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Abortion Rights Advocates Decry Health Care Law

(July 18) -- A leading abortion rights group called on its members Sunday to pressure the White House to reverse course and make sure abortion coverage is included when new insurance coverage becomes available under the health care law President Obama signed last March. "To our dismay, the Obama administration just...

Abortion Tweeter Sets Sparks Flying Across Internet

(March 12) -- Some say Angie Jackson took Twitter a tweet too far. When the 27-year-old live-tweeted her RU-486-induced abortion last month, she spared no details. "Okay, the pain starting to get distracting," she wrote. "Definitely bleeding now." In a country that's bitterly divided over abortion, the storm of...

Health Reform Hinges on Votes From Abortion Foes

(March 9) -- The arcane rules that govern debate as Congress finishes health care reform soon will meet the simple rule of majority math. House Democratic leaders, resigned to the fact that no Republicans are likely to vote for a major overhaul of the nation's health insurance system, will be focused on getting to the...

RNC Will Drop Abortion Coverage

(Nov. 13) - Conservatives are fuming and liberals are pointing fingers over news that the Republican National Committee's insurance policy covers abortions. Politico broke the story late Thursday and within hours, the RNC was in damage-control mode. "I don't know why this policy existed in the past, but it will not...

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Wisconsin Republicans Pass Abortion, Abstinence-Only Sex Education Bills

The Wisconsin Generally Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill which will limit abortion coverage, as well as a measure imposing abstinence-only sex education in schools.

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Kirsten Moore: It's (Not) the Economy, Stupid

Americans want Congress to create jobs and fire up the economy, so yesterday the House of Representatives passed new restrictions on abortion -- restrictions that will affect millions more women, including many who currently have insurance coverage for abortion.

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Kansas Abortion Insurance Restrictions Are Challenged In Court

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against a new Kansas law that bans the coverage of abortion as part of standard private health insurance plans.

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House Refuses To Vote On Abortion Coverage For Military Rape Victims

The House Committee on Rules blocked an amendment from going to vote on Wednesday that would have allowed military rape victims to access abortion care through their government-provided health plans.