Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Many women (and seemingly, doctors) are not aware of this silent killer. The symptoms of IBC are not the same as other breast cancer, and as a result IBC is often overlooked or misdiagnosed until it is too late. View
(and share) this video report by KOMO-TV Channel 4, Seattle, Washington, which contains crucial information for women of all ages. Please note: Video will appear in a pop-up window; pop-up blockers may interfere with this link.
BQ NOW Protests FDA's MAP Inaction
On August 30th BQ NOW members participated in an action in front of Federal Plaza, protesting the FDA’s refusal to approve
over-the-counter status for the Morning After Pill.
Read the Newsday article.
View the video clip which appeared on NY1 Cable TV the next day.
The video text follows.
Dozens of women break the law in support of women's rights.
They gave out free Morning-After-Pills at Federal Plaza in Manhattan to anyone that wanted them. It's against the law to distribute prescription drugs.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration delayed ruling if the pill should be sold over the counter. It wants to make sure only women 17 and older buy them.
But advocates say that age shouldn't be an issue:
“I'm out here because I believe that women should be the ones to make the decisions about whether they want to have a child or not. And I think that preventing the necessity for an abortion is something that even people who are against abortion should agree on.”
“I shouldn't have to rely on luck, no women should. We also shouldn't have to rely on a doctor or a pharmacist for something So basic as control over our own bodies. And it shouldn't matter how old you are. Age should not be a factor that determines how much control you have over your body. If you're old enough to be pregnant, you're old enough to decide not to be pregnant.”
The Morning After Pill is most effective 24 hours after sex. And these women's groups say trying to see your doctor at the last minute or over the weekend wastes valuable time.
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