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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 »Last Call for Health Care: Dems Reach 60 Votes
The end is in sight for Democrats pushing through health care reform. However, Olympia Snowe is opting out, Nelson's compromise is making pro-choicers and anti-choicers tear out their hair, and Politifact explains that "reducing costs" really depends on the metric. More »Support Women's Health With "Choose Choice" License Plates
In Virginia? You can support a woman's right to choose by purchasing "Choose Choice" license plates, and the proceeds help fund Planned Parenthood affiliates. In order for these to be adopted, 350 must be pre-ordered so help out! [Feministing]Health Nuts: The Anti-Abortion Empire Strikes Back
As Senator Nelson continues crusading to expand the Hyde Amendment, the state of Oklahoma is attempting to leverage more restrictions on abortion: new regulations force women to answer 30+ questions pre-procedure, with the answers posted to a state-run website. More »Filibuster: Joe Lieberman Continues To Be A Jerk Of The First Order
In the grand tradition of cartoon villains Snidely Whiplash and Dick Dastardly, Joe Lieberman scored a blow to health reform by engaging in what Matt Yglesias describes as "the old double cross." More »Model Behaviors
A model? Well, we assume she'll drape herself in an American flag, but will she also wear running shorts and pantyhose? [UPI]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 »Miles To Go Before They Sleep: Saturday Vote Is Just The Start
On Saturday, the Senate voted to move forward and debate on the health care reform, but many of the continuing talks on the issue are still circling around the same fault lines of party affiliation and religion. More »Blood On The Senate Floor: Majority Leader Drops Stupak-Pitts
The anti-choice crowd is frothing at the mouth. Yesterday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went Sweeney Todd on the Stupak-Pitts amendment, stabbed insurers with an excise tax, and threatened to go to reconciliation on the holdouts. More »Report: Stupak Amendment Will Be End Of Abortion Coverage For All
Dear Bart Stupak: If your amendment is - as you said to Chris Matthews on Hardball last night - the same as the Hyde Amendment, why the fuck do American women need your version? More »Nation to Women: You're On Your Own With This Abortion Fight
Not only do "six in ten Americans" want to ban federal funds subsidizing abortion, "fifty-one percent [of people polled] said they thought women should bear the full cost of an abortion even when they have private insurance." [UPI]Berlusconi Urged To Apologize For Sexist Remarks • Catholic Bishops Weigh In On Health Care
• Silvio Berlusconi recently made headlines after insulting a female politician during a live television show. He told Rosy Bindi that "I recognize you are increasingly more beautiful than you are intelligent." She replied: More »Dramatic Readings
[Washington, D.C., October 5. Image via Getty]
More »Obvious Child: The First Abortion Rom-Com
Yet another poll shows support for abortion rights is dropping, but director Gillian Robespierre goes against the trend with this cute romantic comedy featuring an abortion. More »Read My Lips
[Mexico City, September 28. Image via Getty]
More »And The Health Care Band Played On
Over the weekend, Crystal Lee Sutton, labor activist and inspiration for the movie Norma Rae, died of cancer after struggling with her insurance company, which had delayed her treatment. So why is the current health care discussion focusing on abortion? More »Memorial Day
[Wichita, May 31. Image via Getty]
More »George Tiller, Late-Term Abortion Provider, Shot & Killed At Church
Colorado's New District Attorney Reexamines JonBenet Case • Woman Sues Fox News Over Nude Photos
• The new district attorney of Boulder County, Colorado, has announced that he plans to re-investigate still unsolved 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey. • More »W Wants To Restrict Your Reproductive Rights While He Still Can