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DeGette Statement on Abortion Coverage In Senate bill: "A Common-Sense Provision"

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 19, 2009 - 1:24pm

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Rep. Diana DeGette releases a statement on the Senate bill's exclusion of the anti-choice Stupak Amendment language and her vision for moving forward with health care reform.

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Roundup: Senate Bill Maintains Abortion Coverage, DC Insurance Commissioner Says No to Birth Control

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 19, 2009 - 1:02pm

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The Senate health care reform bill was released last night and maintains the status quo on abortion access, throwing out any abortion coverage bans a la the Stupak Amendment; Catholics argue against the idea that banning private insurance coverage for abortion in the House bill was some kind of common ground effort; and DC disses birth control coverage.

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Anti-Choice Amendment: "I Am Confident...That It Won't Be There"

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 9, 2009 - 3:38pm

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Pro-choice Democrats in the House of Representatives are fighting against the anti-choice Stupak Amendment that rolls back women's rights in order to pass health care reform legislation.

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Who Voted to Take Away Your Basic Rights Tonight? The 64 Dems Who Voted "Yes" on Stupak

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

November 7, 2009 - 11:53pm

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Wanna know which Dems voted to give away your rights by passing the Stupak amendment in the health reform bill? Here's a list of the 64 who voted yes.

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What's The Truth About Abortion and 'Unresolved Issues' In House Health Reform Legislation?

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

October 30, 2009 - 1:30pm

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Are anti-choice Democrats fighting health reform in the House over federal funds for abortion coverage or are they crying wolf - again?

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Looking Beyond the (D): New Anti-Choice Dems Join Congress

By Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

February 23, 2009 - 8:00am

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Pro-choice initiatives from Prevention First to zeroing out abstinence-only funding will need support from socially conservative Democrats. That's why we need to understand the aims of anti-choice Dems.

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Record Number of Anti-Choice Dems Running for Congressional Seats

By Emily Douglas

October 25, 2008 - 11:11pm

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The New York Times today reported that a record number of anti-choice Democrats are running for Congressional seats, often with generous backing of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

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The New Anti-Choice Democrats: Can We Work With Them?

By Dana Goldstein, RH Reality Check

June 9, 2008 - 7:00am

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Reassuring Southern voters about core social issues like abortion was likely the only way Democrats could have won recent special elections in Mississippi and Louisiana. So how can reproductive health advocates get newly-elected anti-choice Dems to work with us?

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