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Mojorabbit

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32. Exactly

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #12)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 06:45 PM

Sep 2012

I am a retired nurse. Seeing a health care professional covers much more than just obtaining the pill, ie regular pap smears, screening for suitability for the pill, managing any side effects, counseling and on and on

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(California) Governor signs bill allowing women to obtain birth control without seeing a doctor [View all] alp227 Sep 2012 OP

For a malicious form of fun... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #1

Good. We are going to need lots and lots of mid-level practitioners with cbayer Sep 2012 #2

Nurses can do a lot especially in emergency rooms. They can triage patients to determine JDPriestly Sep 2012 #12

As I read it, they would still have the supervision requirements and this cbayer Sep 2012 #13

Exactly Mojorabbit Sep 2012 #32

I swear! rapersun Sep 2012 #3

As a Californian I'd agree with you if I didn't have to remember Prop 8 passed here... Moonwalk Sep 2012 #20

Good job Jerry SoapBox Sep 2012 #4

Kudos. PHN's have plenty of expertise, and standards of care. And often the 1st provider of choice pinto Sep 2012 #5

Open access to birth control actually reduces abortions bluestateguy Sep 2012 #6

There are plenty of pediatric nurse practitioners railsback Sep 2012 #7

Great. Here's another article about hormonal birth control addressed by this... uppityperson Sep 2012 #8

I'm all for it as long as the RN is still involved. Socal31 Sep 2012 #9

You never read the extensive warnings on the package? freshwest Sep 2012 #18

The same can be said about a doctor too. jonesgirl Sep 2012 #22

Yep. And those pharmacists taking out their religion on women. What's next, sheesh. freshwest Sep 2012 #28

Actually whenever I go for checkups, it is now a nurse, not a doctor anyway. robinlynne Sep 2012 #10

"In many countries contraceptives are available over the counter, but not in the U.S.," Gormy Cuss Sep 2012 #11

Yes, that would definitely be better lolly Sep 2012 #15

+1,000. freshwest Sep 2012 #19

The headline is deceiving davidn3600 Sep 2012 #14

Oh sure, Republicans were concerned for womens health.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #16

I found that funny too. existentialist Sep 2012 #25

Take that, indeed! WTG, Jerry Brown. freshwest Sep 2012 #17

K/R Dawson Leery Sep 2012 #21

Good move riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #23

Indeed. Bless Canada. n/t Laelth Sep 2012 #31

Leave it Republicans existentialist Sep 2012 #24

The nurse does just about everything anyways... jonesgirl Sep 2012 #26

Bless you, Jerry. Vidar Sep 2012 #27

In a Red State...after 50 years in a Blue State... cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #29

Great news. k&r n/t Laelth Sep 2012 #30

They couldn't already? Shitty Mitty Sep 2012 #33