politico.com - 15 days ago
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Abortion opponents won a huge last-minute concession late Friday night after Democratic leaders agreed to grant them a vote on an amendment that would effectively bar insurers that participate in the exchanges from offering coverage for abortions.
Members of the Rules Committee ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 15 days ago
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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 ...
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A very bad deal to pass a very good bill
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 15 days ago
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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 ...
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Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance ...
huffingtonpost.com - 15 days ago
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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 ...
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House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates
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Abortion Rights Opponents Get Their Day--and Maybe Their Way
The New Republic blogs —
Opponents of abortion rights won a significant political victory last night , making it more likely that millions of American women will no longer be able to purchase insurance that covers abortion services. At issue is what happens inside the new insurance exchanges, through which small businesses and people purchasing coverage on their own would shop for insurance. Because the exchanges would make government financial assistance available to poor and even some middle-class people, opponents of abortions rights have insisted that the policies not pay for abortions, since that ...
House Democrats Will Consider Stupak’s Abortion Amendment On The Floor
Wonk Room —
... During yesterday’s all-night marathon hearing before the House Rules Committee to consider which amendments would be introduced during floor debate of the House health care bill, the Committee agreed to allow the full House to vote on Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-MI) ...
House okays vote barring funding for abortion in HCR bill
Daily Kos —
A win for the abortion foe contingent: Abortion opponents won a huge last-minute concession late Friday night after Democratic leaders agreed to grant them a vote on an amendment that would effectively bar insurers that participate in the exchanges from offering coverage for abortions. Members of the Rules Committee approved a vote on the amendment early Saturday morning after hours of negotiations in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Capitol office, so the full House will get a chance to vote on it when the broader health care bill comes to the floor. ...
Democrats to Allow Up-or-Down Vote on Stupak Amendment
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Last night the Rules Committee agreed to allow an up-or-down vote on Bart Stupak's amendment to bar federal funding of elective abortions through the health-care bill. A number of the already-declared ...
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