Speaker Boehner has declared barring federal funding for abortion care a ‘highest priority’ — responding not to the call of his constituents but to the demands of the Catholic bishops. NOW is fighting back against these attacks, which target all forms of reproductive health care and threaten women’s lives.
Huffington Post reporters Ryan Grimm and Nick Wing interviewed NOW President Terry O’Neill about what she thought about Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s courageous speech on the House floor about her abortion: “After a weighty pause, Speier went on. ‘I los…
Huffington Post’s Elise Foley interviews NOW President Terry O’Neill about the Republican’s attack on family planning: “House Republicans voted on Friday to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood, cutting money for contraceptives, HIV tests, canc…
Robe Stein reports for The Washington Post: “The Obama administration rescinded most of a federal regulation Friday designed to protect health workers who refuse to provide care they find objectionable on personal or religious grounds.”
Felicia Sonmez reports for The Washington Post’s political blog: “The debate on funding the federal government transformed into a heated — and, at times, graphic — argument over social issues Thursday night as lawmakers took to the House floor for near…
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