If physicians find a drug that's going to drop blood pressure by five [points], they're going to be very happy with that drug.

The magnitude of this association is quite stunning.

The size of the effect is remarkable.

It's comparable to the effects you see for the health benefits that are so often advocated such as exercise [to] keep your blood pressure under control.

The take-home message is that feelings of loneliness are a health risk, in that the lonelier you are, the higher your blood pressure. And we know that high blood pressure has all kinds of negative consequences.

Physicians must be free to make clinical determinations, in accordance with medical standards of care, that best safeguard a woman's life and health. Women and their families, along with their doctors, are simply better than politicians at making decisions about their medical care.