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Slate Column Refutes Stupak's Claim That Senate Health Reform Bill Includes Federal Abortion Funding

Categorie : Abortion
Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) claim that the Senate health reform bill (HR 3590) would allow taxpayer dollars to be used to cover abortion services "concerns (or at least pretends to concern) matters of fact, not belief," Slate columnist Timothy Noah writes... ...

read more Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) claim that the Senate health reform bill (HR 3590) would allow taxpayer dollars to be used to cover abortion services read more Sun Mar 2010

Blogs Comment On Health Reform Abortion Language, Utah Antiabortion Bill, Other Topics

Categorie : Abortion
The following summarizes select women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Nelson Restrictions Most Likely Outcome of Reconciliation Process," Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check: While antiabortion-rights advocates "are ratcheting up pressure to completely eliminate" abortion coverage, "discriminatory res ...

read more The following summarizes select women's health-related blog entries. ~ read more Sun Mar 2010

Former Deputy Kansas AG Seeks To Have Attorney Removed From Ethics Panel

Categorie : Abortion
Former Kansas Deputy Attorney General Eric Rucker is attempting to have Patricia Dengler, a Wichita attorney, disqualified from a panel considering an abortion-related ethics complaint against him, the AP/Fort Scott Tribune reports... ...

read more Former Kansas Deputy Attorney General Eric Rucker is attempting to have Patricia Dengler, a Wichita attorney, disqualified from a panel considering an abortion-related ethics complaint against him, the AP/Fort Scott Tribune reports... read more Sun Mar 2010

Democrats Pressure Stupak On Abortion; Split Threatening Health Bill

Categorie : Abortion
A split among Democrats on abortion is threatening to derail efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system. The Hill reports that "lawmakers took sides over whether the final health care bill contains language that would allow people receiving government subsidized health care to obtain an abo ...

read more A split among Democrats on abortion is threatening to derail efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system. The Hill reports that read more Sun Mar 2010

Sebelius, Van Hollen Criticize Stupak For Claims About Abortion Coverage In Health Reform

Categorie : Abortion
In appearances on several Sunday talk shows, Democratic officials continued to put pressure on Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) over his claims that the abortion-coverage provisions in the Senate health care reform bill (HR 3590) would allow federal funding to pay for the procedure, The Hill reports... ...

read more In appearances on several Sunday talk shows, Democratic officials continued to put pressure on Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) over his claims that the abortion-coverage provisions in the Senate health care reform bill (HR 3590) would allow federal funding to pay for the procedure, The Hill reports... read more Sun Mar 2010

West Va. House Committee Holds Public Forum For Abortion Ultrasound Bill

Categorie : Abortion
The West Virginia House Health and Human Resources Committee on Friday held a public hearing in consideration of a bill (SB 597) that would require doctors to offer women seeking abortions the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of the fetus if an ultrasound is considered the standard of care, t ...

read more The West Virginia House Health and Human Resources Committee on Friday held a public hearing in consideration of a bill (SB 597) that would require doctors to offer women seeking abortions the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of the fetus if an ultrasound is considered the standard of care, t read more Sun Mar 2010

Obama Steps Up Health Reform Message As Stupak Defends Efforts To Tighten Abortion-Coverage Restrictions

Categorie : Abortion
As Democratic leaders attempt to resolve differences between the House (HR 3962) and Senate (HR 3590) health reform bills, President Obama on Monday held a rally in Pennsylvania to urge members of his party not to waver in their fight to enact the overhaul, the New York Times reports... ...

read more As Democratic leaders attempt to resolve differences between the House (HR 3962) and Senate (HR 3590) health reform bills, President Obama on Monday held a rally in Pennsylvania to urge members of his party not to waver in their fight to enact the overhaul, the New York Times reports... read more Sun Mar 2010

Blogs Comment On Abortion Coverage In Health Reform, International Women's Day, Other Topics

Categorie : Abortion
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Stupak's Abortion Argument: Still More About Class Than Choice": Washington Post's "Ezra Klein": The "practical effect" of Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich... ...

read more The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ read more Sun Mar 2010

Sex Education, Contraception Key To Lowering Abortion Rate Among Blacks, Guttmacher CEO Writes

Categorie : Abortion
In a New York Times letter to the editor published on Monday, Guttmacher Institute President and Chief Executive Sharon Camp calls for the U.S. to "get serious about providing better health care and more educational and economic opportunities for black women... ...

read more In a New York Times letter to the editor published on Monday, Guttmacher Institute President and Chief Executive Sharon Camp calls for the U.S. to read more Sun Mar 2010

Unequal Health Care, Neglect, And Sex-Selective Infanticide, Abortion Lead To Large Gender Gap In Asia, Report Finds

Categorie : Abortion
"Nearly 100 million women across Asia have 'disappeared' because of a huge and growing gender gap that has fatally deprived them of access to health care and food and has led to widespread abortions of female fetuses, according to a U.N. report released Monday," the Associated Press reports. T ...

