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Hyde Restrictions Would Make Obama Budget Immoral

Harry Knox | Posted 04.02.2013 | Religion
Read More: Barack Obama, Roe v. Wade, Abortion, Pro Choice, Poverty Health Care, Hyde Amendment Obama, Women Health Care, Religion Sexuality, Health Care Access, Women's Health, Hyde Amendment, Obama Abortion, Hyde Amendment Budget, Obama Choice, Pro Life, Religion News
Harry Knox

While Roe v. Wade guaranteed that abortion was legal in America, the last four decades have been a struggle to ensure access to that right. As clergy, I see this problem with a pastoral eye. How is it just to deny a woman access to a constitutionally-protected right simply because she is poor?

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Obama Wins the Debate, But Not on Substance

James Marshall Crotty | Posted 10.17.2012 | Politics
Read More: Terrorist Attack, Hofstra University, Clean Energy, Emerging Markets, Capital Gains Tax, Big Bird, Presidential Debate, Bain Capital, Mitt Romney, U.S. Embassy Attack, Barack Obama, Behghazi Attack, Jimmy Carter, Governor Romney, President Obama, Job Growth, Health Care Access, Middle East, Candy Crowley, Currency Manipulation, Politics News
James Marshall Crotty

By overplaying his hand, Romney allowed the deft, if defenseless, Obama to charm his way back into the hearts of swing voters, while revving up his base. In an election that will come down to the ground game, such enthusiasm is key.

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Donkeys, Elephants, Politics and Politicians: Is Logic and Self-Interest Lost Among the Foes of Health Care Law?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 10.20.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Employer Provided Health Plans, Accountable Care Organizations, Dr. Braunstein, Medicare, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Access, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

It seems that the people and places that most need better health care access and healthier outcomes are the very ones fighting tooth and nail to stop reform.

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Argentina: Guarantee Women's Access to Health Care

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Health Care Access, Abortion, Women's Rights, Argentina, World News
Human Rights Watch

Jose Miguel Vivanco, Americas director for Human Rights Watch (Buenos Aires) - Thousands of women and girls in Argentina suffer needlessly every year...

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