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GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.gp.org For Immediate Release: Monday, November 16, 2009 Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org Greens blast the anti-choice Stupak Amendment in the Democrats' health care bill, ...

At the dawn of the Obama administration, pro-life Democrats believed they had finally gotten their place at the table.

Conflicts over Rep. Bart Stupak's antiabortion amendment to the House health reform bill have helped put the issue of abortion rights at "center stage" in Massachusetts' special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sen.

Washington -- The fight over federal funding for abortion moved to the Senate on Thursday as opponents targeted provisions that are not as restrictive as one written by a Michigan lawmaker into the version passed by the House.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski says of the Senate bill wording: "The abortion language would not be the language that I would write ... but I do think that this is a sensible position that we could accept." Robert Giroux / Sen.

WASHINGTON - Let's dispense with three fallacies swirling about the question of abortion coverage in health care reform.

Because an outrageous amendment was attached to the House health reform bill, it gives hope to the notion that the disastrous so-called health reform legislation in Congress will die.

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 19 Nov 2009 - 6:00 PST The inclusion in the House health reform bill of an anti-abortion amendment sponsored by Michigan Democratic Rep.

But the 2,074-page document significantly expands access to medical care for Americans who currently lack coverage, contains a modest public option, bars discrimination by insurers against Americans with pre-existing medical conditions and gets remarkably good marks from the Congressional Budget Office.

Depressed Democrats Polling in Ohio and Connecticut spells trouble for Democrats.

Rep. Bart Stupak , recently introduced the '' Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act '' , which would require mandatory online age verification for "any pornographic website accessible by any computer located within the United States to display any pornographic material, including free content that may be available prior to the purchase of a ...

Hey C Streetya ain't a church, so pay your taxes Residents of the C Street Christian fellowship house will no longer benefit from a loophole that had allowed the house's owners to avoid paying property taxes.

So let me see if I understand you correctly, mainstream Democrats: Rep. Bart Stupak , a longtime opponent of health care reform, has decided out of the goodness of his heart to construct a well-written amendment to the health care bill that would bring pro-choice and pro-life Democrats together and ensure its passage.

Four hundred more Michiganders have added their names to a national registry of about 150,000 people who believe they were exposed to contaminated water at the Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina, bringing Michigan's count to 3,700. One of them is Kathleen Armstrong, 50, a Detroit native now in Redford Township.

Click here to see how top political bloggers responded to these questions. Q: Would Democrats be helped or hurt politically if Congress enacts health care reform legislation containing abortion restrictions similar to those passed by the House? Democrats Helped 23% Hurt 31% Not much impact 44% Don't know 3% Helped "While the abortion provision ...

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 16 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST "Women Democrats have taken an awful lot of hits for the team lately," such as voting for President Obama instead of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2008 and allowing the Obama administration to place the Paycheck ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally posted on AlterNet . They lead a church that claims to stand on the side of the sick and the poor, the meek who shall inherit the earth.

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 13 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST Senate Democrats are preparing for a fight over abortion coverage when floor debate begins on the chamber's version of health care reform legislation, CQ Today reports.

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 16 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST "There are principled stands against abortion," but "there's nothing principled about" Rep.

Taxpayers currently provide deep subsidies for health insurance plans that cover abortion - a little-recognized fact responsible for much of the angst over an anti-abortion amendment attached to the House health care bill.