Healthcare Prof: The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “‘Operation Rescue’ Founder Warns of ‘Violent Convulsions’ if Health Bill Doesn’t Ban Abortions,” Ian Millhiser, Think Progress: Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry is “probably the first public figure to raise terrorism as a potential response to a health bill which allows Americans to keep …

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Healthcare Prof: 5 (2 votes) In an interview with CBS’ “Evening News” on Tuesday, President Obama said that lawmakers should “not get distracted by the abortion debate” as they weigh health reform legislation. When asked by “Evening News” anchor Katie Couric if he would “favor a government option that would cover abortions,” Obama replied that …

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Healthcare Prof: Five centrist House Democrats, led by antiabortion-rights Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio), on Tuesday issued a proposal that would neither require nor ban private insurers from covering abortion services as long as federal dollars are not used, the Washington Post‘s “Capitol Briefing” reports. In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Ryan …

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Healthcare Prof: Reps. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) on Thursday will be joined by leaders of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and NARAL Pro-Choice America in announcing the latest version of a bill that aims to reduce the need for abortion by preventing unintended pregnancies, among other measures, Time reports (Sullivan, Time, …

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Healthcare Prof: Article Opinions:2 postsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday held a private meeting with antiabortion-rights Democratic Reps. Mike Doyle (Pa.) and Tim Ryan (Ohio) in an attempt to quell pressure to exclude abortion coverage from the House health reform bill (HR 3200), Roll Call reports. Joined by abortion-rights supporter Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) …

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Healthcare Prof: “Abortion is not explicitly mentioned in any of the major health-care bills under consideration in Congress,” The Washington Post reports, but “abortion opponents charge that the legislation would make abortion more widely available and more common by requiring insurance plans to pay for the procedures and providing government funding to subsidize plans that …

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Healthcare Prof: 5 (2 votes) Abortion opponent Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and abortion-rights supporter Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) held a press conference on Thursday to announce a bill that aims to reduce the need for abortion by preventing unintended pregnancies, among other proposals, the New York Times‘ “The Caucus” reports. The bill — crafted in …

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3 (1 votes) Healthcare Prof: 5 (1 votes) Nearly 40 years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, the “incendiary debate over abortion rights endures” and continues to manifest itself in a number of ways, USA Today reports. According to a recent USA Today/Gallup Poll, 78% of U.S. residents want abortion to be …

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4 (1 votes) Healthcare Prof: The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries.~ “Democratic Bill Could Be a Preview of Obama’s Abortion Plan,” Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News & World Report‘s “God and Country”: A recently introduced bill aimed at reducing the need for abortion is “big news because moderate to liberal faith-based advocates are urging …

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Healthcare Prof: A preliminary hearing for Scott Roeder, the man charged with the May 31 murder of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, is set for Tuesday, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. During the hearing, prosecutors will attempt to convince a judge they have enough evidence for a trial, according to the AP/Chronicle.Roeder is charged with one …

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