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As the health reform debate played out in the House this summer and fall, the way "women's advocates played the game" was "extremely nice," which probably contributed to the passage of the restrictive Stupak amendment to the chamber's health reform bill , author Sharon Lerner writes in an opinion piece in The Nation .

Two toys have been singled out this year by the California Public Interest Research Group for being particularly dangerous to children - the V-tech Bright Lights Phone and Fur Real Friends Baby Parrot.

Though the Senate health reform bill released Wednesday didn't contain the extreme abortion coverage restriction attached to the House bill, the bitter fight over abortion funding in healthcare reform isn't over.

The health care reform package unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Wednesday night bars the use of federal funds for abortion services, but does not go as far as the House bill -- which prevents women in many cases from buying insurance with their own money that covers abortion.

Just back from Afghanistan, Rep. Lois Capps said this week the country's new democracy is impressive but that relations between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and parliament need to be strengthened.

The Most Transparent Administration Ever won't keep this list. The Most Ethical Congress ever won't keep it either.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski says of the Senate bill wording: "The abortion language would not be the language that I would write ... but I do think that this is a sensible position that we could accept." Robert Giroux / Sen.

At the dawn of the Obama administration, pro-life Democrats believed they had finally gotten their place at the table.

Senate Majority Harry Reid late Wednesday published the final text of a Senate health care bill that would mandate federally subsidized abortion.

Let's dispense with three fallacies swirling about the question of abortion coverage in health care reform.

House passage of a sweeping anti-abortion amendment has set off a wave of soul-searching and finger-pointing among abortion rights activists - many of whom thought they'd found a safe harbor when Democrats won the White House and big majorities in Congress last year.

Rep. Bart Stupak pledged on Tuesday morning to defeat healthcare reform legislation if his abortion amendment is taken out, saying 10 to 20 anti-abortion-rights Democrats would vote against a bill with weaker language.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 9:58 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 9:58 p.m. WASHINGTON Abortion rights groups, outflanked and outnumbered in the health debate, are scrambling to regain lost ground after the House passed a health bill with strict abortion limits.

For some years, Democrats have denounced parodies casting their party as utterly closed to the views of those who oppose abortion.

The only party worse for women than Democrats is Republicans. NovA 13, 2009 Clarification : This story originally stated that Rep.

Rep. Bart Stupak's abortion amendment, which passed Saturday night just before the House approved its comprehensive health care reform legislation, has set off a firestorm of criticism from pro-choice lawmakers and interest groups, and it's being viewed as a coup for pro-lifers in Congress.

Consider this scenario. After months of debate, the national legislature is set to cast a historic vote.

The law of unintended consequences walloped Democrats in the key congressional vote on health-care reform over the weekend, as internal warring over abortion split the party - despite the best efforts of Rep.

For some years, Democrats have denounced parodies casting their party as utterly closed to the views of those who oppose abortion.

"Since the recession began, dozens of women have made emergency appointments with me because they have been laid off and are on the brink of losing their health insurance," she continues.