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Girls Rocking, Politicians Lying, and TV Shows Hedging

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

August 16, 2009 - 10:01pm

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Jessica Hopper talks about girls rocking out. Also, the health care lies continue, and is a new ABC show pushing an anti-choice message?

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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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It's No Joke: Center for Reproductive Rights Airs Ad On Stupak Amendment

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 16, 2009 - 2:07pm

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As part of a new online and television campaign, the Center for Reproductive Rights will air a newly created ad, on cable stations, sharing the truth about health care reform and abortion coverage - essentially, the Stupak Amendment bans insurance coverage of abortion for all women - and what you can do to fight this in the Senate moving forward.

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Anti-Choice Groups Misuse Guttmacher Data To Make A Faulty Case

By Adam Sonfield, Guttmacher Institute

November 13, 2009 - 7:00am

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Anti-choicers are misrepresenting data from a Guttmacher study to make their case for banning abortion care in health reform. Here's what the data really say about coverage for abortion care.

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RNC Health Plan Covers Abortion and Other Facts & Lies Behind the Stupak Amendment

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 12, 2009 - 6:57pm

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The RNC covers abortion services under their health insurance plan. It's facts uncovered like this one that point to the reality that there are far too many lies and misleading statements behind the anti-choice Stupak Amendment.

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Dear Progressive Allies in Health Care Reform: Where Were You on the Stupak Amendment?

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 11, 2009 - 5:50pm

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Dear progressive allies, I know abortion has been made controversial and politics is a giant game. But we can win if we stick together. So where are you on the Stupak Amendment?

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Roundup: US News Gets It All Wrong, A Real Live Internet Birth?!, Jesus and Frozen Embryos

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 11, 2009 - 12:31pm

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US News & World Report offers up an entirely incorrect report of what the Stupak Amendment does, a young woman gives birth and you can watch it live on the internet!, Broadsheet calls for clearly identifying Jesus in the details of an article on IVF.

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Religious Tyranny Shames Religion

By Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

November 10, 2009 - 6:00am

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has debased itself by turning into a lobbying group of the most aggressive and inappropriate sort.


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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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