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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund November 11, 2009 - 1:24pm
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was among the first to call for an “abortion-neutral” health care bill in July, defined as maintaining current policies on funding, mandates, and conscience protections. But then they reneged on the deal.
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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund November 9, 2009 - 10:11am
The Stupak Amendment potentially goes farther than any other federal law to restrict women’s access to abortion. The claim that it only bars federal funding for abortions is simply false.
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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund October 1, 2009 - 6:00am
Abortion has become a popular sideshow in the three-ring circus of the debate over health care reform. In particular, many questions about abortion funding have arisen—some genuine and some distorted.
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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund August 26, 2009 - 7:00am
The intentional blurring of the lines in the debate over abortion in health care reform now includes a misinformation campaign by the GOP House leadership.
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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund August 6, 2009 - 7:00am
Creating a comprehensive approach to the reproductive health and
parenting needs of women is an important policy objective in its own
right, regardless of any potential subsequent effect on the abortion
rate.
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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund August 5, 2009 - 7:00am
Creating a comprehensive approach to the reproductive health and parenting needs of women is an important policy objective in its own right, regardless of any potential subsequent effect on the abortion rate.
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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund July 30, 2009 - 3:30pm
On abortion--or any other issue being addressed under health reform--the "common ground" solution is to let the experts -- not politicians -- decide what services should be covered.
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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund December 24, 2008 - 8:00am
The right of conscience is a time-honored value in our society. But it is not only health providers who have rights; so do patients.
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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund November 1, 2008 - 8:00am
Advocates who oppose legal abortion often claim they only want to "send the issue of abortion back to the states." But this position is a bait-and-switch tactic that should not be trusted.
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By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund August 22, 2008 - 9:52am
HHS has released its proposed regulation to “help protect health care providers from [religious] discrimination.” The good news is it no longer attempts to re-define abortion to include birth control. But the regulation no longer defines pregnancy or abortion at all.
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