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01:28 AM
That said, the abortion concession is upsetting. Same old song and dance, my friends. #healthcarereform
01:10 AM
That is all. #healthcarereform
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12:09 AM
Of course, I'm only a mindless Obamabot. #healthcarereform
12:25 AM
It will be SO much easier to deal with the whole issue once Obama has an undeniable & substantial victory in his pocket. And when the opposition isn't using it as a way to stop that victory from happening. They know that if there is no health care reform, Obama won't have the leverage to do much of anything... but they also know that if he DOES get this to happen, they're screwed. This was their last chance to throw everything they had at him. I don't think that they were holding back. Which is part of why it got so ugly, why it's SUCH a big deal that this happened, and why it's alright that it isn't perfect yet.
Now they've used up everything they have against him, and it looks like it's not going to be enough. Now I understand why it was allowed to become as absurd as it did, and why Obama never stepped in and enforced order - it's all out there now. All the garbage is out in the open. What else can they say? This was the Republicans best chance at bringing Obama down. It will never be as easy for them again. #healthcarereform
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01:19 AM
You're the one who is 100% for passing any bill, posting any comments that haven't been read. #healthcarereform
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11/07/09
You should see some of the comments on Obama's facebook. His status is "this is history." Everyone seems to thinks this reform will dramatically change the course of history and our lives. I think it's a big step towards change, but I also feel like it's almost a slap in the face to women who are getting royally fucked by this reform act to call it "historic" or "world-changing." #healthcarereform
11/07/09
11/07/09
Oh well. Might start packing for Canada now. #healthcarereform
11/07/09
And they will whisper across the gates.
"NO" #healthcarereform
11/07/09
11/07/09
And they're not in hell? #healthcarereform
11/07/09
PS - Yay! #healthcarereform
11/07/09
12:03 AM
and yeah, i'm sad at humanity too. because of this. #healthcarereform
11/05/09
11/05/09
I'm not saying that the latter cases have more weight- I think the procedure should be covered no matter what- but simply that the myopia on this issue is absolutely astounding.
*I know it's called a D&C, but isn't it called that in every case, or are they playing semantic games here and calling the same procedure by two different names in order to push a moral agenda?
11/05/09
Could these people be trying to make it more difficult to save the lives of women in a failing pregnancy? You just scared the shit out of me. I need to go do some googling, stat....
ETA: Just reread, but I still wonder could this be used to split hairs in both directions?
11/05/09
I just don't see how they think they can limit access to one use of the procedure and not affect the other use, which they can't morally oppose. #abortionquestionsholduphealthcarereform...
11/05/09
11/05/09
* sorry, extra cranky today #abortionquestionsholduphealthcarereform...
11/05/09
Not only do they not care, I am fairly certain that a large number of abortion opponents don't know that these services have other uses other than terminating a viable fetus. I think all we need to do is look at the falicious partial-birth abortion crap to understand that. #abortionquestionsholduphealthcarereform...
11/05/09
11/05/09
That's my point: if they don't know, why aren't they being told? Why isn't someone on committee standing up and saying, look, you nutbags, this is a medical procedure and it has more than one use, so get off your moral high horse, stop trying to kill women through neglect, and pass the damn bill without limitations on a procedure that you obviously know nothing about?
In short, I'm thinking that the other uses for a D&C could be used to leverage continued coverage for the procedure in general. Naive, I know, I know... #abortionquestionsholduphealthcarereform...
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11/05/09
So the answer is yes. Though I don't know the particulars. I seem to remember MoGlo talking about this a little bit in yesterdays thread... #abortionquestionsholduphealthcarereform...
11/05/09
11/05/09
[www.guttmacher.org]
"The actual answer is probably somewhere in between, meaning that most Americans with employer-based insurance currently have coverage for abortion." #abortionquestionsholduphealthcarereform...
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11/05/09
Sorry to grill you, but I'd love to know how this works. #abortionquestionsholduphealthcarereform...
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11/05/09
Word. I can't believe we're getting kneecapped by members of our own party. I get that we're a big tent and don't go much for purity tests, but if you are anti-choice enough to deny other women the right to abortion, just come out as a Republican already. You're sure as hell not doing the Dems any good.
11/05/09
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11/03/09
11/03/09
Because if not, why the hell do these people think a public option would? Wouldn't it just get filed under "elective procedure" and you'd have to pay for it yourself? #healthcare
11/03/09