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…
Former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. is considering a primary challenge of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. In 2006, when running for Senate, Ford unequivocally stated that he was anti-choice. Please click on the video below and listen to Ford in his own words. Now, Ford wants…
Yesterday, secure in the knowledge that he would have the necessary 60 votes to avoid a filibuster, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced his "manager's amendment" to the Senate Health Reform bill, which included a huge betrayal of women. Senator Reid, who himself opposes abortion…
As you read this, Senate majority leaders are working to gain the support of the 60 senators needed to pass a health reform bill. Everything is on the table-especially abortion and any form of the public option. Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who proposed the Senate…
