Every minute, another mother...it's hard to imagine, but every minute of every day, another mother dies from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. This fatality rate is an outrage. We have the knowledge and resources to prevent nearly all of these deaths. http://www.care.org
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS...reason to celebrate!!
May 22, 2008: BUSH APPOINTEE WHO CALLED CONTRACEPTIVES PART OF THE 'CULTURE OF DEATH' RESIGNS: Last October, President Bush appointed Susan Orr to oversee federal family planning programs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Orr, who previously directed HHS child welfare programs, was touted by the administration as "highly qualified." But after less than a year on the job, Orr has resigned, the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association reported yesterday. From the beginning, Orr was controversial, with her strongest credentials seemingly being her support for failed abstinence-only policies. In a 2001, Orr embraced a Bush administration proposal to "stop requiring all health insurance plans for federal employees" to cover a broad range of birth control. In a 2000 Weekly Standard article, Orr railed against requiring health insurance plans to cover contraceptives. "It's not about choice," said Orr. "It's not about health care. It's about making everyone collaborators with the culture of death." More recently, Orr's former employer, FRC, has been pressuring the Bush administration to restrict federal funding for family planning centers. Conveniently, Orr oversaw this funding.
A WALK TO BEAUTIFUL: one woman doctor started a campaign to help African women regain their dignity after devastating health challenges related to unattended childbirth. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beautiful/
This is an amazing film, the story of one of the most dedicated women on the planet.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION report on Maternal Mortality and Healthcare
SAVING MOTHERS, ONE AT A TIME (SUE MAKIN)
