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jebbypalThis is different than the current action at the state level in Mississippi
On the national level, the GOP is continuing it's war on women
H.R. 358, the so-called “Protect Life Act” is an intensified remix of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment on which it is modeled. It would do a few things:
-- End abortion coverage in state health care exchanges, the public marketplaces for health insurance starting in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act. Eventually, most people are expected to get their insurance through the exchanges. If this bill is successful, getting insurance that includes coverage for abortion will be nearly impossible – putting abortion out of reach of even more women.
-- Allow hospitals receiving federal funds to deny emergency abortions to women whose lives are in danger.
-- Place a gag order on insurers, preventing them from even giving women information about how to get abortion coverage. (Info from the National Network of Abortion Funds.)
You have got to be kidding me. We can't pass a jobs bill, make fun of Occupy Wallstreet, but this seems like super pressing business???
As usual, call your representative: Call (202) 224-3121 and ask for your Representative–you can call 24 hours a day and leave a message if the staff is not in the office. You can also email them here. If you’re not sure who your Rep is, click here to find out. Click the link above if you need to find out who that is.
On the national level, the GOP is continuing it's war on women
H.R. 358, the so-called “Protect Life Act” is an intensified remix of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment on which it is modeled. It would do a few things:
-- End abortion coverage in state health care exchanges, the public marketplaces for health insurance starting in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act. Eventually, most people are expected to get their insurance through the exchanges. If this bill is successful, getting insurance that includes coverage for abortion will be nearly impossible – putting abortion out of reach of even more women.
-- Allow hospitals receiving federal funds to deny emergency abortions to women whose lives are in danger.
-- Place a gag order on insurers, preventing them from even giving women information about how to get abortion coverage. (Info from the National Network of Abortion Funds.)
You have got to be kidding me. We can't pass a jobs bill, make fun of Occupy Wallstreet, but this seems like super pressing business???
As usual, call your representative: Call (202) 224-3121 and ask for your Representative–you can call 24 hours a day and leave a message if the staff is not in the office. You can also email them here. If you’re not sure who your Rep is, click here to find out. Click the link above if you need to find out who that is.