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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Health Anti-Abortion Amendment Coming in the Senate

Posted by on Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 9:13 AM

From a Democratic senator, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, who wants to recreate what happened when the House of Representatives added the anti-abortion Stupak amendment to its health insurance reform bill:

"It's as identical to Stupak as it can be," Nelson told reporters on Tuesday.

As I wrote in The Stranger last month:

If anyone tries to use the upcoming U.S. Senate debate over health-insurance reform as a way to limit federal funding for abortions—as happened in the House of Representatives earlier this month—Washington State's two senators will be ready to push back hard.

Read more about their promises HERE.

 

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Proposing a definition for the verb "stupak" (a la santorum and brownback): To impregnate a woman without plans of raising a child together and then provide no support (financial, emotional or otherwise) for her abortion.

"She thought they would be together forever, but after he stupaked her and acted as if nothing had happened, she never wanted to see him again."
Posted by Levislade http://ballofwax.org on December 3, 2009 at 9:35 AM
leek 2
ARGH. Democrat my ass.
Posted by leek on December 3, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 3
RIP, health care reform.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on December 3, 2009 at 9:51 AM
4
Wrong state. Nelson represents Florida, not Nebraska.

http://billnelson.senate.gov/
Posted by bernie on December 3, 2009 at 9:52 AM
michael strangeways 5
BEN Nelson is the Senator from Nebraska.
BILL Nelson is a Senator from Florida.
Posted by michael strangeways http://www.seattlegayscene.com/ on December 3, 2009 at 9:55 AM
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If anyone tries to use the upcoming U.S. Senate debate over health-insurance reform as a way to limit federal funding for abortions


The Hyde Amendment already bans federal funding of abortion. Perhaps, Eli, you could refrain from repeating this canard.
Posted by keshmeshi on December 3, 2009 at 11:08 AM
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what good is a health care system that won't kill babies?
Posted by grimreaper on December 3, 2009 at 11:15 AM

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