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Neither Side Happy With The Nelson Compromise On Abortion, Senate Presses Onward

"You have both sides criticizing it, which means that we did what we had to do, we compromised in a fair way," says Senator Boxer - but can this fragile compromise on the Nelson abortion restrictions hold? More »

Guttmacher: "Women Of Reproductive Age Disproportionately Uninsured"

Family planning services are having a rough time during the recession. With more and more women seeking services, and fewer women able to shoulder the cost of contraceptives, clinics and organizations are finding themselves devastatingly short on funds. More »

Coat Hangers, Court Cases, And RU-486: Abortion Rights Around The World

Yesterday, the city of Berkeley, California sent wire hangers to some members of Congress who voted for the Stupak Amendment — and across the Atlantic, courts prepare to decide whether an Irish abortion ban violates women's human rights. More »

It Happened Last Night: Nelson Amendment Nixed, Public Option In Limbo

The votes from last night are in, and the U.S. Government's Magic 8 Ball appears to have settled on "Reply hazy, try again." More »

Nelson Anti-Abortion Amendment Rejected

The Stupak clone was voted down by the Senate this afternoon. The Washington Post reports: "The measure, which failed 54-45, addressed the scope of restrictions on coverage of abortion services for people who receive subsidies to buy insurance." [WP]

Barbara Boxer Invokes Salt-N-Pepa Principle As Congressional Saga Continues

Senator Barbara Boxer isn't playing around. Laying out a logical case against Ben Nelson's amendment - which is really Stupak 2.0 - she blows off all the discussion of riders in favor of real talk on gender discrimination and privacy. More »

War Over Abortion In Congress Continues Apace

NARAL Pro-Choice America wants to know why Representative Bart Stupak and Senator Ben Nelson want to place more restrictions on abortion coverage. But Senator Barbara Mikulski says it doesn't matter: "I know I'm not voting for Stupak." More »

Blindfolded By A Pink Ribbon? Barbara Ehrenreich On Mammograms, Breast Cancer

Barbara Ehrenreich asks, "has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult?" In other words, are women so concerned with access to mammograms that they're ignoring science and even their own rights? More »

Writer Wonders Why Women Keep Swallowing For Democrats

Using a slightly vulgar oral sex metaphor, Linda Hirshman takes to Salon today - the National Day of Action against Stupak-Pitts - to rage against female complacency when it comes to using a pocketbook veto on the Democratic Party. More »

Why Are Pro-Choicers Spending So Much Time Fighting Stupak-Pitts?

Earlier today, Atlantic blogger Megan McArdle argued that Stupak-Pitts isn't that bad, and it certainly isn't bad enough to derail health care reform over. What's scary isn't McArdle's pragmatic position - it's the anti-choice dogma wrapped around her words. More »