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"We the corporations" On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. _________________________________ MOVE to AMEND
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Stupak Amendment Could End Abortion Coverage — For Everyone
OPS_admin | Nov 18, 2009 | Comments 0
A little over a week ago, Democrats bent over backwards to appease conservatives in the House by adding the Stupak-Pitt amendment to the health care bill. The amendment imperils access to abortion — a reproductive freedom affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1973 — by making it illegal for women to use government insurance plans to cover costs associated with an abortion.
And there is more bad news for women: a George Washington University study released this week indicates that the Stupak amendment could have serious implications for industry-wide coverage of medically-indicated abortions.
But if the GWU study is correct, the Stupak amendment would not simply affect women under the public insurance option — it would affect women covered by private insurance plans, too:
Full Story Stupak Amendment Could End Abortion Coverage — For Everyone | Rights and Liberties | AlterNet.
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