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Irrationality vs. Science: The IOM Recommendations

July 25, 2011 - 6:21am (Print)

If you had any lingering hope that the Institute of Medicine could recommend including contraception in the list of preventive services that should be offered without co-pay and not have a hysterical reaction from anti-choicers, I’m afraid I’ll have to dash those hopes.

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DCCC Chair Van Hollen Urges Stupak to Run for Re-Election

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

January 13, 2010 - 10:49pm (Print)

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) of "can't-do-enough-to-help-the-Bishops-strip-women-of-their-rights" fame, tells CQ that DCCC Chair Van Hollen (D-Md) is urging him to "run for re-election," proving to women that the Dems have our backs....to the firing squad.

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The Nelson "Compromise:" What It Will Cost Us

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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NYT Letter to Editor by Congresswoman Capps Rebuts Stupak Editorial

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

December 14, 2009 - 11:53am (Print)

The NYT published a Letter to the Editor by Congresswoman Capps published this weekend rebutting points made by Cong. Stupak in his editorial last week.

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Bishops: "Deplore Defeat of Nelson Amendment, Working To Maintain Stupak"

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

December 11, 2009 - 9:33am (Print)

On Wednesday, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement calling defeat of the Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment a "grave mistake," and underscoring that they continue to work toward maintainingg Stupak Amendment language in the final bill.

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Stupak's NYT Op-Ed: Congresswoman Capps Responds

by Rep. Lois Capps

December 10, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Yesterday's NYT op-ed by Rep. Bart Stupak made misleading claims about the Stupak-Pitts Amendment. Here, Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA), author of the Capps Amendment, provides a reality check to his claims.

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Mr. Stupak: Here’s a Senate Speech You’ll Need To Hear

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

November 23, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

No one reading this has forgotten that the House passed a healthcare “reform” bill that includes the Stupak Amendment. Here's a speech Congressman Stupak needs to hear.

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Insurance Agency Execs Confirm Stupak Amendment Will Effectively Elminate Coverage for Abortion Care

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 16, 2009 - 3:05pm (Print)

This weekend, insurance company executives confirmed to NPR health reporter Julie Rovner what the pro-choice community has been saying since the Stupak amendment passed the House. In short, the amendment will lead to a virtual elimination of insurance coverage for abortion care, in turn leading to what one analyst calls "devastating outcomes" for some women.

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Progressives Organize Sign-on Letter and Ad Campaign to Stop Stupak-Pitts

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 11, 2009 - 11:36am (Print)

Support Congresswomen Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) who have launched a sign-on letter and ad campaign to stop the Stupak-Pitts amendment in health reform. These Representatives have put themselves on the line to defend our rights. We need to stand behind them. Here's how you can take action.

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USCCB Opposition to Funding Plan Is "Height of Hypocrisy"

by Nancy Keenan, NARAL Pro-Choice America

November 11, 2009 - 10:21am (Print)

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its allies distorted the facts by claiming that the proposed system under the House bill would use federal dollars to cover abortions. They’re wrong.

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