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NEWS ABOUT: health care abortion

health care abortion stories: 4 news summaries

 Reid Rolls Out 
 Senate Health 
 Bill for Sat. 
 Showdown 

Public option weaker than House's, abortion restriction less severe

Nov 19, 09 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Harry Reid rolled out the Senate’s combined health care reform bill last night, earning oohs and ahhs from fellow Democrats, particularly over the price tag, and setting the stage for a cloture vote Saturday. The bill would cost a svelte $849 billion over 10 years while reducing the deficit... More »

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abortion • health insurance • Senate • Harry Reid • health care reform • public option • health insurance exchange • health care abortion

 Steele Orders End to 
 RNC Abortion Coverage 

'Money from our loyal donors should not be used for this purpose'

Nov 13, 09 6:24 AM CST
(Newser) - An embarrassed Michael Steele has ordered elective abortion to be stripped from services covered by medical insurance offered to RNC employees. The ban, prompted by a Politico report yesterday that abortion coverage has been included in RNC policies since 1991, brings the RNC in line with what the Republican Party... More »

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abortion • health care reform • Michael Steele • Republicans • Republican National Committee • health care abortion

RNC Insurance Plan Covers Employees' Abortions

A Steele spokesman says it's going to be changed

Nov 12, 09 6:50 PM CST
(Newser) - With abortion emerging as a sticking point in the health care debate, Politico has dug up a zinger on the Republican National Committee: Its own employee insurance policy covers elective abortions. "We are taking steps to address the issue," says an RNC spokeswoman, adding that the policy goes... More »

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abortion • health insurance • health care reform • Republicans • Republican National Committee • health care abortion

Dems Threaten to Kill Health Care Bill
Over Abortion

Bart Stupak says he's got the votes to derail it

Nov 3, 09 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The House is barreling towards a health care vote, hoping to pass its bill by the end of the week, but there’s a potential stumbling block ahead: abortion. A group of socially conservative Democrats are threatening to vote against the bill because the subsidies it offers to help people... More »

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abortion • House of Representatives • health care reform • Bart Stupak • women's issues • abortion debate • health care abortion

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