The following summarizes selected women’s health related videos.
Health Reform’s Benefits for Women: In a new video from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, actress Julianne Moore explains “what exactly … health reform mean[s] for women.” The law not only “extends health care coverage to tens of millions of women and families,” it “guarantees affordable access to life saving screenings for breast and cervical cancer” and “significantly increases access to reproductive health care, including family planning,” Moore says. The law also bans denying insurance coverage because of pre-existing conditions, such as breast cancer and pregnancy, and it ensures that “women will no longer be forced to pay more than men do for health insurance.” However, the law also includes “unfair restrictions on abortion coverage,” Moore says, adding, “Rest assured, Planned Parenthood will keep fighting to fix the abortion restrictions before they go into effect in 2014″ (Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 4/22).
Oklahoma Antiabortion Laws: MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Wednesday featured a discussion with Anita Fream — CEO of Planned Parenthood of Central Oklahoma — about two new antiabortion laws in Oklahoma, including one that requires women to undergo an ultrasound and listen to a description of the results while the image is turned in their direction. Fream noted that supporters of the legislation hope it will challenge Roe v. Wade, and she discussed how abortion restrictions affect women and providers (Maddow, “The Rachel Maddow Show,” MSNBC, 4/28). On Tuesday, NBC’s “Nightly News” also reported on the details of the two new laws, including the Legislature’s move to override Gov. Brad Henry’s vetoes (Williams, “Nightly News,” NBC, 4/27). In addition, a KWTV/CNN video highlighted reactions from state Sen. Todd Lamb (R), a spokesperson for Henry and Planned Parenthood’s Dana Stone (KWTV/CNN, 4/27).
Early Breast Cancer: CBS News on Wednesday examined a new study that could provide new clues about how to determine which women will benefit from treatment for the earliest form of breast cancer, known as ductal carcinoma in situ. DCIS is not threatening in most women, many patients undergo extensive treatment because there is no way of which cases will become more severe. The study showed that women who tested positive for three genetic makers were much more likely to develop invasive breast than women who tested negative for all three markers (LaPook, CBS News, 4/28).
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