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I was so pleased to see this appear in the online version of today’s Wall Street Journal. The post was in response to this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine which discusses the decline of birth rates and its implications. I LOVE the title of the WSJ post:
One Way to Higher […]
There she goes again, talking about the need for insurance coverage for fertility treatments. What a broken record.
Yes, you’re right. It is a topic I cover often here - this crazy notion that your reproductive health is just as important as other (covered) aspects of your health and well-being.
But, I do find great comfort […]
May 15 is Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Day. I hate feeling left out, so Fertility Notes has joined the charge!
In my mind, reproductive rights and women’s right to affordable and accessible health care are human rights issues. I think the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights agrees with me. Article 16 in […]
Last year, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives introduced the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, a piece of legislation which would provide critical resources for the treatment, prevention and cure of childhood cancer.
According to www.CureSearch.org,
more than 12,500 children who are diagnosed with cancer each year. Over 40,000 children and adolescents currently are being treated for […]
Today is the RESOLVE Advocacy Day in Washington DC. At least from my window, the sun is shining and it looks to be a gorgeous day. I bet there are even some cherry blossoms hanging on, waiting to be seen.
I had been secretly harboring a hope to sneak down to DC today (it is less […]
From the National Infertility Association:
Who better to tell Congress about the need for change than you?
Register Now to Make Your Voice Heard!
Join RESOLVE for Advocacy Day
Details:
Washington, DC
Thursday April 10, 2008
Kick-off and Training: 8:30 AM-10:30 AM
Capitol Hill Congressional Visits: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
FREE to first 150 participants; $20 thereafter
FREE spots are filling fast!
Important Advocacy Day Links
Registration […]
You may recall that I scheduled a meeting with Representative Josh Shapiro to talk about a piece of legislation that he introduced in Pennsylvania that would extend insurance coverage to include infertility treatments. I had the opportunity to talk with Representative Shapiro earlier today.
His amendment to House bill 2026 was presented to the House Committee […]
I received the following email from RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association and wanted to share it with you:
Pennsylvania State Representative Josh Shapiro has introduced a bill, an amendment to House Bill 2026, to require Pennsylvania health insurance policies to provide coverage for the treatment of infertility. This is a chance for Pennsylvania to join […]
If you live in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island or Texas – that answer is yes, at least some of it, as least some types of treatments.
If you live in Virginia or Pennsylvania, there is legislation proposed that would mandate some form of infertility […]
There’s nothing I hate more than returning gifts.
Last year, I tried to do almost all of my holiday shopping online, which was a tremendous success, until things didn’t fit and I had to shell out for shipping to get it right. This year, I am going to try to embrace the idea of the evergreen […]
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