GOP Candidate For Calif. Gov. Switches Positions On Abortion-Related Issues

Categorie : Abortion
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, who is seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination, took liberal positions on abortion-rights issues when he unsuccessfully ran for state Assembly in 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports. Poizner's past statements supporting abortion-right issues c ...

read more California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, who is seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination, took liberal positions on abortion-rights issues when he unsuccessfully ran for state Assembly in 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports. Poizner's past statements supporting abortion-right issues c read more Sun Mar 2010

Stupak Indicates Abortion Compromise Possible For Health Bill

Categorie : Abortion
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who is leading a coalition of anti-abortion Democrats standing in the way of party leadership efforts to pass a health bill, signaled Monday that the impasse may be close to resolution... ...

read more Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who is leading a coalition of anti-abortion Democrats standing in the way of party leadership efforts to pass a health bill, signaled Monday that the impasse may be close to resolution... read more Sun Mar 2010

Utah Gov. Signs Revised Bill Allowing Criminal Charges Against Women For Illegal Abortions

Categorie : Abortion
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) on Monday signed a bill (HB 462) that would allow prosecutors to bring criminal homicide charges against women who arrange illegal abortions, the Salt Lake Tribune reports (Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune, 3/8). An earlier version of the bill (HB 12), sponsored by state Rep... ...

read more Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) on Monday signed a bill (HB 462) that would allow prosecutors to bring criminal homicide charges against women who arrange illegal abortions, the Salt Lake Tribune reports (Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune, 3/8). An earlier version of the bill (HB 12), sponsored by state Rep... read more Sun Mar 2010

Hoyer Pledges To Work With Stupak To Address Abortion Coverage In Health Reform

Categorie : Abortion
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday pledged to work with Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) to resolve the dispute over abortion-coverage language in the Senate health reform bill (HR 3590), CQ Today reports. Hoyer said the issue "has to be resolved," adding, "I think it will be resolved on ...

read more House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday pledged to work with Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) to resolve the dispute over abortion-coverage language in the Senate health reform bill (HR 3590), CQ Today reports. Hoyer said the issue read more Sun Mar 2010

Ga. Bill To Ban Abortions Based On Race, Gender Fuels Debate Among Advocates

Categorie : Abortion
A Georgia bill (HB 1155) that would ban abortions based on race or gender is further fueling claims by antiabortion-rights groups that minority populations are being "targeted" by abortion providers, the Washington Times reports. The Georgia bill would make it illegal to knowingly solicit, perform o ...

read more A Georgia bill (HB 1155) that would ban abortions based on race or gender is further fueling claims by antiabortion-rights groups that minority populations are being read more Sun Mar 2010

Abortion Holding Up Democrats' Endgame On Health Overhaul

Categorie : Abortion
Politico: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer "said Tuesday that the abortion fight 'has to be resolved.' The majority leader expressed confidence that the issue would be wrapped up, but he also cautioned reporters that he had not had any formal negotiations with Rep. Bart Stupak, the Michigan ...

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Los Angeles Times Profiles Antiabortion Pastor Who Travels Southern Calif. In Mobile Pregnancy Clinic

Categorie : Abortion
The Los Angeles Times on Monday profiled Dave Wilkinson, an evangelical pastor who runs three Ventura County, Calif., pregnancy clinics that try to urge women not to have abortions... ...

read more The Los Angeles Times on Monday profiled Dave Wilkinson, an evangelical pastor who runs three Ventura County, Calif., pregnancy clinics that try to urge women not to have abortions... read more Sun Mar 2010

Antiabortion Amendments Stalling Unrelated Bills In Ky. House

Categorie : Abortion
Two Republican members of Kentucky's House are attaching antiabortion-rights amendments to several unrelated bills that are awaiting a chamber vote, a move that is threatening to derail changes related to children's Medicaid coverage, among other things, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. The amen ...

read more Two Republican members of Kentucky's House are attaching antiabortion-rights amendments to several unrelated bills that are awaiting a chamber vote, a move that is threatening to derail changes related to children's Medicaid coverage, among other things, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. The amen read more Sun Mar 2010

Abortion-Rights Advocates Have 'Right To Hate' Woman's Decision To Describe Abortion On Twitter, Opinion Piece Says

Categorie : Abortion
March 11, 2010 — Abortion-rights supporters "who came from generations where women had no legal abortion choices understand how precious the right to choose is," Mary Ann Sorrentino -- who served as executive director of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England from 1977 to 1987 -- writes i ...

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NYT Editorial Calls On Abortion-Rights Supporters 'To Make Their Voices Heard'

Categorie : Abortion
In the "three years since the Supreme Court's conservative majority abruptly departed from precedent to uphold a federal ban on a particular method of abortion, ... foes of reproductive freedom are pressing new attacks on women's rights and health," a New York Times editorial states. Utah Gov... ...