Reply #18: They better discuss this. [View All]

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Rachel pointed out that this would cause a lot of Dem women to sit on their hands. I believe that. Anybody who tells someone they can't pay for a legal procedure with their own money through some convoluted law can go to hell!

In addition, I'm not sure how much more the Dem women will take.

Although House liberals voted for the bill with the amendment to keep the process moving forward, Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.) said she has collected more than 40 signatures from House Democrats vowing to oppose any final bill that includes the amendment -- enough to block passage.

"There's going to be a firestorm here," DeGette said. "Women are going to realize that a Democratic-controlled House has passed legislation that would prohibit women paying for abortions with their own funds. . . . We're not going to let this into law."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/08/AR2009110818453.html

They have talked big before, but I think it is past time for NARAL and some other big players to put some muscle into calling those Reps. Not all of them are in horrible trouble in 2010.