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Spartanburg Regional Foundation awards more than $400,000 in grants to community, hospitalThe Spartanburg Regional Foundation on Monday awarded more than $400,000 in grants to 27 organizations serving the hospital and community. "Since 1991, the Spartanburg Regional Foundation has been supporting the mission and vision of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System," said Dr. Sheila Breitweiser, executive director of the Foundation. "The continued generosity of our donors has allowed us to support…See More

Attention all Tell Them members in Anderson, Cherokee, Pickens and Spartanburg.We’re trying to get one last push to your State Senators before the end of the legislative session (Ends June 3rd) and we need your help. We want to remind them one more time that their constituents care about preventing unintended pregnancies and stopping the spread of STIs and HIV.Please help up by sending a personal note or email by next Wednesday (May 19th, 2010) to your State Senator.…See More

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Why I am Passionate About Responsible Reproductive Health Policy- TAKE ACTION the VIRTUAL MARCH isTODAY!-Cathy MonettiI am the mother of a 17-year-old daughter, and I consider myself to be (at least reasonably) politically aware. You’d think those two facts would lead to some general knowledge of sexual health legislative issues—particularly those that directly, and profoundly, affect the young women of our state.But I am here to tell you that to the contrary, this type of legislative policy…See More

Restoring family planning services can save taxpayers millionsBy SUSU JOHNSONFor the Herald-JournalPublished: Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 3:15 a.m.New research from Iowa could be enlightening for our state's policymakers, who are sharpening their pencils and their knives for further cuts to protective health services for young women and girls.A cost-benefit analysis by researchers at the University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa found that each tax dollar invested in programs and…See More

The “Right to Life Act” (H. 3526) is scheduled for debate in the South Carolina House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee on Thursday, Feb 4th at 9 am. This act goes too far and is an attack on women’s health.This bill would allow for more government intrusion into our lives and medical decisions. The “Right to Life Act” would allow public access to our medical records in order to investigate miscarriages. It would interfere with medical decisions in treating women for fertility problems, and deny…See More