The House’s health care reform bill was passed at the expense of American women. Even though federal law has prohibited tax money from going toward abortion care for over 30 years, Rep. Bart Stupak shoved through an extreme amendment that takes away insurance coverage from millions of women who already have it – including women who would pay for it out of their own pockets and not with tax dollars.
LETTER: Women's health issues elusive in House health care reform bill
Monday, November 16, 2009 | 4:28 p.m. CST;
updated 3:15 p.m. CST, Thursday, November 19, 2009
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