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Obama Administration Returns to Earlier Conscience Protections For Health Workers
By David Gibson - Politics DailyThe Obama administration on Friday reversed most of the provisions of controversial federal conscience-protection regulations that were instituted by George W. Bush at the end of his presidency, thereby leaving Bush's successor with a politically difficult decision that would alienate either abortion rights supporters or opponents, or both. The Bush administration had pushed the 11th-hour regulations through in December 2008, despite President-elect Obama's vow to rescind them; when Obama came into office, he instead said he would have the Department of Health and Human Services review the ...
HHS Plans Gruesome Images on Cigarette Packs to Warn of Health Risks
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyThe Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled its plan for placing new warnings on cigarette packs -- and it sure isn't pretty. Included are graphic images of dead bodies, cancer patients and diseased lungs, all intended to depict the health risks of smoking. The strong images are part of a requirement of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. In a statement, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius noted that each day nearly 4,000 youths try a cigarette for the first time and 1,000 become regular smokers. Tobacco causes 443,000 deaths each year and one-third of all cancer ...
Lawsuit: Catholic Nurse Forced to Assist in Late-Term Abortion
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyA Catholic nurse in New York claims she was forced in May to participate in the abortion of a 22-week-old fetus against her moral convictions. The nurse alleges in a lawsuit that Mount Sinai Hospital officials knew of her objections to abortion, but told her to assist in the procedure or face disciplinary action, including possible loss of her job and her nursing license. ...
Politics of Flu: Kathleen Sebelius to be Confirmed Today
By David Knowles - Politics DailyNothing like a potential flu pandemic to light a fire underneath Congressional Republicans' collective posterior. Long held up over Republican objections to her views on abortion rights, Kathleen Sebelius will be confirmed today as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. With the sudden appearance of swine flu, Republicans faced increasing scrutiny over holding up Sebelius' nomination: Sebelius would have an immediate challenge because of the swine flu outbreak. With no HHS secretary in place, the White House has turned to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to help lead its ...
Who Will Replace Daschle as Secretary of Health and Human Services?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyWith the withdrawal of Health and Human Services nominee Tom Daschle (pictured here trying hard to finally get his eye-lasers to work) today, the field is wide open for this important post, and it's never too early to speculate about a replacement.I think we can rule out Willie Nelson and Wesley Snipes (I already sent the White House a "heads up," just in case), but after that, it's anybody's job.Usually, I go with either a jokey list, a serious list, or an outside the box list. This time, I'm going to mix 'em up and see if you can tell the difference.Top Candidates to Replace Tom Daschle as ...
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