| Watch Abbey Johnson on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly Watch ex-director Abbey Johnson on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly discuss her decision to leave Planned Parenthood. |
| House Democrats pass health-care bill One Republican votes for plan Senate will House Democrats pass health-care bill <br />One Republican votes for plan Senate will act next on legislation <br /> <br />By Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray <br />Washington Post Staff Writer <br />Sunday, November 8, 2009 <br /> <br />One after another, the obstacles were overcome -- except for the simmering dispute over abortion. In early October, Rep. Bart Stupak, an antiabortion Democrat from Michigan, met with Pelosi to express the strong objections of about 40 Democrats to a provision in the legislation that appeared to allow federal funding of abortion. Stupak said they would oppose the bill unless the language was changed. Pelosi was noncommittal. <br /> <br />Late Friday, the Stupak coalition was still holding strong, and had gained a powerful ally in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose leadership has close connections to Pelosi. Over the strong objections of Democrats who support abortion rights, the speaker relented to Stupak, awarding him the only Democratic amendment on the floor. |
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| Pro-Abortion: An Obstacle to Health Reform Pro-Abortion: An Obstacle to Health Reform <br /> <br />November 6, 10:39 PMLA Catholic Examiner by Ramon J. Posada <br /> <br />While legislators on Capitol Hill are tinkering over a national health care bill, Catholics anxiously watch to see what form the legislation might take. Though Catholics, including the U.S. Conference of Bishops, call for a reform, there is apprehension over whether the bill will be genuinely concerned with providing health care, or instead used as an opportunity to fund abortions and undermine conscience protection practices. |
| Planned Parenthood Leader Quits After Watching Ultrasound of Abortion Procedure Click to watch the online television news segment. |
| I Am Zygote, Hear Me Roar I Am Zygote, Hear Me Roar <br />A new generation of anti-abortion activists pushes for laws that define personhood as beginning at conception. <br /> <br />By Sarah Kliff | Newsweek Web Exclusive <br /> <br />Nov 2, 2009 | Updated: 7:43 a.m. ET Nov 2, 2009 <br /> <br />Just about a year ago, volunteer pro-life activist Kristi Brown's life revolved around Amendment 48. The amendment, if passed, would have revised Colorado's state constitution to define a fertilized egg as a person, thereby outlawing abortion. While activists in other states had pursued similar initiatives, Brown (then Burton; she recently married) was the first to collect the requisite number of signatures needed for a spot on a state ballot. She worked 12-, 16-, sometimes 18-hour days and collected nearly double the 76,000 signatures she needed. In the days leading up to the vote on Nov. 4, 2008, Brown had 2,000 volunteers in 500 churches working to pass Amendment 48. |
| 'Personhood' movement explodes in 32 states MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH <br /> <br />WorldNetDaily Exclusive <br /> <br />'Personhood' movement explodes in 32 states <br /> <br />Pro-lifers: Wildfire effort could be death blow to abortion in Obamacare <br /> <br />Posted: October 31, 2009 - 11:35 pm Eastern <br /> <br />By Chelsea Schilling <br /> <br />A pro-life movement seeking to guarantee basic human rights to unborn babies is exploding in 32 states – and leaders say it could be just the key to nullifying abortion provisions in President Obama's health-care "reform." |
| Michigan - Personhood Rights for All Humans Lansing, MI - October 17, 2009 <br /> <br />Michigan has joined with dozens of other States that are seeking affirmation of personhood rights for all humans. |
| Michigan Democrat: Pelosi 'not happy with me' Mich. Democrat: Pelosi 'not happy with me' <br />The Hill, by Bob Cusack - 10/27/09 01:30 PM ET <br /> <br />Rep. Bart Stupak said Speaker Pelosi is not pleased with his effort to change abortion-related provisions in the healthcare bill being crafted by the House. <br /> <br />During an interview on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" show, Stupak (D-Mich.) said he is undeterred in trying to ensure that taxpayer dollars do not pay for abortions. Stupak, who opposes abortion rights, acknowledged that some in his party are upset with his public campaign to change the bill. |