Abortion
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Gloriously Dark: We Need to Fund Abortions To Control the Population
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull TodayLast year Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a disturbing statement. In aNew York Times interviewshe was asked about Roe v Wade. Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth… Full Story »
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Boomerang
The Moderate Voice &bull Yesterday
Obviously, Dan Riehl was trying to prove a point when he wrote that if Democrats support abortion, they should ask themselves, "Isn't it time to euthanize [Harry] Reid's wife?" I'm just not sure he fully understands which point he actually… Full Story »
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Love & Politics: A 30 Year Saga by Alix Dobkin
sponsored listing • Shopping.comProducers include: Alix Dobkin, Kay Gardner, Marilyn Ries, Karen Kane, Lisa Vogel, Barbara Price, Susan B. Shanbaum, Diane Lindsay, Sue Fink, Carol MacDonald. Engineers include: Marilyn Ries, Ceil Muller, Margaret Mercer, Karen Kane, Leslie Ann Jones, Woody Simmons, Bart Adams....Full Story »
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Kate Clinton: In The Stuppak Pits
Huffington Post &bull Yesterday
The Oscars pay homage to violence against women, big Pharma knocks the legs out from under women, and legislators make abortion funding an annoying deal-breaker. Full Story »
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Catholic Bishop's assault on abortion rights
Corrente &bull Yesterday
Now, as President Barack Obama begins his last-ditch effort to pass final legislation, Doerflinger and his bosses are sending a clear message: If the Democrats want to succeed, they must include the House provision, or something equally restrictive, on abortion.… Full Story »
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Catholic hospitals support health care bill
Seattle Times &bull Yesterday
The association's support widens a split among abortion opponents. They're divided on whether the legislation does enough to deny taxpayer money for abortion. The National Right to Life Committee and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops say it doesn't. Full Story »
Bart Ehrman - Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible And Why
sponsored listing • Shopping.comIn MISQUOTING JESUS, religion professor Bart Ehrman presents, for the general reader, an account of what "the Bible" is and how it came to be. He sheds fascinating light on the process whereby "the book," both before and after Gutenberg, was assembled from many disparate sources, oral and written, and...Full Story »
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Cover for pro-life Dems?
Washington Monthly &bull Yesterday
COVER FOR PRO-LIFE DEMS?.... There's still a serious risk that abortion can derail House efforts to pass health care reform. But if pro-life Democrats are looking for cover, they shouldn't have to look too hard. The issue, of course, is… Full Story »
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Stupak: Dems Told Me Funding Abortion Is Good, Because Kids Are Costly
Redstate &bull Mar 12, 2010
Bart Stupak just had a revelation. Sitting in an airport, on his way home to Michigan, Rep. Bart Stupak, a pro-life Democrat, is chagrined. The House Democratic leaders think they have the votes to pass the Senate's health-care bill without… Full Story »
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Ed Kilgore: Jesus At the Tea Party
Huffington Post &bull Mar 12, 2010
As you may have heard, Glenn Beck has gotten himself into some serious hot water by suggesting that people (or more specificially, Christians) leave their churches or even their denominations behind if they harbor any talk about "social justice" or… Full Story »
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- Libertarian
- Abortion
- Liberal
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America can only be Right: Reid Says He Could Support Abortion Provision in Health Care Bill
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull Mar 12, 2010March 27, 2009 12:19 PM At a breakfast meeting with reporters sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor this morning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that he could vote for a health care bill that included insurance coverage for abortion.… Full Story »
D. Moore-gilbert - Postcolonial Life-Writing: Culture, Politics and Self-representation
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Abortion Language Still A Sticking Point For Health Bill
NPR Politics & Society &bull Mar 12, 2010
House Democrats say they're closing in on a final vote on a health overhaul. But a few big issues remain to be ironed out before they can muster the votes needed to get the bill over the finish line. The… Full Story »
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Rep. Stupak: Pro-Choice Democrats Say Abortion Funding Needed To Keep Too Many Kids From Being Born
Say Anything &bull Mar 12, 2010
Stupak notes that his negotiations with House Democratic leaders in recent days have been revealing. The arguments they have made to him in recent deliberations, he adds, "are a pretty sad commentary on the state of the Democratic party." Full Story »
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A look at Democrats' health care overhaul
Associated Press &bull Mar 12, 2010President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as next week. Democrats are awaiting cost assessments from the Congressional Budget Office that will allow them to finish details. INSURANCE MANDATE: Like the bills approved last year by the House and Senate, the proposal would require almost everyone to be insured or pay a fine. There is an… Full Story »
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Tony Perkins' Remarks Highlight Growing Schism Between Tea Party Movement and Christian Right
Firedoglake &bull Mar 12, 2010
The contract, sponsored by the grass-roots Tea Party Patriots as well as Washington groups such as FreedomWorks and Americans for Tax Reform, asks supporters to choose the 10 most important issues from a menu of 21 choices that makes no… Full Story »
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Healthcare Reform Bill Abortion Debate is Nonsensical
U.S. News & World Report &bull Mar 12, 2010
House Democrats' attempts to satisfy Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak over the "abortion issue" in healthcare reform have reportedly finally ground to a predictable and in some ways deserved halt. I say predictable because it has seemed clear for some time… Full Story »
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- Debate
- Health Care
- Abortion
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Jillian Bandes: Are Tea Parties Socially Conservative?
Townhall.com - Blog &bull Mar 12, 2010This is a meme I've been following for a while: the libertarian nature of the tea parties. Today, Ben Smith has a smart piece out on social conservatives feeling left out. He cites a plethora of sources, including the Sam… Full Story »
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America can only be Right: Younger Voters are Trending More Anti-abortion
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull Mar 12, 2010The analysis above focused on public support for the "legal under any circumstances" option in Gallup's abortion question. There is a somewhat different pattern in the trends by age for those choosing the "illegal in all circumstances" position. Full Story »
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Hoyer: House ready to move forward without a deal on abortion
The Hill - Top News &bull Mar 12, 2010
The majority leader said Democrats are ready to take the plunge without a deal with Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.). Read more... Full Story »
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- Bart Stupak
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NY Subway Ad Campaign Tells Women "Abortion Changes You"
Feministing &bull Mar 12, 2010
So, I live in BK and work in Manhattan. That means that every morning and every night, I spend about 30 minutes riding the NYC subway -an hour total on a daily basis. Now. Usually I don't mind this... Full Story »
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Are Democrats Finally Giving Up on Bart Stupak?
AlterNet &bull Mar 12, 2010
As is now well known, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) is threatening to kill health care reform, pulling 12 "yes" votes into the "no" column, unless strict language can be approved preventing indirect, circuitous funding of abortion. That Stupak appears to… Full Story »
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Giving up on Stupak?
Washington Monthly &bull Mar 12, 2010
GIVING UP ON STUPAK?.... As is now well known, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) is threatening to kill health care reform, pulling 12 "yes" votes into the "no" column, unless strict language can be approved preventing indirect, circuitous funding of abortion.… Full Story »
