Putting Ideology Above Saving Lives (06/07)
• Demand Accountability for Women's Health at the FDA (05/07)
• Senate Values Science and Curative Medicine over Ideology, Passes Federal Stem Cell Research Bill (04/07)
• NOW Supports the State Children's Health Insurance Program (03/07)
• HPV Vaccine Added to CDC's Official Vaccination Schedule (01/07)
• Insurance Companies Label Eating Disorders "Behavioral Illnesses," Refuse to Cover Mental Health Costs (01/07)
• FDA Bows to Industry: OKs Risky Kind of Breast Implant (01/07)
• House Approves Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research (01/07)
• Support Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research (01/07)

2006

• Take Action: Eric Keroack Must Go! (12/06)
• Sign the Sack Keroack Petition (11/06)
• Take Action: Sack Keroack -- the anti-contraception doctor! (11/06)
• FDA Approves Dangerous Silicone Breast Implants (11/06)
• Bush Again Sacrifices Science to Politics (07/06)
• Tell FDA That Research Is Needed on Toxic Platinum Salts in Silicone Breast Implants (06/06)
• NOW Applauds the FDA for Approving the First Vaccine for Cervical Cancer (06/06)
• NOW Board, Officers and Action Center Staff Walk to Support Women's Cancer Research (5/06)
• Prevent Approval of Unsafe Implants: Call FDA, Senate on Wednesday, April 5 (4/06)

2005

• Conservatives Oppose New Cervical Cancer Vaccine (12/05)
• New Findings on Mentor Corporation Reveal Further Disdain for Women's Health (12/05)
• FDA Makes Another Bad Decision on Silicone Breast Implants (11/05)
• NOW Cheers Investigation of Deceptive Federal Government Website (8/05)
• News Release: FDA Panel Recommends Against Readmitting Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants (4/05)
• Action Alert: Stand Up for the Truth About Risky Silicone Implants (4/05)
• Letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt Regarding Government Web Site on Sexuality (3/05)
• LGBT Health Awareness Week Raises Important Concerns (3/05)
• Review of Silicone Implants Tentatively Scheduled (1/05)

2004

• Tell Clear Channel, the FCC and Radio Stations to Stop "Breast Christmas Ever" Contest (12/04)
• Pink Ribbons Everywhere: Concerns About Breast Cancer Funding (12/04)
• Pharmacist Knows Best? Women Beg to Differ (12/04)
• Abstinence-Only Education Teaches Blatant Lies (12/04)
• Send FDA a Message: Do Not Approve Implants Without Safety Data (12/04)
• Succumbing to Political Pressure, FDA May OK Risky Breast Implants (12/04)
• Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and the Freedom of Choice (10/04)
• Silicone Breast Implant Victims to See Settlement Dollars (6/04)
• NOW Renews Call for Universal, Single-Payer Health Insurance (5/04)
• The Time for Single-Payer, Universal Health Care Coverage is Now! (5/04)
• NOW's Comments to the FDA Regarding Silicone Breast Implants (4/04)

2003

• Special Report: Most Women Will Lose Under New Prescription Drug Bill; Future of Medicare at Risk While Drug Costs Rise (12/03)
• NOW Applauds Democratic Senators' Stand Against Deceptive Medicare Bill (11/03)
• FDA Panel Okays Unsafe Silicone Breast Implants (10/03)
• Women of Color Will Gather at Reproductive Health Conference in Atlanta (8/03)
• Take Action: Ask the FDA to Oppose Silicone Breast Implants Until Safety is Proved (7/03)
• Research Indicates Long-Term Risk to Women's Health from Silicone Breast Implants Not Fully Addressed in FDA Clinical Trials (7/03)
• Report Calls Attention to 'Educational' Pelvic Exams Performed On Unconscious Patients (3/03)

1993-2002

• U.S. Recommends Mammograms, but Who's Paying? (2/02)
• Feminists Demand Affordable Anti-Cancer Drug, Take On Pharmaceutical Manufacturer (12/01)
• Breast Implants and Threats to Women's Health (11/01)
• New Study: Teen Pregnancy and STDs Could Be Decreased Through Policy Changes (11/01)
• NOW Sends Message to Bristol Myers-Squibb: "Stop Risking Women's Lives and Health for Profit" (5/01)
• Women's Health Symposium Draws Visitors from Around the Globe (Winter 2001)
• NOW Foundation Makes WISH for Women's Health (Summer 2000)
• NOW Opposes Bristol-Myers Squibb Corporate Monopoly on Women's Health (9/00)
• NOW Unites with Breast Cancer Groups for Research on Causes and Prevention (Winter 2000)
• NOW Urges Candidates and Voters to Make Breast Cancer Prevention a Priority Issue in 2000 (10/99)
• Call for Bipartisan Patients' Bill (10/99)
• NOW Endorses Candlelight Vigil for Cancer Survivors (11/99)
• FDA Repeal Bill Threatens Women's Health (1997)
• 1993 Resolution: Single Payer Health Care