Comments on: House representatives vote ‘no’ on women’s rights, ‘yes’ on war

By: Zaid Jilani

Zaid Jilani — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:00:23 +0000

I’m not one way or the other on choice issues very strongly, but I think it’s remarkable how much the Democrats can get away with slapping their own base in the face sometimes.

By: Rick Ungar

Rick Ungar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:40:59 +0000

I did my own research.
It turns out that 46% of health insurance policies in the country DO provide for elective abortion services. I never knew that.
That said, I very much see your point. By disallowing such policies to enter the health exchange and to only permit elective abortion coverage vai a rider paid 100% by the policy holder and using no federal monies for administration or anything else, these policies will be dropping the elective abortion coverage. That means that only those with the funds to pay the entire bill will be able to get coverage. Thus, your point is made and is absolutely correct.

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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:07 +0000

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By: conceptionlife

conceptionlife — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:35:39 +0000

I’m not sure what type of argument you are trying to form by showing how certain democrats vote on going to war compared to how they voted on the Stupak-Pitts Ammendment.

I think it’s completely ridiculous that so many people, including politicians, still follow party lines.

However, I’m glad that some Deomcrats have finally gone against how their party typically votes to show that the majority of Americans do not support the killing of inocent children who have no voice.

By: scammaj

scammaj — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:36:27 +0000

Just for the record, not everyone agrees that killing a fetus is a woman’s right. Interchanging “abortion” with “woman’s rights” is a bit misleading.

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Throwing women under the bus « Dating Jesus — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:36:11 +0000

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By: Rick Ungar

Rick Ungar — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:56:37 +0000

While I am not supported of the Stupak Amendment, I’m having trouble working out how Firedog reaches their conclusion. I’m unaware of any insurance policy in existence that covers elective abortion. Indeed, virtually any elective procedure remains uncovered by insurance policies. I’m also at something of a loss to understand how this allows an insurance company to legally discriminate against low income Americans. While I suppose you could argue that higher income Americans will have the money to pay for abortions out of pocket -something that lower income individuals might not be able to do, this would not meet any test of legal discrimination. Not to suggest that a nose job and an abortion are the same thing, but higher income Americans can pay for cosmetic surgery that a person with less money would not be able to access.
I wonder if you could provide a bit more explanation on both issues. Why does this constitute a far reaching ban on abortion when there has been no previous such opportunity? Why would it be legally discrimination against low income Americans?

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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:48:27 +0000

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