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more about #healthcarereform more comments → Zulkey: obviously, it's racist towards white people. black don't crack! more » LaFemme: I don't have a problem with this tax, but I don't get why everyone is saying cosmetic procedures, or the tax on them, is only going to hit the upper c... more » PhillyLass: Dear Dr. Plastic, You need to recalibrate your understanding of middle class. No middle class people I know are getting a toxin injected into the... more » SharonTaint: Tax it, I say. No amount of argument could convince me that it's a medical, life-saving necessity. more » la.donna.pietra: I had severe nodular acne from age 9-19, when I finally got Accutane. As a result, I have major rolling and icepick scars over most of my face. Make... more » redqueenmeg: I dated a Brit once who said that rates there of circumcision of infant males dropped precipitously after the NHS stopped covering the procedure. If ... more » SweetIo: For those commentators who are concerned about this taxing people who are getting reconstructive surgery after cancer or cleft palate surgery or somet... more » Ms Meghan: I'm pretty sure middle class women cannot afford to regularly get botox. more » Rare Affinity: In the UK tampons attract tax and it took years of campaigning for the Government to bring it down from 17.5 to 5%, so quite frankly I have no sympath... more » librariesare4lovers: Is cosmetic surgery categorized differently by insurance providers from reconstructive surgery? I've never had either but I'm just wondering since the... more » Zombies make the heart grow fonder: First, I think by arguing that cosmetic surgery is not a luxury, we perpetuate a problem that groups such as NOW claim they want to battle. That whol... more » femme-bot: First they came for the smokers, and I did not speak out—because I was not a smoker; Then they came for the alcohol, and I did not speak out—becau... more » TheFormerJuneBronson: I'm not all that worried about this. It is in fact a luxury tax--nobody needs Botox to survive. It's the same as taxing alcohol or tobacco or restaura... more » DillianLovesPickles: Perhaps a tax on hair plugs as well? more » Questioning Everything: Here's the thing -- Beauty standards are out of hand, but we can't ignore them. They need to be changed, but it's not a black and white issue. 1) Pe... more » -
#ourbotoxourselves
Prick Me: Is A Tax On Botox Discriminatory Towards Women?
"This tax is not just a luxury tax... This is a tax on the middle class, which is directly against what President Obama campaigned on." People, including the plastic surgeon quoted, are outraged at the proposed tax on cosmetic procedures. More » -
#healthnuts
"Kill The Bill": Is Real Health Care Reform Still Worth Fighting For?
Senators Joe Lieberman and Olympia Snowe can rejoice: the public option and the Medicare buy-in are off the table. What will happen next? Howard Dean's soundbyte is to "kill the bill," but his actual stance is much more nuanced. More » -
#healthnuts
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 » -
#healthnuts
Nancy Pelosi Not Set On Public Option; Tea Partiers Ready To Protest
Congress is launching itself headlong into the issue of reform, with House leaders indicating they are willing to work through the recess to pass a bill by New Year's Day. More » -
#heathnuts
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 » -
#roevsworld
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] -
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#roevsworld
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 » -
#healthnuts
"Poisoned Pills:" What IHS Tells Us About Health Care, The Public Option & Abortion
Sen. Russ Feingold is thrilled: a deal toward a public option is creeping forward. However, the abortion battle still threatens to derail progress on health care - and history has always shown us how this could play out. More » -
#healthnuts
Senators Protect Mammograms, Screening Tests for Women
From the AP: Senators Barbara Mikulski (left) and Olympia Snowe sponsored an amendment that "would allow the Health and Human Services secretary to require insurers to cover preventive health screenings free of charge." It passed. [AP] -
#roevsworld
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 » -
#roevsworld
Stupak Amendment Energizes Both Sides Of Abortion Debate
After the election, some predicted that abortion would cease to be a contentious issue in America. The reaction to the Stupak Amendment — on both sides of the issue — shows how wrong those people were. More » -
#healthnuts
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 » -
#breaking
Senate Votes To Move Health Care Bill Forward
By a vote of 60-39, the United States Senate has just voted to move forward with the health care bill, opening the bill up to debate on the Senate floor, a process that will begin after Thanksgiving. [AP] -
#breaking
Senator Landrieu She'll Vote To Push Health Care Bill Forward
Senator Mary Landrieu has announced that she will vote in yes on a procedural vote being held this evening in the Senate; the vote will determine whether or not the health care bill will go forward in the Senate. [WSJ] More » -
#healthnuts
Congress, Catholics, Conservatives Gear Up for Saturday Night Showdown
Healthcare reform news: Reid is ready to force a reconciliation. Pelosi wants to combine the Senate and House bills. Catholic Bishops and the GOP want to stop everything. Ladies and gentlemen, more proof that making law is like making sausage. More » -
#screenornottoscreen
"Unfortunate Perfect Storm": Task Force Releases New, Less-Frequent Pap Smear Guidelines
Just days after a task force raised a stink by advising that women wait until age 50 to have mammograms, another group is recommending less frequent Pap smears to detect cervical cancer. More » -
#healthnuts
The New, Looming Battle Over American Womens' Breast Health
We haven't even finished the battle over Stupak-Pitts, but there's a new fight brewing. Monday's new recommendations on breast cancer screenings have finally saturated the media - and everyone from the GOP to Gail Collins is weighing in. More » -
#roevsworld
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 »
