On Reproductive CHOICE (and HCR)

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Taking away reproductive freedoms from tax-paying, Insurance-exchange-(or whatever)-participating, American women must be struck from ANY Democratic-passed HCR legislation during the conference committee at the latest. The Stupak Amendment is inexcusable, and the Democratic Party platform is too clear on matters of choice to do any otherwise:

"Reproductive Health Care
We oppose the current Administration’s consistent attempts to undermine a woman’s
ability to make her own life choices and obtain reproductive health care, including birth
control. We will end health insurance discrimination against contraception and provide
compassionate care to rape victims. We will never put ideology above women’s health. "

(I found this in a 2008 DRAFT (best I could do on short notice) at: www.c-span.org/pdf/draft-2008-democratic-national-platf... because www.democrats.org seems remarkably hostile/opague to "teh google.")

The Stupak language MUST be stripped from the bill's language by ANY conference committee. This should be all of our own, commonsense, unyielding positions as Democrats.

-app

[appal_jack]

1. unrec's and no replies?

kick.

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2. wow.

i have suddenly fallen into a parallel-universe-twilight-zone.

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3. sure is quiet in here. n/t