Senate votes to move forward WITHOUT Stupak-Pitts language.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

from e-mail I got Sunday from People For the American Way PFAW :

The Senate just voted to move forward on debating a "base" health care reform bill that does NOT include the Stupak-Pitts language attacking a woman's right to choose.

Last week, PFAW and NARAL teamed up to deliver nearly 100,000 petition signatures to Harry Reid urging him to make sure the anti-choice language stays out of the bill. Thank you to the tens of thousands of you who signed our petition. And thank you to those of you who have made a financial contribution to our efforts.

This is just the first hurdle. The debate and amendment process will be long in the Senate, and it's going to be a lot of work to make sure we can keep anti-choice attacks out of the bill. If we are successful, we then need to wage the fight again in the House before a final bill is agreed upon.

Again, that said "The Senate just voted to move forward on debating a "base" health care reform bill that does NOT include the Stupak-Pitts language attacking a woman's right to choose."


More signatures to Harry Reid would be A Good Thing.

Here's the link to sign the petition, if you haven't already:

http://site.pfaw.org/Stupak-Pitts

[rocktivity]

1. Good. The anti-trust stuff that Reid included to get Nelson's vote

needs to disappear next. Cue the Vonage theme!

:woohoo:
rocktivity

[MNDemNY]

4. Nothing "disappeared" it just hasn't showed up , yet.

[rurallib]

7. bingo!

[LynneSin]

2. I just think that Choice should have no part of that health care bill

Because whatever language is put in the bill it's guarenteed to turn off someone!

I would rather choice be debated on it's own merits. We need healthcare reform badly and I would rather it not be held back because of anything related to choice.

[old mark]

6. Certainly - they put it in there so it would decrease chances of the bill

ever becoming law. there is so much bullshit in that bill it is amazing - everyone wants a payoff, a favor, a few million bucks, etc.

Politics at is filthy worst.


mark.

rec.

[dusmcj]

9. it's time to leave the dark ages and assert that a modern society includes sexual freedom

since we're in a majority we don't need to pander to ignorami, and we need to decide whether 'inclusive' means including every viewpoint without differentiation or requiring adherence to truth. The House language also fails to result in contraception being funded by insurance programs, are we going to waffle about that also ?

[MNDemNY]

3. Remember: The house bill was brought to the floor WITHOUT the Stupak language.

So why the optimism?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

5. kick

[BlancheSplanchnik]

8. Don't forget, there's an important petition link here.

kick, too