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...With Sexual Liberty and Justice for All

By Lara Riscol, RH Reality Check

February 9, 2009 - 8:00am

After 16 years of being bludgeoned by zealots wielding sex as a weapon to divide and conquer Americans, can it be time for a new sexual revolution in the age of Obama? Creating Change says yes.

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1 Bishops' Opposition to Segregation of Funds "Height of Hypocrisy"

By Nancy Keenan on Nov 11, 2009 - 10:21am | comments

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its allies in the House distorted the facts about the health reform proposal by claiming that the proposed system would have used federal dollars to cover abortion care. They’re wrong.

Stupak-Pitts: Trampling on Faith and Conscience

By Rev. Dr. Carlton W. Veazey on Nov 11, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

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The Stupak Amendment isn’t only about trampling on women’s rights and lives, as devastating as that is. It’s also about trampling on their faith and conscience.

The First of All Liberties: Health Care For All Women’s Needs

By Eesha Pandit on Nov 11, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Why care about women’s health in health care reform? As 19th century Swiss poet and philosopher Henri Frederic Amiel wrote: “In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.”

2 The Media on Stupak-Pitts: Theatrical, Not Factual

By Sarah Seltzer on Nov 11, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

In the midst of foaming-at-the-mouth at the political give-and-take in health care reform, many prominent pundits neglected to properly inform the public that Stupak's language allowed for a major incursion into women's rights.

Harkin: Stupak Amendment A Slippery Slope

By Lynda Waddington on Nov 10, 2009 - 2:33pm | comments

Stupak-Pitts is a slippery slope: For example, every health insurance company in America could now lose some of its tax benefits. And you could just say that anybody that got a federal loan for housing could not get an abortion.

Midwestern Health Advocates Speak Out on Stupak-Pitts

By Robin Marty on Nov 10, 2009 - 2:18pm | comments

Pro-choice advocates abided by an agreement not to seek changes to the Hyde Amendment in health reform. Anti-choice factions broke their end of the bargain.

3 The "Real Life" Effects of Stupak-Pitts: An Analysis by Legal Experts at Planned Parenthood

By Jodi Jacobson on Nov 10, 2009 - 8:41am | comments (1)

What are the real-life effects of the Stupak-Pitts amendment to the House health care bill? An analysis by experts on health law, and reproductive and sexual health issues, shows just how far it goes.

The Reaction To Stupak: What's Really Pissing Me Off

By Meteor Blades on Nov 10, 2009 - 6:00am | comments (3)

"Irrational." "Hypersensitive." "Hysterical." The tone of comments on Daily Kos around the abomination known as the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is: "Calm down, little lady. Get real. Be adults. Doncha know how politics really works?"

Religious Tyranny Shames Religion

By Kathleen Reeves on Nov 10, 2009 - 6:00am | comments (7)

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

4 (VIDEO) With Friends Like This... McCaskill Says Stupak Amendment Not That Bad

By Jodi Jacobson on Nov 9, 2009 - 4:59pm | comments (3)

Is a Senator who says she's pro-choice short-circuiting efforts to beat the Stupak Amendment in the Senate by conceding the point less than 48 hours after the disastrous vote in the House on this amendment? Is she signaling for the White House?

Why The Stupak Amendment Is A Monumental Setback

By Jessica Arons on Nov 9, 2009 - 10:11am | comments (5)

The Stupak Amendment potentially goes farther than any other federal law to restrict women’s access to abortion. The claim that it only bars federal funding for abortions is simply false.

Will the Stupak Amendment Affect Insurance Coverage for Miscarriages? I Think So

By Robin Marty on Nov 9, 2009 - 11:04am | comments (28)

By banning private insurers in the public exchange from covering "abortion services," the Stupak Amendment will affect women with incomplete miscarriages. Like the one I faced last month.

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

Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor
Nov 11 2009 - 11:36am | comments

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.
Urgent Appeal: More Important than Stupak

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
Nov 11 2009 - 9:21am | comments

The Vatican is at it again, but now it's searching for life on other planets. Can progressives lead while the Vatican researches?
When Life Imitates (Bad) "Art" Imitating Delusion: Roeder's Lawyer Says "No Such Thing" As "Necessity Defense"

Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor
Nov 11 2009 - 8:42am | comments

Roeder's lawyer says so-called necessity defense is a fiction of the imagination of extremist anti-choice groups.

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