What will health reform mean for reproductive rights?

As the House and Senate produce and mark-up various health reform plans, reproductive health care is emerging -- surprise, surprise -- as a political football. Both the House bill and the Senate HELP committee proposal mention "family planning," but contrary to yesterday's scare-mongering Washington Times op-ed by the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins, "family planning," under federal law, has never included abortion services. Indeed, health reform ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Jul. 9, 2009

Interesting blog post about how the healthcare plans debated in Congress could threaten reproductive rights like abortion or even birth control pills. The author provides a good overview of specific proposals under discussion, and shares her views on their potential impact on society.

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