No Abortion Ban: In the Media

 

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Press Releases / Statements:

3.23.10 – ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>As White House Cuts Healthcare Deal Sanctioning Unjust Abortion Funding Ban, FDA Fails to Take Action One Year after Court Decision on Emergency Contraception

3.21.10 – ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>White House Betrays Women with Abortion Restriction Deal, says Center for Reproductive Rights

3.20.10 – ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Specter of Executive Order on Abortion Raises Alarm Bells, Center Calls on Obama White House and House Leadership Not to Weaken Reproductive Rights

3.9.10 – ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Representative Stupak Points Fingers, but Blame for Injecting Abortion Rests Squarely on his Shoulders

2.2.10 – ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Center Calls on Congress to Stop Talking “Status Quo” around Public Funding for Abortion and Protect Women’s Health

1.22.10 – ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Center Urges Elected Officials to Protect Access to Abortion on Roe Anniversary

12.24.09 – Center Strongly Urges Conference Committee to Protect Women’s Abortion Coverage

12.19.09 – Healthcare Reform Manager’s Amendment Gets it Sadly Wrong on Abortion Coverage

12.18.09 – Senate Leadership Should Stand Strong for Women In Negotiations to Move Forward on Healthcare Reform Bill

12.8.09 – , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Senate Defeats Anti-Abortion Amendment in Historic Health Care Reform Debate

12.7.09 – , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Anti-Abortion Amendment Introduced in Senate Health Overhaul Debate, Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on Senators to Defeat It

11.23.09 – Historic Vote in Senate to Open Debate on Health Reform Bill Protects Women’s Healthcare Coverage

11.19.09 – In Major Step Forward Towards Passage, Senate Reform Bill Protects Healthcare Coverage for Women

11.16.09 – Center Launches First Abortion Ad in Anticipation of Historic Senate Health Care Reform Vote

11.16.09 – Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on House Healthcare Reform Vote

11.9.09 – Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Pitts/Stupak Anti-Abortion Amendment

11.4.09 – Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on House Leadership to Stand Firm against Anti-Abortion Demands

9.30.09 – Center Applauds Senate Committee for Rejecting Anti-Abortion Amendments, Calls for No Political Games on Senate Floor

9.21.09 – Amendments to Baucus Health Bill Unfairly Limit Abortion Coverage

9.12.09 – Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on Senators to Hold the Line on Abortion Funding As Gang of Six Huddles This Weekend

9.10.09 – President Obama Regrettably Closes Door on Conversation about Abortion Access in Healthcare Debate

 

Center in the News:

3.23.10 – U.S. News and World Report: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Health Reform: Where Women Stand to Gain”

3.22.10 – Associated Press:,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> “Abortion compromise doesn’t satisfy critics”

3.22.10 – Politico: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Doyle key to Stupak-W.H. deal”

3.22.10 – Chicago Tribune Blog: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Healthcare: Half approve or want more”

3.22.10 – Feminsting – ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”President Obama agrees to sign anti-choice executive order”

3.22.10 – Daily Press: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Congress passes health care bill”

3.21.10 – New York Times ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Live Blogging the House Vote”

3.21.10 – Democratic Daily: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Racing To The Healthcare Reform Finish Line, Both Sides Scramble”

3.5.10 -Washington Post: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Democratic leaders working to win over abortion opponents for health-care reform”

1.19.10 –,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Not My Tax Dollars” Campaign Hits the Blogosphere

12.25.10 – McClatchy Washington Bureau: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Applause, anger greet passage of Senate health care bill”

12.24.09 – McClatchy Washington Bureau: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Reactions show divisions remain after Senate health care vote”

12.21.09 – RH Reality Check: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Pro-Choice Groups Will Not Back Passage of Senate Bill With Nelson Language”

12.20.09 – NY Daily News: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Where’s Gillibrand on Health Care Reform?”

12.20.09 – RH Reality Check: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”The Nelson “Compromise:” What It Will Cost Us”

12.19.09 – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Pro-Choice Caucus leaders have ‘serious reservations’ on abortion compromise”

12.16.09 – The Hill’s Congress Blog: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Access to abortion already imperiled for those who need it most”

12.9.09 – Talking Points Memo: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Abortion Rights Groups Hail Nelson Amendment Vote, See Boost In Fight Against Stupak”

12.8.09 – Detroit Free Press: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Senate could consider health bill’s abortion amendment today”

12.7.09 – ABC News:,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> “Abortion Vote Divides Democrats on Health Care”

12.7.09 – American Constitution Society: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Health Care Reform in the Hyde Amendment’s Shadow”

12.7.09 – Salon: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Stupak’s spitting image”

12.7.09 – Salt Lake Tribune: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Hatch files abortion amendment to Senate health reform bill” 

12.2.09 – National Journal: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Will Abortion Language Cost Cloture For Democrats?”

