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Boxer compares funding abortion with funding Viagra

8 hours ago ago from Roaring Republican

Every now and again, a liberal will make an argument that is striking in stupidity even for a liberal. More often than not, it is made from Senator Barbara Boxer or some other representative from California. During debate over the Nelson health care amendment , that would limit government funding of abortion, Boxer made a very odd statement. “We don’t tell men that if they want to make sure their, can buy insurance coverage through their ...

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US Senate rejects abortion restrictions in health care reform

21 hours ago ago from Truth is Contagious

The United States Senate has rejected an attempt to tighten restrictions on abortion coverage in a health care reform, threatening a crucial Democrat's support for passage of the final bill. Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska's amendment to ban the use of federal funds for abortions, identical to a provision approved by the House of Representatives last month, was defeated by a 54-45 margin. WRH permalink

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The mess that is healthcare reform

5 hours ago ago from Life is a Beach

My blood is boiling. Why can t this legislature focus on the issue at stake and leave ot use evey bill as an opportunity to slam their righteous opinion on gay rights or abortions? In allowing some health plans to cover elective abortions. Mr. Nelson said, the Senate bill goes against public opinion What freagging public? You make it sounds like the is unified. Why don t you just say the Catholic Bishops' opinion and let things openly ...

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Senates Views on Abortion Amendment in Health Bill | Blogoncherry

21 hours ago ago from Blogoncherry: Blog about Love, Life, Travel, News and Deals

Senate's Views on Abortion Amendment in Health Bill by nate on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 | Health , Life , News , World Abortion has a long history and has been induced by various methods including herbal abortifacients , the use of sharpened tools, physical trauma and other traditional methods . Contemporary medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures to induce abortion. The legality , prevalence, and cultural views on ...

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I Wish the Whole World Could See0 comments

49 minutes ago ago from Andy's blog

I Wish the Whole World Could See 0 comments | 10:06 AM | top | "> " onclick="return fbs_click()" target="_blank"> "...I wish the whole World could see abortion the way this naive 17yr old saw abortion" - Jason Jones Jones yesterday launched a new campaign, IAmWholeLife.com with spokesperson Eduardo Verastegui (from the movie Bella ), responding to the anti-life sentiments of US politicians who are ...

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Abortion Measure Defeated in Senate

21 hours ago ago from Politics Daily

An amendment by Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) to restrict direct or indirect funding for abortion in the health care bill failed by a vote of 54 to 45 Tuesday night. Several senators crossed party lines on the vote. Democrats Evan Bayh (Ind.), Bob Casey (Penn.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Byron Dorgan (N.D.), Ted Kaufman (Del.), and Mark Pryor (D-Ark) voted with Nelson and a majority of Republicans. Maine Republicans Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe ...

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Could Dual Pools for Abortion Save Health Care?

9 hours ago ago from Newsweek - Health

Login Username: Password: SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Newsweek and save up to 88% Close SPONSORED BY: Separate But Equal? Insurance, Abortion, And Politics Could creating two insurance pools solve the health-care impasse?   PHOTOS The Evolution of Birth Control Several centuries worth of contraceptive choices ...

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Reid Says Deal Resolves a Dispute on the Public Option

17 hours ago ago from The New York Times

WASHINGTON The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid , said Tuesday night that he and a group of 10 Democratic senators had reached a broad agreement to resolve a dispute over a proposed government-run health insurance plan, which has posed the biggest obstacle to passage of sweeping health care legislation. Alex Wong/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke to the media after the weekly policy committee luncheon on ...

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BBC News - Ireland's abortion law challenged in European court

10 hours ago ago from BBC

It is the first challenge to Ireland's abortion laws in years The Irish Republic's strict abortion law is being challenged in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The legal action has been brought by three Irish women who say the effective ban on abortion in Ireland violates the European Convention on Human Rights. All three have travelled to Britain to have abortions. The Irish government has engaged two ...

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AUL Action: Senate Health Bill Now Leads to Unprecedented Federal Abortion Funding

22 hours ago ago from FanHouse

"A vote to table the amendment is a vote against the Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment. A majority of Senators effectively endorsed the abortion lobby's goal of mainstreaming abortion as health care." -- Charmaine Yoest WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Senate voted today to table the Nelson-Hatch-Casey amendment, which would have maintained existing law by prohibiting both federal funding of abortion and government-mandated ...

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