Michelle Obama commented in a recent speech that women are the key to healthcare. What she meant was that women are the ones that make the appointments, choose the doctors, decide when to take family to the doctor, and even to some extent which procedures might be done. Women deal with the “business” of keeping their family healthy. That includes making decisions based on money and the family budget when it comes to going to the doctor.

Do you think this is true? Should women be more involved in healthcare reform because they are the medical decision …read more

Some fascinating statistics about abortion were released by the Guttmacher Institute late last year. The Guttmacher Institute, both pro-choicer and pro-lifer agree, is the most reliable source of statistical information regarding abortion.
I found the most interesting facts to be these two:
* The abortion rate is the lowest its been since Roe v. Wade in 1973, with 1.21 million in 2005.
* About 60% of abortions are obtained by women who have one or more children.
Unlike teenagers who only sought 17% of abortions, these women fully understand the responsibility and the cost of parenthood and family-life.

Three-fourths of women cite concern for …read more