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Weekly Pulse: Dodd and Dorgan to Retire
(www.themediaconsortium.org)
Two Democratic senators unexpectedly announced their retirements on Tuesday, Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Chris Dodd (D-CT). Hopefully, health care reform will already have passed by then, but the... More
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Weekly Pulse: A Senate Bill By Christmas?
(www.themediaconsortium.org)
Early Monday morning, the senate voted 60-40 along straight party lines to defeat the initial attempt to filibuster the health care reform bill. Yesterday, it passed the second of three procedural... More
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Voters Want Abortion-Neutral Health Care Reform
(amforumbacklog.blogspot.com)
A few months ago, I warned that some folks were attempting to misuse health care reform to restrict access to abortion.
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Stupak Amendment Leaves Women with Less Coverage
(amforumbacklog.blogspot.com)
As national health care reform faces its next hurdle -- a conference committee bill that reconciles the House and Senate bills -- we believe it's critical to draw attention to a provision contained in... More
Submitted 3 months ago by AmericanForum | 0 Comments |
What the New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Mean for Women
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It’s not surprising that women are confused about the recently changed recommendations for cancer screening and prevention. New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and... More
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Weekly Pulse: Profits, Premiums and Potassium
(open.salon.com)
Ashley Ellis weighed just 87 pounds when she reported to the Northwest State Correctional Facility in Vermont to serve a 30-day sentence for “careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.”... More
Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Abortion Should Not Imperil Health Care Reform
(amforumbacklog.blogspot.com)
The House vote to establish near-universal health-care coverage came at a steep cost to women. That cost, issued as an amendment by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), eliminates abortion coverage by private... More
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Weekly Pulse: Senate Prepares to Cast First Votes
(open.salon.com)
The Senate is scheduled to begin voting on proposed amendments to the health care reform bill today. It takes 60 votes to pass an amendment and most of the proposed measures for the health care bill... More
Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Exclusion of Abortion Coverage is Brazenly Bare
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Submitted 3 months ago by AmericanForum | 0 Comments |
Weekly Pulse: Crunch Time in the Senate
(www.themediaconsortium.org)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is determined to get a health care bill passed in the Senate by Christmas.
Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
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