Finally, Good News To Report!

By a vote of 54-45, the Senate rejected the Stupak-like amendment co-sponsored by Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Their amendment closely mirrored the language of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment included in the House bill which bans abortion coverage from any health care reform-even…

URGENT: Call NOW to Urge Your Senator to Vote to Table the Nelson Anti-Abortion Amendment!

Senator Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat, is expected to introduce a Stupak-like amendment on Monday, 12/9/09, banning abortion coverage from any health care reform-even in insurance coverage that now provides it. Nelson’s amendment will closely mirror the language of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment that was added…

The Senate to Begin Debate – The Battle is About to Begin!

The Current Situation On Wednesday, November 18th, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Reid introduced his health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is a proposal that works to merge the Senate HELP and Finance Committees’ proposed health reform bills. On Saturday, November…

Health Care Reform Action Center

President Obama is meeting with Democrats and Republicans on February 25th to work out a health care plan. The President  released his own health care proposal on February 23rd and IT INCLUDES THE NELSON AMENDMENT! Very soon, the House and Senate bills will be combined into…

Take Action Now – Senator Reid to Introduce Health Care Legislation This Week

Senator Reid is expected to introduce a health care reform bill this week in the Senate. We must demand that it be Stupak-Pitts Free. STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO HELP* # 1 Sign the attached letters to President Obama and Senators Schumer and Gillibrand telling…

Why Abortion Should Be Covered

Read in detail at Salon.com Broadsheet 1. Abortion is legal medical care. 2. Abortion is common, mainstream medical care. It is one of the most common surgical procedures in America. 3. Abortion is already broadly covered. Between 50 and 85 percent of women who have…

Maria Shriver Needs to Read “The Mismeasure of Woman”

Just last week Maria Shriver released, surprise, The Shriver Report. The report claims to be a portrait of today’s American Woman. The report is titled A Woman’s Nation. To pump up attention for the report, California’s First Lady has been making the rounds of the…

Remembering Rosie Jiminez

Rosaura "Rosie" Jiménez was a single mother living in McAllen, Texas. In September 1977, upon discovering she was pregnant, and being told that medicaid would no longer pay for abortions she had an illegal abortion and died of an infection. Rosie was the first known…