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Catholics, Democrats, Republicans, and Obama betray females. http://bit.ly/1aHFkK & http://bit.ly/2G17gO & http://bit.ly/2dz6Ny. 11 days ago |
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Catholics, Democrats, Republicans, and Obama sell out females. http://bit.ly/1aHFkK & http://bit.ly/2G17gO & http://bit.ly/2dz6Ny. 11 days ago |
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First #iPledge, now this blight on #health_reform ... is it too late-term to abort Bart Stupak? http://bit.ly/ocMwc 12 days ago |
Stupak: A Pac With Seven Stupid People
TalkLeft —
... 3962)is being voted on today. Reportedly, it prevents federal funding of abortion and health insurance plans which include abortion coverage(Hyde Amendment). Supposedly, it will not affect coverage of abortion in non-subsidized health plans, and will not bar anyone from purchasing a supplemental abortion policy with their own funds. [More...] Planned Parenthood breaks it down. At 2pm (ET), the House just began four more hours of debate on the bill. Ezra reports it says: The amendment will prohibit federal funds for ...
HCR House Debate: How Bad Is the Stupak Amendment?
Daily Kos —
Really bad. Ezra: Because of the limits placed on the exchanges, most of the participants will have some form of premium credit or affordable subsidy. That means most will be ineligible for abortion coverage. The idea that people are going to go out and purchase separate "abortion plans" is both cruel and laughable. If this amendment passes, it will mean that virtually all women with insurance through the exchange who find themselves in the unwanted and unexpected position of needing to terminate a pregnancy will not have coverage for the ...
House health care deliberations thread
MyDD —
... . That amendment would be a very bad deal for women. Now it's not just progressives, but half the population who will "take one for the team" so House leaders can pass a bill. I'm with ...
The Price for Health Care Reform: Poor Women’s Health
The Moderate Voice —
... Committee is expected to give Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak a floor vote on his amendment to prohibit private insurers from using federal funds to pay for abortion or allowing companies that participate in the exchange from offering coverage through those plans. Given the strength of the anti-abortion vote in the House, the amendment should pass when it comes to the floor and will therefore become part of the broader bill.
Ezra Klein calls it “a very bad deal to pass a very good bill.”
The final ...
Delay and disrespect: Republicans try to silence women on House floor during health-care reform debate
The Reaction —
... The anti-choice Stupak Amendment is terrible -- it would, as Jon Cohn explains, "[make] it more likely that millions of American women will no longer be able to purchase insurance that covers abortion services." (Of course, it could still be stripped out of the final bill, but pro-choice supporters of reform may have to accept this compromise, and setback, if they want reform to pass.) What is also terrible, though, is that Republicans have given up even pretending to be civil in their opposition to reform, and their treatment of the Democratic Women's Caucus ...
House Likely to Pass Health Care Bill Tonight
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... had forecast that a bill much like the one under debate tonight would get about 222 votes. It looks like Pelosi may do a bit better than that, thanks to a sort of Faustian bargain on abortion. On the other hand, if she has votes to spare, she may will release some of her more vulnerable members, so anything from the bare minimum of 218 up to the mid 230s seems possible. ...
Nancy Pelosi’s Disgrace
Taylor Marsh —
... is both cruel and laughable. If this amendment passes, it will mean that virtually all women with insurance through the exchange who find themselves in the unwanted and unexpected position of needing to terminate a pregnancy will not have coverage for the procedure. Abortion coverage will not be outlawed in this country. It will simply be tiered, reserved for those rich enough to afford insurance themselves or lucky enough to receive from their employers. – Ezra Klein ...
Taylor Marsh: In Pelosi's House, 64 Democrats Sell Women Out
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... This means that any woman opting to join the exchanges would not have access to full women's health care and abortion coverage. Segue to Ezra Klein: ...
Health Care That's Always A Scare
JustOneMinute —
... under any insurance plan that receives federal money. That concession eased a threat by some Democrats to abandon the bill, but also left Democrats who support abortion rights facing a choice between backing a provision they bitterly opposed or scuttling the bill. The new abortion controls were added to the measure on a vote of 240 to 194. The Time buries that in the twentieth paragraph so as not to vex their progressive readership on a lovely Sunday morning. But progressives are vexed ...
Primary them
The Reaction —
... of the vile, anti-choice Stupak amendment. Of those sixty-four, I especially loath the twenty-six who voted against the health-care reform bill overall. If these twenty-six Dems had no intention of voting for the bill, then they should have refrained from dictating what would be in it. I understand Republicans doing this (anything to piss off liberals, after all), however, for Democrats to act in the same way is unfathomable. ...
In Pelosi’s House, 64 Democrats Sell Women Out
Taylor Marsh —
... Amendment in the budget, something Bill Clinton never did. But Mr. Obama didn’t stop there. During the stimulus fight, at the first sign of displeasure, our President personally asked that contraceptives be taken out. Now the President seems ready to finish the job, with Democrats in the House helping him do it.
This means that any woman opting to join the exchanges would not have access to full women’s health care and abortion coverage. Segue to Ezra Klein:
Because of the limits placed on the exchanges, ...
Halfway to history
MNpublius.com —
... is not perfect; in particular, it has one huge mistake I’m hoping will not make it through the conference committee. But it’s never going to be perfect, and I really want to emphasize how incredible it is that we’ve finally gotten health care reform through even one branch of Congress. ...
What the Stupak-Pitts Coathanger Amendment Does
Daily Kos —
... Once again, just like in the pre-Roe days, the wealthy will have access to abortion, those who can't scrape several hundred dollars together won't. Because of how the exchange is structured, most of people covered through it will be receiving credits or subsidies. Therefore, most of the participants will not have access to a legal medical procedure. Additionally, the reality, as Arons says, is that the insurers participating in the exchange won't offer it at all, and the question remains whether they'll continue to offer it for women in employer-based programs outside ...
Stay Classy, Ezra!
JustOneMinute —
... the class warfare card: Rep. Bart Stupak's amendment did not make abortion illegal. And it did not block the federal government from subsidizing abortion. All it did was block it from subsidizing abortion for poorer women. Stupak's amendment stated that the public option cannot provide abortion coverage, and that no insurer participating on the exchange can provide abortion coverage to anyone receiving subsidies. But as Rep. Jim Cooper points out in the ...
Our Mendacious President
Shakesville —
... Once again, just like in the pre-Roe days, the wealthy will have access to abortion, those who can't scrape several hundred dollars together won't. Because of how the exchange is structured, most of people covered through it will be receiving credits or subsidies. Therefore, most of the participants will not have access to a legal medical procedure. ... Right now, nearly ...
11/10: This Will Not Stand
Blogometer —
... 's Ezra Klein observes that the U.S. gov't already subsidizes abortion: "Rep. Bart Stupak's amendment did not make abortion illegal. And it did not block the federal government from subsidizing abortion. All it did was block it from subsidizing abortion for poorer women . Stupak's amendment stated that the public option cannot provide abortion coverage, and that no insurer participating on the exchange can provide abortion coverage to anyone receiving subsidies. But as Rep. Jim Cooper points out in the ...
