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Abortion Could Prove Divisive For Health Reform, Too
An ultimatum against using federal money for abortion procedures could reopen the politically treacherous rift over the issue, creating yet another obstacle for congressional Democrats to overcome if they are to achieve their health reform goals, Time reports. "While current versions of the [health reform] legislation do not address the abortion issue at all, late last month 19 anti-abortion Democrats in the House sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, warning "we cannot support any health care reform proposal unless it explicitly excludes abortion from the scope of any government-defined or subsidized health insurance plan.""
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Patients To Have Their Say On Infertility Treatment In Scotland
Infertility Network Scotland has welcomed the announcement by the Public Health Minister, Shona Robison, that over the next three years the Scottish Government will provide funding to Infertility Network Scotland to work with Health Boards to help them to address the inequity of access that has existed in Scotland for too many years. We also welcomed the news that an expert advisory group will be established this summer to consider an action plan on infertility services.
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WFP Appeals For $23M To Help Women, Children In Yemen
The World Food Programme (WFP) issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday for $23 million in "financial support from international donors for food aid to Yemen specifically targeted at women and children," AFP/Google.com reports. The agency said that the "figure represents 42 percent of the 55 million dollars that it needs for the current year to improve the nutrition of more than 1.6 million vulnerable people in Yemen," the news service writes.
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Good Samaritan And San Jose Regional Medical Center Registered Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly To Approve New Contract, California

The 1,450 registered nurses of Good Samaritan Hospital and San Jose Regional Medical Center voted overwhelming last night to ratify their new contract with the facility-and in so doing set new standards for patient safety at HCA, the nation"s largest hospital chain, announces the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee today. "These new contracts show that even HCA-the world"s largest hospital chain and one with a reputation for cutting corners on patient care-can be held to strict patient safety standards when RNs speak and bargain collectively," said Malinda Markowitz, RN co-President of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee. "RNs at HCA facilities around the country are working to organize their hospitals, because they know that holding this chain to safety standards will save lives, and allow nurses to truly practice their profession." Among key gains were: - Strengthened protections for compliance with safe RN-to-patient staffing ratios law in California. These include a guarantee that patients will be cared for when their RN takes a meal or rest break, an increase in unit staffing to meet the ratios at all times, and new procedures to resolve disputes over future staffing issues. - Improved restrictions on the "floating" of nurses outside their unit - Protection of the ability of RNs to do informational leafleting on hospital grounds - A guarantee of every other weekend off - A guarantee of union protections-meaning the employer will not invoke the "Kentucky River" decision to exclude nurses from the bargaining unit - Retirement improvements, specifically an increase in the coverage of Medicare Part D and Medicare Supplement reimbursements after age 65 The contract runs through 2012, and averages a 4.25 percent annual increase in wages to allow competitive recruitment and retention of nurses. California Nurses Association


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