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Albany, Ny – Abortion is still a polarizing issue in this country, despite the fact that it was legalized in 1973. Not only is it again being debated as Washington tries to craft a health care reform bill, but there is also a developing sinkhole that's far less publicized. Because medical schools allow students to opt out of classes teaching them not only procedures, but counseling skills for women considering abortion, women's health advocates say there are fewer and fewer doctors across the country who are actually trained to perform such procedures. Yet these doctors are considered fully qualified ob-gyns. I spoke with two experts on the issue.
6:06 abortion Barnett
Laura Kaplan is an author and board member of the National Women's Health Network, based in Washington, DC. Doctor Amy Breakstone is a physician in private practice in New England. For more information, visit the National Women's Health Network website at nwhn.org.
Do you remember a time before bottled water...when the idea of paying for water in a bottle only made sense if your mom needed distilled water for her iron? Now we carry bottled water around, drink water flavored with fruit, pumped up with nutrients and carbonated. Did we fall for slick good marketing or is bottled water really better? Katie Britton speaks with the author of "Bottlemania."
9:10 Bottlemania Britton
And finally, the recession has been an equal opportunity nightmare - and personal finance expert Manisha Thakor says there are lessons to be learned from some of the big problems facing some big names.
5:11 Celebrity Thakor
For more good advice, got to manishthakor.com.