12.1.09 – Washington Post: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”A woman who had little choice enlightens health-care debate”

12.1.09 – The Guardian: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Hijacking healthcare reform”

11.30.09 – The Hill: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Abortion resurfaces as hot topic on Capitol Hill”

11.30.09 – RH Reality Check: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Women, Listen to Your Mothers”

11.24.09 – Wall Street Journal: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Abortion to Be New Flashpoint in Senate Bill”

11.23.09 – The Nation: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Round Two: The Coming Battle Over Abortion Funding”

11.23.09 – Ms. Magazine: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”More Outrage Over Stupak-Pitts”

11.19.09 – Newsweek: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Stupak Like a Fox”

11.19.09 – Salon: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Welcome to abortion’s middle ground”

11.19.09 – RH Reality Check: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”A Federal Employee Expresses Outrage on Stupak”

11.18.09 – CBS News: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Dems Feel the Heat over Abortion”

11.18.09 – Los Angeles Times: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Stung by restrictions in healthcare bill, abortion rights supporters fight back”

11.18.09 – The Examiner: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Senate health care reform faces tough issues on short leash”

11.17.09 – National Partnership for Women &, Families: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Advocacy Groups Increase Efforts To Oppose Abortion Coverage Restrictions in Senate Health Reform Bill”

11.17.09 – Roll Call: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Abortion-Rights Groups Plan Rally”

11.16.09 – New York Times, ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> “A Stand-Up Approach to Abortion Rights”

11.16.09 – Washington Post: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Abortion-rights backers join health-care ad fray”

11.16.09 – NPR:, ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> “Abortion Ban In Federal Workers’ Insurance May Foreshadow Overhaul Outcome”

11.16.09 – Wall Street Journal: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”WIRE WATCH: Obama in China, Senators Briefed on Fort Hood, Abortion Rights Groups Protest Health Care Bill, Palin on Oprah”

11.16.09 – CBS News: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Abortion Rights Groups Mobilize Against Stupak Amendment”

11.16.09 – MSNBC: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”First Thoughts: The lights go out…Taking on the Stupak Amendment”

11.16.09 – MSNBC, Dr Nancy Show: ,” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Health Care Fight”

11.16.09 – ABC: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Rogue Nation: A Chance for a Palin Makeover — If She Wants It”

11.16.09 – PA Pundits: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”HEALTH: New Ads Focus On Bill’s Cost, Abortion”

11.16.09 – Salon: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Stupak-Pitts is a bad joke”

11.16.09 – RH Reality Check: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”It’s No Joke: Center for Reproductive Rights Airs Ad On Stupak Amendment”

11.16.09 – Huffington Post: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”WATCH: Abortion Battle Coming To Cable”

11.16.09 – USA Today: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Ad targets abortion provision in health care bill”

11.16.09 – Politico:, ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> “Report: House bill would hike health care costs — Chamber plans a study — Reid wants debate before Thanksgiving — McConnell seeks a delay”

11.16.09 – NY Daily News: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”The First Abortion Rights Health Care Ad”

11.16.09 – Talking Points:, ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> “Pro-Choice Group Targets Senate In New TV Ads”

11.16.09 – The Atlantic: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Abortion Activists Squaring Off Before Senate Health Bill”

11.16.09 – Feministe: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Abortion and Health Care”

11.16.09 – Progress Ohio: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”Video: The Center for Reproductive Rights: It’s No Joke”

11.16.09 – JWA Blog: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”It’s No Joke”

11.14.09 – Associated Press: , ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>”THE INFLUENCE GAME: Abortion rights’ scramble”

11.10.09 – San Francisco Chronicle: “Health care bill reignites abortion debate”

11.9.09 – Women’s eNews: “Democrats’ Health Bill Victory Tramples Choice”

11.8.09 – New York Daily News: “The Abortion Issue: Big Problem”

11.8.09 – Boston Globe: “House passes sweeping health bill”

11.8.09 – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room: “Pro-lifers praise, pro-choicers condemn Stupak amendment”

11.7.09 – New York Times, Prescriptions Blog: “The Abortion Debate Flares Again”

11.4.09 – Salon, Broadsheet:“‘Do-or-die moment’ for abortion coverage”

11.3.09 – NPR: “Abortion Language Creates Snag For Health Bill”

9.30.09 – Slate Magazine: “Keep Your Subsidies off My Ovaries”

9.24.09 – The Nation: “Healthcare Reform–at the Price of Women’s Health?”

9.14.09 – Politico: “Politics trumps policy in health debate”

9.11.09 – Jezebel: “Anti-Choicers Still Blocking Health-Care Reform Over Bogus ‘Abortion Program'”

9.11.09 – RH Reality Check: “Rights Group Calls Obama’s Comments on Abortion in Health Reform “Lamentable'”

 

Resources/Factsheets:

 

3.23.10 – Debunking Myths on Funding Firewalls and Healthcare Reform

3.23.10 – What’s Wrong with the Executive Order on Abortion Restrictions?

01.20.10 – Nelson Amendment Goes Far Beyond Current Law with New Restrictions on Abortion Services Coverage

01.14.10 – Healthcare Reform in Hyde Amendment’s Shadow

12.15.09 – Senate Should Vote Down Casey Amendment on Conscience Clause and Oppose its Inclusion in Final Negotiated Heathcare Reform Bill

12.01.09 – The Stupak-Pitts Amendment Goes Far Beyond the Already-Punishing Restrictions in the Hyde Amendment

12.01.09 – Senate Should Maintain Fair and Balanced Conscience Clause Provisions on Abortion Services Coverage in Health Reform Bill

11.16.09 – Gillibrand, Maloney, Quinn, Gloria Steinem and Dozens of Women Leaders Join Together to Protest Anti-Choice Stupak Amendment in Health Reform Bill

11.15.09 – Why the Stupak-Pitts Abortion Ban Is An Unprecedented and Damaging Assault on Women’s Health

11.15.09 – Facts on Stupak-Pitts Amendment and the Threat to Women’s Health

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