The tide is turning! “I am still hoping to hear more about women who are past it all because they said no. It would be comforting to know there are women out there who had the same horrible symptoms, a big fat confused uterus, lived with it, resisted hysterectomy and are now through menopause and… Read More…
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Elizabeth Taylor was also one in three women
Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday, March 23, 2011. The media remains focused on her legendary life, but Elizabeth Taylor was also 1 out of 3 women who was hysterectomized, and 1 out of 3 women who died from heart disease. Women who undergo hysterectomy before the age of 50 have a 3X greater incidence… Read More…
HERS 2010 Hysterectomy Conference: an extraordinary day
On April 24th, 2010 an unusual meeting took place. The HERS Hysterectomy Conference was held in New York. Educators and advocates gathered to discuss the alternatives to and consequences of hysterectomy and to arm women with information. The Keynote Speaker, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney(NY), a strong advocate for women’s rights, civil rights and human rights,… Read More…
Indiana PPAN and Indiana ACLU Chapters Oppose Informed Consent
The Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation, a non-profit international women’s health education organization, held its 28th annual conference in New York City on Saturday, April 24, 2010. The focus of the conference—hysterectomy informed consent legislation—recently drew opposing comments from representatives of two non-profit groups. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), an ardent women’s rights… Read More…
CONGRESSWOMAN MALONEY TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS
CONGRESSWOMAN MALONEY TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESSMomentum Builds For Hysterectomy Informed Consent Legislation What is so important about HERS Hysterectomy Conference on April 24th, 2010 and a screening of “un becoming” April 23rd, 2010 in New York City that a couple is driving from Florida and sleeping in a tent because they can’t afford a hotel… Read More…
Congresswoman Maloney (NY) To Be Keynote Speaker at Hysterectomy Conference April 24th, 2010
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) will deliver the Keynote Address at the HERS Foundation’s 28th Hysterectomy Conference, Saturday April 23rd at the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan. Maloney, a Democrat from New York, is a powerful advocate for women’s rights, allied with such organizations as Emily’s List and the National Organization for Women. In 2008, she… Read More…