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Must-Reads: Outraged Reactions to Reactionary Stupak Amendment

The House passage of health care reform with the dramatically anti-choice Stupak Amendment attached has prompted outcry from women’s rights groups who recognize how dangerous the legislation would be for millions of women and the nation as a whole. Listed here are the WMC’s must-reads on this destructive anti-choice legislation:

The New York Times: “Trading Women’s Rights For Political Power” by Kate Michelman & Frances Kissling

The Women’s Media Center: “The Democrats’ Dilemma: Their Own Trojan Horse Kicks Free” by Gloria Feldt

The Nation: “Whose Team Is It, Anyway?” by Katha Pollitt

Planned Parenthood: “Impact of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment on Access to Abortion Coverage and Health Care

RH Reality Check: “Abortion Coverage in the Senate Bill: How Does It Break Down?” by Jodi Jacobson

The American Prospect: “Democrats Leave Women Behind” by Michelle Goldberg

RH Reality Check: “The Answer to Stupak? Overturn Hyde Now” by Frances Kissling

The Women’s Media Center: “Will Progressive Groups Help Feminists Stop Stupak?” by Peggy Simpson

Politico: “Abortion Activists Call for Backup” by Jonathan Allen

Ms. Magazine: “Under the Bus” by Eleanor Smeal

RH Reality Check: “Two New Analyses Show Women Have ‘Much at Stake’ Under Stupak Amendment” by Jodi Jacobson

Newsweek: “Both Parties Abandon Women’s Rights” by Eleanor Clift

The Nation: “Who Subsidizes Abortion?” by Eyal Press

The Media Consortium: “The Stupak Setback” by Lindsay Beyerstein

The Los Angeles Times: “For Healthcare Bill, Pelosi Had to Leave Left Coast Behind” by Faye Fiore and Richard Simon

The F Bomb: “Stop Stupak” by Julie Z.

Religion Dispatches: “Stupak Forming Fault Lines in Left-Leaning Faith Groups?” by Sarah Posner

The New York Times: “Abortion Was At Heart of Wrangling” by David M. Herszenhorn and Jackie Calmes

RH Reality Check: “Do Catholic Bishops Run the United States Government?” by Jodi Jacobson

GritTV with Laura Flanders from Nov 11, 2009: “Compromise On Women’s Backs Again

The Daily Beast: “The Wedge Dividing Obama’s Health Coalition” by Dana Goldstein

RH Reality Check: “The ‘Real Life’ Effects of Stupak-Pitts: An Analysis By Legal Experts at Planned Parenthood” by Jodi Jacobson

The New York Times: “The Ban on Abortion Coverage

RH Reality Check: “Will The Stupak Amendment Affect Insurance Coverage for Miscarriages? I Think So” by Robin Marty

Talking Points Memo: “Think The Stupak Amendment is Bad Now? It Could Have Been Worse” by Brian Beutler

The Washington Post, “The Stupak Amendment: As Much About Class As About Choice” by Ezra Klein

Lindsay Beyerstein of The Media Consortium interviews Jodi Jacobson of RH Reality Check


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