issue: Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues

NOW Outraged at House Vote on Abortion Coverage – Women’s Rights Traded Away

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NOW is outraged to learn that the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amendment excluding abortion services from the ‘essential’ health benefits package as defined by the government. Under this amendment, subsidies used to help pay insurance premiums for low-income people could not be used for abortion services. The New York Times reports that “insurers must use money from private sources to pay for any abortions.

Single-Payer Health Care Would Benefit Women, Promote Equality and Justice for All

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Health care is a fundamental human right, and ensuring access to quality, affordable and comprehensive health care within the United States is a moral imperative confronting our legislators today. Since 1993, the National Organization for Women has been a leader in the campaign for single-payer health care in the U.S. It is, as President Obama noted last week, the only way to ensure coverage for everyone.

Abortion Issue Could Derail Health Care Overhaul

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Julie Rovner writes for NPR’s Morning Edition, “More than nearly any other issue, abortion has the potential to throw a wrench into the already fragile gears of the major health care overhaul now starting to churn on Capitol Hill.”