health reform
By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 19, 2009 - 2:15pm
GOP smear and misinformation campaign goes into high-gear on abortion in Senate bill. Here are some of the actual facts.
. . . . .
By Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice November 19, 2009 - 9:37am
I agree with Jim Wallis that the truth has become a casualty in this war--because both Jim and the Catholic Bishops have twisted it. And if Jim Wallis and his conservative allies have their way, women will become another casualty.
. . . . .
By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 18, 2009 - 8:49pm
Early indications are that the Senate health reform bill introduced by Majority Leader Harry Reid preserves the "status quo" and does not include a version of the Stupak amendment.
. . . . .
By Robin Marty, RH Reality Check November 18, 2009 - 9:14am
A backlash is growing against recent effort by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to impose ultra-conservative Catholic ideology on U.S. public health policy and women's rights as a growing number of faith leaders speak out.
. . . . .
By Robin Marty, RH Reality Check November 18, 2009 - 8:50am
Utah Senator Orin Hatch announces he will introduce a Stupak-like amendment to the senate health care reform bill. But will anyone support him?
. . . . .
Senator Gillibrand helped lead efforts to defeat the Stupak-Pitts amendment in Senate and continues to lead the effort to have the language removed before final passage of health reform. The Senator was joined by NARAL New York and Gloria Steinem at a media conference on November 16th.
. . . . .
By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 17, 2009 - 7:32am
Writing on WonkRoom.com Igor Volsky points out what others have as well: By rejecting the compromise the Bishops also laid the groundwork for a case that their own system of accounting is not sufficient as a firewall to protect federal funds provided to Catholic institutions from being used for religious purposes.
. . . . .
By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 16, 2009 - 3:40pm
NARAL Pro-Choice America delivers more than 92,000 signatures to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calling on the Senate to reject Stupak-Pitts language in its health reform bill.
. . . . .
By Gloria Feldt, www.GloriaFeldt.com November 16, 2009 - 7:00am
I am not convinced by after-the-fact reassurances that the final health reform bill will not include the Stupak amendment. That’s because the table for expanding prohibitions on abortion was set by the Democrats themselves.
. . . . .
By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 12, 2009 - 2:27pm
Prochoice leaders Michelman, Kissling, and Keenan take the Stupak debate to the New York Times and National Public Radio
. . . . .
|
