Stupak
By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 23, 2009 - 4:10pm
"When has a medical procedure exclusive to men ever been held to a vote on a floor of the United States Congress?" asks Connie Shulz. "Oh, wait, just remembered: Never."
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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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Reader diary posted by LeahStern November 19, 2009 - 11:31pm
At Harvard University, we are standing up for women's reproductive health. The Stupak-Pitts amendment is unacceptable. We will not permit the continued marginalization of abortion.
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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.
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By Carole Joffe, University of California November 19, 2009 - 7:00am
A federal employee--barred by the Hyde Amendment from insurance coverage for abortion--incurs costs of $9000.00 to end a pregnancy in which the fetus is missing major portions of its brain, skull, and scalp.
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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.
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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?
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 17, 2009 - 8:58am
Sarah Palin not "pro-life" enough for extremist anti-choice group. The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights brings progressive religious leaders to the Capitol to protest Stupak Amendment and lack of separation between Catholic Church and State.
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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.
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In all the fuss over Stupak-Pitts, the fact that both houses of Congress removed mandated coverage not only for contraception, but also STD counseling and pelvic exams went largely unnoticed.
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