Court Rules Corporations Aren’t People, Can’t Exercise Religion
The United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously today (pdf) that a private, for-profit corporation is not a “person” […]
Health care
Corruption, Equal rights, Ethics, Health care, Human rights, politics, Public health, Women
Female Politicians Fight Republican War on Women
Ohio State Senator Nina Turner has introduced a bill that would require men seeking prescription drugs for the treatment of
House Republicans Renew Attack on Womens Rights
House Republicans passed symbolic legislation aimed at further restricting women’s ability to obtain an abortion nationwide — legislation that stands
Advertising, Health, Health care, Marketing, Pop culture, Tobacco, Women
Canadian Ad Likens “Social Smoking” to Social Farting
A new TV ad campaign by the Ontario Ministry of Health is aimed at convincing cigarette smokers who say they
American Heart Association Helps Walgreens Profit from Cigarettes
This month, Walgreens’ webpage cheerfully chirps “Celebrate Heart Health Month” as it promotes its long-standing fundraising partnership with the American Heart Association.
In Wrongful Death Suit, Colorado Catholic Hospital Argues Fetuses are Not Viable Persons
On New Year’s Day in 2006, 31 year old Lori Stodghill went to the emergency room at St. Thomas More
Hobby Lobby’s Misguided Religious Activism
Op-Ed A U.S. District Court court ruled in November that Hobby Lobby, a private, for-profit, national arts-and-crafts supply store chain
Children, Economics, Ethics, Health care, Human rights, Insurance, politics, Poverty
Poor and Uninsured in Texas? Tough Luck, Says Gov. Rick Perry
Texas is number one in the country for people without health insurance. Fully one quarter of Texans have no health
Education, Ethics, Health care, Human rights
PBS Documentary Explores the Growing Need for Easy, Painless Death
As America’s population ages, tens of millions of people find they can’t afford health insurance, medical care is getting more
Under Mitt Romney, Bain Made Millions on Tobacco
Mitt Romney’s former company, Bain Capital, may refuse to make public the clients it has served, but now previously-secret tobacco
This is Going to Hurt: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Say Can Cost You
Insurance companies are hot targets in the national discussion of skyrocketing medical costs and health care reform. But there is