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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 […]
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?
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Join RESOLVE for Advocacy Day
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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
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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 […]
An amendment to Pennsylvania’s insurance law that would have required Pennsylvania health insurance policies to provide coverage for the treatment of infertility was withdrawn during the House Insurance Committee this morning.
What does that mean?
Not sure. That’s why I’m meeting with Representative Josh Shapiro, the author of the amendment Thursday morning. It could have been […]
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 […]
My colleague Kristina Chew at Autism Vox also encountered an ad campaign this week that she feels sets society backwards in the name of “awareness.” The NYU Child Center’s “Ransom Notes” public awareness campaign could do real and immediate harm to how autistic children are perceived and treated in America. Kristina writes:
How we talk about […]
In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, Resolve has created a list of ways you can get active each day. Today is a virtual advocacy day.
Here are just a few suggestions on how to expand infertility awareness:
Write your Congressperson and tell them you support the Family Building Act of 2007 which would extend insurance […]
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