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The Democrats’ Dilemma: Their Own Trojan Horse Kicks Free

The Democrats’ Dilemma: Their Own Trojan Horse Kicks Free

by Gloria Feldt

Democratic leaders have said that the turn-around on abortion contained in the House health-reform bill will not appear in the final version. The author, a Women’s Media Center board member and former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, explains here why voters who value women’s health cannot sit back and accept such assurances.

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This entry was written by Tristin Aaron, posted on November 12, 2009 at 3:07 pm, filed under Health, Politics, Reproductive Rights, WMC Exclusives. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

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  1. amy cross
    Posted November 13, 2009 at 1:31 pm | Permalink

    I’m confused by one aspect of the story…you wrote

    “It expands the 1976 Hyde amendment, which outlaws abortion coverage by existing Federally funded programs, to middle class women participating in the public option, even if they pay from their own pocketbooks.”

    How can government outlaw coverage even if it’s paid out of a woman’s pocket–by kicking them out of the public option?

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