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NOW Feb 05, 2010 10:45AM http://www.now.org/history/susanhill.html The National Organization for Women is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Susan Hill, president of the National Women's Health Foundation and a 2009 recipient of NOW's Woman of Courage award. Jan 29, 2010 11:10AM NOW Applauds Guilty Verdict in Roeder Trial http://www.now.org/press/01-10/01-29.html The National Organization for Women commends the jury in the Scott Roeder trial for its swift guilty verdict and for not being fooled by the outrageous defense claim of justifiable terrorism. Roeder sat on the stand this week and described the horrific ways he had planned to maim or kill Dr. George Tiller, and he admitted outright to murdering the doctor at his church last May. Jan 28, 2010 10:08AM NOW Echoes President Obama: Don't Quit on Women http://www.now.org/press/01-10/01-28.html Statement of NOW President Terry O'Neill President Obama's State of the Union speech was never expected to be a policy address about women's rights, but women were keenly listening to every line -- and paying close attention to the messages between the lines, or left unsaid altogether. The president acknowledged the alarming state of the economy, and the fierce challenges facing workers, homeowners, retirees and young people. But he did not explicitly remind Congress that women are suffering disproportionately in the current recession -- seeing more foreclosures, less health care coverage, worse predatory loan practices and struggling to support their families on incomes depressed by a persistent wage gap.
Feminist Majority Foundation FDA Approves Single-Dose Plan B Emergency Contraceptive The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a single-pill version of the Plan B emergency contraceptive, which is currently available as a two-pill dose. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd announced yesterday (see
Obama Appoints Regina Benjamin as Surgeon General President Obama announced yesterday his appointment of Regina Benjamin, MD to the position of surgeon general. The President commented that Dr. Benjamin, who has lost relatives to diabetes, high blood pressure, and blood cancer, has a deep understanding of the health needs facing the United States. ... Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings for the United States Supreme Court began yesterday. Though the first day of hearings was dominated by the Senate Judiciary Committee's opening statements, Sotomayor made a brief introductory statement at the close of the proceedings.
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