www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/11/08/dems-sell-womens-rig...
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21 out of the 39 Democrats who voted for Stupak then proceeded to vote against the health care reform bill. In other words, women’s reproductive rights were severely compromised to appease 18 members of Congress. The final vote on the health care bill was 220-215, so only a few of those votes were needed in the first place to secure the vote. For this, in the 11th hour, Nancy Pelosi made a deal with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Many reproductive justice advocates watched the final train wreck on C Span last night in stunned anger, trying to understand how this happened.
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