The Corner (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Dana Goldstein writes: On Monday morning, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chairwoman of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, announced she had collected 40 signatures of Democrats who have vowed to vote against any final reform bill that retains the Stupak amendment. The list of the letter’s signatories remains closely guarded, though, and even some outspoken champions of abortion rights are refusing...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Health care reform's fragile chances took a turn for the worse Monday as pro-abortion-rights lawmakers led by Rep. Diana DeGette vowed to kill the bill if an anti-abortion amendment isn't stripped from the final version.
The Crossed Pond (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The letter from Rep. Diana DeGette and Rep. Louise Slaughter, the chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus: Dear Madam Speaker: As Members of Congress we believe that women should have access to a full range of reproductive health care. Health care reform must not be misused as an opportunity to restrict women's access to reproductive health services. The [...]
JivinJehoshaphat (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
In the Wall Street Journal, William McGurn has a piece on Bart Stupak appropriately entitled, "The man who made Pelosi cry uncle." It sounds like the prolife Democrats aren't going to accept the Stupak amendment being stripped from health care reform. As it is, Democrats now have to make some decisions that may anger their Planned Parenthood wing. The fight itself will be interesting, judging...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Promoted from the diaries - SusanG) "Irrational." "Hypersensitive." "Overreacting." "Hysterical." Women recognize these words all too well. They're put-downs many of them have had thrown at them all their lives anytime they raise issues about their treatment in relationships, school, the workplace or society at large. These words and others of similar ilk have...
An American Lion (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
If you don’t reform health care, I might stop loving you Even though I may not have been paying that close of attention to the debate over health care reform, I did notice that, as soon as it became about abortion, everything turned upside down and gave everyone the political cover they needed to maintain the status quo: More than 40 lawmakers vowed to oppose the final healthcare bill if the...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S. House: Liberals Threaten To Sink Health Bill Over Stupak Abortion Amendment More than 40 lawmakers vowed to oppose the final healthcare bill if the U.S. House language on abortion is not removed. Reps. Diana DeGette (Colo.) and Louise Slaughter (N.Y.) led the group of Democrats in writing to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) threatening to withhold support for a final conference report if it strictly...
The Nookular Option (Free subscription) | yesterday
Encouraging words from Rep. DeGette (D-CO) on the Stupak amendment: Although House liberals voted for the bill with the amendment to keep the process moving forward, Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.) said she has collected more than 40 signatures from House Democrats vowing to oppose any final bill that includes the amendment -- enough to block passage. "There's going to be a firestorm here," DeGette...
Bloomberg (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- More than 40 House Democrats signed a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowing to vote against a final health overhaul measure if it includes abortion restrictions contained in legislation approved Nov. 7, said Representative Diana DeGette.
Today With President Barack Obama (Free subscription) | yesterday
Diana DeGette, who railed against the Stupak amendment (prevents federally-funded abortions, including abortion coverage from private insurance plans if the plan is being purchased by a woman who gets government subsidies ), says it will be stripped in conference. She expects to meet with Obama next week on this issue. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy
Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | yesterday
Looking ahead to the voting on the final, reconciled Obamacare bill, Greg Sargent finds the battle lines have already been drawn in the House: In a move that will intensify the coming war over how to treat abortion in the health care bill, more than three dozen House Dems have signed a letter to Nancy Pelosi firmly pledging to vote against the bill if it contains an anti-abortion amendment. A source...
YID With LID (Free subscription) | yesterday
The House Obamacare Abortion war is not done. Before the final vote on Saturday night, the house passed the Stupak Amendment, the only bi-partisan part of the bill. Sixty-four Democrats joined Republicans to pass the amendment, which if it wasn't passed would have caused the 40+ pro-life Democrats to vote no, putting Obamacare on the shelf next to Hillarycare. The Stupak amendment prohibits abortion...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sen. Claire McCaskill doesn't believe a House amendment in the healthcare bill that restricts a woman's right to access or pay for abortion will bring down the legislation in the U.S. Senate. "I am not sure that this is going to be enough to kill the bill," McCaskill said on MSNBC's Morning Joe Monday. "And frankly, once again, this is another example of having to govern with moderates....
Think Progress (Free subscription) | yesterday
The historic health care legislation passed by the House over the weekend included an amendment that sharply restricts “the availability of coverage for abortions.” Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) said she has collected “more than 40 signatures from House Democrats vowing to oppose any final bill that includes the amendment — enough to block passage.” As chair [...]
Letters in Bottles (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Two pieces in today's New York Times , when taken together, should make Democrats leery about passing a universal health care bill. The first article concerns religion in Britain, where the government, having control over many aspects of religion that should rightly belong to the individual conscience, is now deciding who is a Jew On the surface, the court was considering a straightforward challenge...
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kuntaking582 | 10/14/2009
Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was in Denver Thursday to tout congressional Democrats' health care and economic stimulus policies. Diana DeGette, Dick Wadhams, Health Care, Nancy Pelosi, Colorado Politics http://facethestate.com/articles/17982-denver-pelosi-promises-no-deficit-spending-health-care
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