feministing.com - 11/19/2008
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The New York Times has a piece this morning about the Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations that the Bush administration is planning to slip onto the books before he leaves office - you know, the one that would prevent family planning clinics from "discriminating" against employees who ...
propublica.org - 11/23/2008
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Formal Name: Drinking Water:
Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate At Issue: Perchlorate is
a chemical component of rocket fuel that can contaminate water both naturally and, more frequently, ...
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ProPublica Midnight Regulations
lefarkins.blogspot.com - 11/18/2008
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This story , indicating that the Obama administration
is bailing on the idea even investigating whether criminal
charges ought to be brought against Bush administration officials who committed war crimes such as torture, is very discouraging. From the ...
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pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... It’s not just burrowing that the Bush administration is engaging in, either. To no one’s great surprise, they’re pushing through HHS regulations that allow health care workers to do everything in their power to sabotage a woman’s contraception use in an effort to trick her into getting pregnant against her will. This, despite an unprecedented public outcry. There’s a couple of lessons to be learned from this. ...
Clinton moves to block HHS regulation
Feministing —
... Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation today that would block the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from passing the midnight regulation being finalized as I blog. As most of you know, the proposed HHS rule would prevent family planning clinics from "discriminating" against employees who refuse to service women seeking reproductive health care. ...
Slow Blogging
Feministing —
... or make sure that Bush keeps his paws off our bodies in these last legislative days). In these cases, time is of the essence. It is less important that we write well, or get at the deepest recesses of the issue at hand, as it is that we get the content out there, incite outrage, and create collective action. ...
Breaking: Obama to rescind HHS regulation
Feministing —
... Looks like we'll have another 30-day comment period to take action despite the fact that over 200,000 people submitted their opposition to the regulation originally, so we'll keep you posted on where to send your comments. In the meantime, I'm keeping confidence that Obama will put this shit to bed already. ...
HHS Rule Change Update
Shakesville —
... Proposed by the Bush administration and put into effect in January (despite 200,000+ opposing views registered during the open comment period), the rule has already been challenged in federal court by several state governments and advocacy organizations, and now Team Obama is on the move: ...
Feel-Good of the Day: First Women-Run Pharmacy in North America Opens
Feministing —
... Sadly, most of the time pharmacists are mentioned on Feministing it's regarding "conscience clause" folks - anti-choice pharmacists (and their buddy Bush) who believe it's their "religious or moral" right ...
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