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swampland.blogs.time.com - 20 days ago
Pro-Life Dems Win a Big Victory
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The deal was cut verrrrry late last night, so maybe the news hasn't gotten out everywhere. When Obama arrived on the Hill to rally House Democrats to pass health reform around 11:30 this morning, his motorcade passed anti-abortion activists protesting outside with "Kill the bill!" "Kill the ...
A very bad deal to pass a very good bill
voices.washingtonpost.com - 20 days ago
A very bad deal to pass a very good bill
— voices.washingtonpost.com — The final compromises before a bill comes to the floor are never very pretty. This one, however,... is worse than I anticipated. Opposition from anti-abortion Democrats, driven in large part by aggressive activism from the Catholic Church, forced ... (more) A very bad deal to pass a very good bill

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Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance Companies To Discriminate Against Low Income Americans
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 20 days ago
Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance Companies To Discriminate Against Low Income ...
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — The Stupak amendment would prevent any private health insurance plan from covering elective abortion, if even one... of its customer used even one dollar of affordability tax credits. The problem is that the Stupak amendment will conflict directly with ... (more) Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 20 days ago
House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates
— huffingtonpost.com — The House of Representatives is set to vote on major health care reform legislation today. Check this... page throughout the day for the latest news, or follow live streaming video and Twitter updates HERE . 9:20 AM ET -- Bishops endorse health ... (more) House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates

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Saturday reading: Abortion
Ben Smith's Blog — The health care bill is a mark of the remarkable, enduring strength of the anti-abortion movement. Cooper says yes, ambivalently. JMart gets a Deeds memo that doesn't look all that great in retrospect. And hits Des Moines. A former hostage goes to State. Palin's doing the Gridiron. The DNC wants a non-voting member's vote. Markos plays the vet card on Tancredo. Steele reverses himself on chasing down dissidents. And Bibi doesn't have an Obama ...

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Major Pro-Life Victory as Healthcare Abortion Amendment Passes — The Brody File
By a solid 240-194 margin, The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday adopted an extremely important pro-life amendment that will essentially prohibit federal funding of abortion in the health care reform legislation. Folks, this is a huge deal. This war for the pro-life community is not ...