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The Women's Health Protection Act is a piece of legislation introduced in the United States House of Representatives, aimed at expanding abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v.
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), (H.R. 2, Pub. L. 114–10 (text)) commonly called the Permanent Doc Fix, is a United States statute.. Revising the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Bipartisan Act was the largest scale change to the American health care system following the Affordable Care Act
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate from a western medical school Geneva Medical College, where Elizabeth Blackwell graduated in 1849. While both men and women are enrolling in medical school at similar rates, in 2015 the United States reported having 34% active female physicians and 66% active male physicians.
Women continue to dominate in nursing. In 2000, 94.6% of registered nurses in the United States were women. [53] In health care professions as a whole in the US, women numbered approximately 14.8 million, as of 2011. [54] Biomedical research and academic medical professions—i.e., faculty at medical schools—are also disproportionately male.
Femtech, or digital solutions centered on women's health and wellness, ... Femtech, or digital solutions centered on women's health and wellness, could help address gaps in the healthcare system.
The Protecting Women’s Private Spaces Act would keep men, including those who say they “identify” as women, from using women’s private, protected spaces.
Nazi Germany: Nazi Germany amended its eugenics law, to promote abortion for women who have hereditary disorders. [145] The law allowed abortion if a woman gave her permission, and if the fetus was not yet viable, [ 146 ] [ 147 ] [ 148 ] and for purposes of so-called racial hygiene.
California passed laws requiring publicly traded companies headquartered in the state to add women and people from underrepresented groups to their boards of directors or face hefty fines.