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Senate Bill More Closely Preserves Abortion Status Quo

By Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund

November 24, 2009 - 7:00am

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Opponents and supporters of women's choices in childbearing agreed early on, in theory, to maintain the “status quo” with "abortion neutral" health care legislation. The Senate bill achieves this goal; the House bill does not.

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The Stupak Amendment: An Assault On Women

By Charlotte Taft

November 9, 2009 - 6:00am

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The Stupak-Pitts amendment would actually result the loss of abortion coverage many women already have because it prohibits the new private insurance market as well as any possible public option from providing such coverage.

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NYT: Abortion Fight Complicates Debate on Health Care

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

September 29, 2009 - 10:23am

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A front page story in today's edition of the New York Times highlights access to abortion as a potential roadblock to acheiving health insurance reform.

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