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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejects constitutional challenge to Healthcare Act

Via Think Progress: The Fourth Circuit just handed down two opinions ordering that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s challenge to the Affordable Care Act, along [...]
September 8, 2011 | Posted in: Courts, Health Care | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

ACLU files suit over Choose Life plates

The ACLU announced this morning that it has filed suit against the state over the Choose Life license plates adopted in the regular session this [...]
September 8, 2011 | Posted in: Courts, Health Care, Legislation | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Cost containment

In order for healthcare cost containment to work, you have to actually contain the cost. New report from the State Auditor’s office shows how the [...]
September 7, 2011 | Posted in: Administration, Dispatches, Health Care | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

What she said

Ran into this lady right after the Stand with Planned Parenthood rally. She looked pretty determined. #ncga
June 1, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Health Care | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Abortion legislation hearing

Via WRAL
May 11, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Health Care | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Making abortion impossible — getting around Roe

Amanda Marcotte, writing for Reproductive Health Reality Check, lays out the way Casey has been used to wear down the protections in Roe. The strategy [...]
May 10, 2011 | Posted in: Current Events, Health Care | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

HIV epidemic in U.S. poverty centers

A new report from the CDC has pretty disturbing news about HIV rates in the U.S. VIENNA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
July 24, 2010 | Posted in: Health Care | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Smoke free NC widely supported

New UNC study on the recent smoking laws: UNC poll: N.C. smoke-free policies supported by large majority CHAPEL HILL – On January 2, 2010, North [...]
July 20, 2010 | Posted in: Health Care | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink