TalkLeft (Free subscription) | yesterday
My question is rhetorical really, in response to Village Blogger Extraordinaire and disingenuous Obama Lackey Ezra Klein . The fact is the Village Bloggers' cherished "reforms" are cherished by the insurance industry for a reason - it is the gateway to getting the federal subsidy money. The insurance industry does not oppose the Exchange, they DEMAND it. They do not oppose the individual...
TalkLeft (Free subscription) | yesterday
Via mcjoan , Ben Nelson threatens a filibuster if the Stupak Amendment is not included: The Senate health care bill does not provide federal money for abortion, maintaining the status quo. But like Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and a sizable bloc of conservative House Democrats, Nelson says that's not good enough. Nelson said he plans to introduce an amendment to the Senate bill roughly resembling Stupak's....
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ben Nelson plans on introducing a bill "as identical to Stupak as it can be," according to CongressDaily (sub. req.). The amendment will receive the support of Bob Casey, according to CongressDaily's Anna Edney, who had a brief conference call with bloggers Tuesday afternoon. The Hill also reported on Nelson's intentions . Nelson, a key swing vote on the overall bill and an opponent of abortion...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | yesterday
Conventional wisdom has it that the best shot at a Democratic pick-up in Pennsylvania is the suburban district west of Philly made up of parts of Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties. One of Pennsylvania's wealthiest areas, and once a dependably Republican redoubt, PA-06 has been trending bluer and bluer. Where Gore only managed to beat Bush by the tiniest handful of votes, Kerry took the district...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Hill: "Abortion-rights groups are holding a lobby day on Wednesday to fight language in the House healthcare bill that would impose greater restrictions on access to the controversial procedure. The amendment by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), adopted before House passage on Nov. 21, would prohibit women who receive government subsidies for healthcare from purchasing insurance that covers abortions,...
Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS) (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two of my favorite organizations, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and Planned Parenthood are holding a National Day of Action today to lobby the Senate for health care reform that ensures women’s access to reproductive health care. Right now, things are not looking good. Basically, the House passed a horrible amendment sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak, an anti-choice douche bag....
ACLU (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (202) 675-2312 or media@dcaclu.org WASHINGTON – As the Senate debates health care reform, hundreds of Americans joined the American Civil Liberties Union and progressive and women’s rights groups today to ask Congress to protect women’s access to abortion care. Last month, the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said Tuesday that he won't vote for health care reform unless the bill contains the same sort of restrictive abortion provisions as the House legislation, adding yet another hoop Democratic leaders will need to jump through as they scramble for 60 votes. The Senate health care bill does not provide federal money for abortion, maintaining the status quo. But like Rep. Bart Stupak...
LATICONOMICS (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Health reform threatens voluntary charitable action by Rev. Robert A. Sirico As the health care debate moves to the U.S. Senate, much of the news coverage and commentary in recent days has focused on the advocacy of Catholic bishops and how their support of Rep. Bart Stupak’s amendment to prohibit the use of tax dollars to fund abortion was a major victory for the pro-life side. The bishops urged...
Balloon Juice (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Apparently Ben Nelson wants to join Bart Stupak and make sure there are acrimonious debates about cultural issues in a bill designed to improve health care: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) will attempt to strengthen language in the healthcare reform bill prohibiting federal funding of abortion, he said. Nelson, a key swing vote on the overall bill and [...]
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), a “key swing vote, plans to offer an amendment that would impose Stupak-like restrictions on abortion under the Senate health care bill,” POLITICO reports. The amendment would mirror language authored by Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak that was adopted at the last minute in the House to appease the concerns of anti-abortion [...]
Delaware Liberal (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
A member of the Ugandan parliament who is also a member of the religious group “The Family” (prominent U.S. members include John Ensign, Tom Coburn, Mark Sanford and Bart Stupak – the Cheat Street crew) has proposed a new law in Uganda: The Ugandan parliament is currently considering an “Anti-Homosexuality Bill,” under which any person “convicted [...]
I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Seems as though the Yankee Bishops are not to pleased with Obbummer's Health Plan. Is the Church Militant Back? By Patrick J. Buchanan With the House debate on health care at its hottest, the U.S. Catholic bishops issued a stunning ultimatum: Impose an absolute ban on tax funds for abortions, or we call for defeat of the Pelosi bill. Message received. The Stupak Amendment, named for Bart Stupak of...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Opinion pieces published recently in four newspapers addressed the issue of abortion coverage in health reform legislation and the antiabortion amendment by Reps. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) included in the House health reform bill (HR 3962). Summaries appear below. ~ Michelle Wright, Charleston Gazette: "Stupak's amendment is a cynical attempt to push an anti-choice agenda that...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Some abortion-rights supporters have threatened to block health reform legislation if language like Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) amendment to the House bill (HR 3962) is included in the final measure, but "I predict their bluff won't be called," Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus writes in a Newsweek opinion piece. "In the end, the dispute will be resolved, with a few legislative...
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