A Tax on Nips and Tucks Angers Patients, Surgeons

NOW President Terry O’Neill interviewed by New York Times San Francisco reporter Jesse McKinley about the Senate health care reform proposal to tax cosmetic surgery patients, and its impact on middle-aged women: “The proposal — called the Bo-Tax, in a p…

Health Battle Over Abortion Moves to Senate Bill

Women’s E-News’ Julia Marsh interviews NOW President Terry O’Neill about what NOW and other women’s organizations are doing to “Stop Stupak” and what we can do to rally support for a more pro-choice Senate health care reform bill: “Pro-choice activists…

Women Are Insistent on Mammograms, Poll Shows

USA Today’s Liz Szabo reports on why women are saying “no thank you” to a recent independent panel recommendation suggesting most women don’t need routine mammograms until age 50: “A vast majority of American women plan to ignore controversial new recom…

Abortion Ban Must Be Stricken From Health Care Bill

Connie Schultz writes for the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Language matters, so let’s be clear: Women’s reproductive health is not a ‘social issue.’ . . . The sooner we reject this dismissive casting of a woman’s essential right, the sooner elected officials will understand it’s not theirs for the tinkering.”