Archive for February, 2010
Can a Truly Pro-Choice President Support the Nelson Amendment?
February 24th, 2010 by catherineOn February 23rd the President released his health care proposal and IT INCLUDES THE NELSON AMENDMENT! Tomorrow he will hold a meeting with Democrats and Republicans to create a health care plan.
This is NOT the Pro-Choice President we were promised in November 2008!
The stark reality is that the President’s bill which is modeled after the Senate bill, as it now stands, will result in greater restrictions to access to abortion than any federal law.
By adopting the Nelson Amendment, the President has basically incorporated the Stupak Amendment!
The President’s bill, if adopted as it is now written, is a betrayal of all women, and specifically targets middle income and lower income women, and students.
The President’s Proposal=the Nelson Amendment=the Stupak Amendment
If signed into law, abortion coverage that women can now obtain will be gone. Insurance companies are already on record saying they will not provide abortion coverage because they cannot afford the onerous obstacles this proposal puts in their path.
The end result is the same: no abortion coverage in health care reform.
For details about these two amendments click:
The Stupak and Nelson Amendments – Know the Facts
We must demand that the President drop the Nelson/Stupak amendments from his bill AND that our Senators refuse to support any bill that includes these amendments.
Abortion to be Lost in Reconciliation Process
February 9th, 2010 by catherineHealth Care Reform Is Far From Dead
President Obama is meeting with Democrats and Republicans in the coming days to try to work out a health care plan.
The stark reality is that both the House and Senate bills, as they now stand, go further to restrict abortion than any federal law.
The Nelson Amendment = the Stupak Amendment!
The Stupak amendment in the House bill and the Nelson amendment in the Senate bill are one and the same. They will both take away any insurance coverage for abortion that women can now obtain.The only difference is that the Stupak amendment bans abortion coverage outright while the Nelson amendment does it by placing such onerous obstacles in the path of insurance companies that they cannot afford to provide coverage.
The end result is the same: no abortion coverage in health care reform.
Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kriedler explains why the Nelson language will lead to insurers dropping abortion coverage. (Click Here to Read Com. Kriedler’s Letter.)
Professor Karen Pollitz writes, “One must question whether any insurer would bother offering abortion coverage at the cost of so much red tape.” “Because health reform also requires insurers to increase their loss ratios, the two-check requirement makes it doubtful that insurers would offer abortion coverage at all.” (Click Here to Read Prof. Pollitz’s Analysis.)
Peter Harckham for New York State Assembly!
February 9th, 2010 by janeyWCLA – Choice Matters Endorses Peter Harckham for New York State Assembly!
“Peter Harckham has stood up for women’s reproductive health as a County Legislator and will continue to do so in Albany. Harckham is a strong fresh voice for women. He supports a woman’s right to choose and understands the reproductive health issues confronting women.”
Catherine Lederer-Plaskett, President, WCLA – Choice Matters
Tuesday, February 9th, there is a Special Election in the 89th Assembly District to determine who will represent YOU in the New York State Assembly if you live in Mount Kisco, Bedford, Pound Ridge, Lewisboro, Harrison, North Castle, New Castle, and White Plains.
This seat became vacant when Adam Bradley was overwhelmingly elected Mayor of White Plains.
Please remember to vote if you live in this district, and, if you know anyone who lives there, please let them know how important this Special Election is.
In a Special Election–where the turnout is historically low–every vote matters.
Your one vote could change the outcome of this election.
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