abortion care

ACLU Sues Kansas for Ban on Comprehensive Insurance Coverage Including Abortion

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by Kari Ann Rinker, National Organization for Women (NOW), Kansas

August 16, 2011 - 10:31am (Print)

Today the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri brought a challenge against my home state’s ban on comprehensive insurance coverage of abortion.  The case was brought on behalf of the ACLU’s members who are losing their abortion coverage as a result of the law – I am one of those members.

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Defending the Rights of the Women Who Defend Us

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by ACLU

May 24, 2011 - 9:10am (Print)

U.S. servicewomen put their lives on the line for us every day. We owe it to them to fight for their dignity and respect their choices.

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Testify: Washington Crisis Pregnancy Center Bill Receives Hearing

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by Amie Newman

February 2, 2011 - 5:37pm (Print)

Today Washington State advocates for and against a bill mandating limited service pregnancy centers provide accurate, clear, honest and timely information about their services turned out by the hundreds. If the legislation passes, Washington State will become the first in the nation to legislate crisis pregnancy centers statewide.

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FRC Misleads on Catholic Hospitals, Abortion Care

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by Amie Newman

October 8, 2010 - 8:05am (Print)

Three Catholic hospitals are for sale in Pennsylvania and the anti-choice Family Research Council is blaming it on the non-existent taxpayer funded abortion care in health care reform.

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Senate Committee Votes On A Repeal Of Abortion Ban for Servicewomen

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by Amie Newman

May 27, 2010 - 6:48pm (Print)

Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would repeal the long-standing ban on using private funds for abortion care for military women seeking an abortion on a U.S. military base.

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The Doula Movement: Making the Radical a Reality by Trusting Pregnant Women

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by Mary Mahoney, Pro-Choice Public Education Project

January 27, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

The birth doula movement has certainly grown over the past few years, and innovative and radical projects have expanded care for pregnant people who might otherwise not receive it, such as young mothers and women in prison. During this time, The Doula Project has been building on a new model of doula care: one that supports pregnant people having abortions and choosing adoption.
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Memo to Dems: You're Not My Heroes Anymore

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by Rebecca Sive, The Sive Group, Inc./www.rebeccasive.com

January 19, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

The Democrats want Martha Coakley elected in Massachusetts today to get the 60th vote for a health care bill that presently renders American women unequal to the men around them. I can no longer support this.

Follow Rebecca Sive on Twitter, @RebeccaSive

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The Nelson "Compromise:" What It Will Cost Us

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

December 20, 2009 - 2:50pm (Print)

By catering to Nelson, the Bishops, and fundamentalists, the Senate aided the anti-choice forces in achieving one of their primary goals: further stigmatizing reproductive and sexual health care, and making it harder for women to get.

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The "Real Life" Effects of Stupak-Pitts: An Analysis by Legal Experts at Planned Parenthood

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 10, 2009 - 8:41am (Print)

What are the real-life effects of the Stupak-Pitts amendment to the House health care bill? An analysis by experts on health law, and reproductive and sexual health issues, shows just how far it goes.

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Close Vote on Stupak: Updated List of Members to Call NOW!

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 7, 2009 - 4:38pm (Print)

A close vote on the Stupak amendment; women's groups calling for immediate and urgent calls to these representatives.

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