House Passes H.R. 358, the "Let Women Die" Act of 2011

AlterNet | Oct. 14, 2011 (News Report)

Yesterday the GOP-led House of Representatives, with the blessings and encouragement of the United States Council of Catholic Bishops and extremist religious groups such as the Family Research Council, passed a bill in a vote of 251 to 172 that would, among other things, allow doctors and hospitals to "exercise their conscience" by letting pregnant women facing emergency medical conditions die. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Health, Community
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Posted by: Posted by Tanya J. Maurer - Oct 14, 2011 - 1:07 PM PDT
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Edited by: Tanya J. Maurer - Oct 14, 2011 - 1:10 PM PDT

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 by Warrior Wheatman - Oct. 17, 2011

The Christian Taliban came out in force to set Women's Rights back 25 years. Whipping and stoning may not be far behind. This article is a call to arms to women and society.

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