Today, March 24th, The Boston Globe reported on the immediate negative impact that the health reform law and President Obama's executive order could have on Massachusetts' policy on abortion coverage in its state health insurance exchange. "The executive order Obama is scheduled to sign [today]…
Choice Matters stands with the Center for Reproductive Rights in being “deeply disappointment with President Obama’s decision to issue an executive order on abortion restrictions after the House of Representatives approves the healthcare bill. The order, intended to secure support from anti-choice Democrats for healthcare…
A Step Backward for Women's Health Care? by Maya Schenwar, Executive Director, truthout, 3/8/2010 Monday evening, after a rousing speech in Philadelphia pushing for health reform passage, President Obama will celebrate International Women's Day with a White House reception honoring women around the world for…
On February 23rd the President released his health care proposal and IT INCLUDES THE NELSON AMENDMENT! Tomorrow he will hold a meeting with Democrats and Republicans to create a health care plan.  This is NOT the Pro-Choice President we were promised in November 2008!  The…
Health Care Reform Is Far From Dead President Obama is meeting with Democrats and Republicans in the coming days to try to work out a health care plan. Very soon, the House and Senate bills will be combined into a single bill—probably through reconciliation* which…
WCLA - Choice Matters Endorses Peter Harckham for New York State Assembly! “Peter Harckham has stood up for women’s reproductive health as a County Legislator and will continue to do so in Albany. Harckham is a strong fresh voice for women. He supports a woman’s…
The only aspect of the Massachusetts election about which everyone agrees is that the Democrats no longer have a 60 vote super-majority in the Senate. But maybe that’s not such a bad thing. Not much was getting done because the extreme right wing of the…
Much has been said about the Massachusetts election over the past two weeks—what it meant; what it did not mean; and who was at fault. Here’s a little insight: Perhaps more than anything else it was a matter of bringing Coal to Newcastle.* Why would…
The Stupak amendment (aka the Stupak - Pitts amendment) is the anti-abortion amendment included in the House of Representatives Health Care bill. The Nelson amendment is the anti-abortion amendment included in the Senate bill. The Nelson Amendment IS the Stupak Amendment with Window Dressing! The…
