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Addressing the elephant in the room: ensuring abortion coverage in universal health care.(young FEMINISTS)(Medical condition overview)

Publication: Women's Health Activist
Publication Date: 01-MAR-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Imagine you are a 17-year-old girl who has been in and out of foster care, with no friends or family to turn to when you discover that you're pregnant as a result of a rape. I spoke with a young woman in this situation several months ago, while on phone duty for the New York Abortion Access a...

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...Fund, an all-volunteer non-profit that helps women cover the cost of their abortions. The young woman was desperate to get the money she needed for her abortion and kept calling to double-check that we'd be able to help her pay for her procedure and to seek reassurance it was all going to be okay. This young woman should not have had to depend on grassroots organization for her health care coverage. We need a universal health care system in this country that can provide help for women in such tragic situations.

With Americans' increasing frustration with the current health care system and the Democratic presidential candidates outlining comprehensive health care reform plans in their campaigns, it appears our country may be on the brink of accomplishing this goal. As the U.S. looks to creating a universal health care system, it is important that reproductive health advocates play...

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