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Claiming No Threats, Stupak Threatens

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Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:08 am

Rep. Bart Stupak, the adamantly anti-abortion Michigan Democrat, has stirred up a firestorm with his amendment prohibiting abortion coverage under insurance plans targeting low- and middle-income women on the exchange. And he isn’t backing down.

In an interview with Detroit News, the 57-year-old Catholic warned that “the other side is playing with fire,” if they try to remove his amendment during later negotiations with the Senate.

If they are going to summarily dismiss us by taking the pen to that language, there will be hell to pay. I don’t say it as a threat, but if they double-cross us, there will be 40 people who won’t vote with them the next time they need us—and that could be the final version of this bill.

Of course, there are about 40 abortion-rights supporters in the House who are vowing to kill the bill if the Stupak language stays.

There are countless perks that come with being part of the congressional leadership. Resolving stalemates like this is not one of them.

Categories & Tags: Congress| Economy/Finance| Health Care| Reproductive Rights| Women\'s Issues| | | | | | | |

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weslen1
Comment posted November 12, 2009 @ 10:47 am

Stupidpak and his 39 minions do not have the right, all by their little selves to amend the Constitution of the United States to eliminate women's right to privacy OR to make women's medical records into PUBLIC DOCUMENTS for the perusal of all the world. What goes on in the doctor's OFFICE is private. That means they have no right to even ASK or to KNOW whether the doctor's visit is for a headache OR an abortion!
NOW, while MR Stupak is up there on HIS high horse, maybe his Catholic Pride would be better USED to make stronger LAWS and PENALTIES for PEDOPHILE PRIESTS such as the one arrested THIS WEEK in South Bend, Indiana! Until HE and his 39 MINIONS have the DECENCY to protect little BOYS from predators in their collective “churches” or C STREET CULT MEMBERS, they should just go visit their favorite “companion”, resign or mind their OWN business. Go back to C Street and stay there!

weslen1
Comment posted November 12, 2009 @ 3:47 pm

Stupidpak and his 39 minions do not have the right, all by their little selves to amend the Constitution of the United States to eliminate women's right to privacy OR to make women's medical records into PUBLIC DOCUMENTS for the perusal of all the world. What goes on in the doctor's OFFICE is private. That means they have no right to even ASK or to KNOW whether the doctor's visit is for a headache OR an abortion!
NOW, while MR Stupak is up there on HIS high horse, maybe his Catholic Pride would be better USED to make stronger LAWS and PENALTIES for PEDOPHILE PRIESTS such as the one arrested THIS WEEK in South Bend, Indiana! Until HE and his 39 MINIONS have the DECENCY to protect little BOYS from predators in their collective “churches” or C STREET CULT MEMBERS, they should just go visit their favorite “companion”, resign or mind their OWN business. Go back to C Street and stay there!

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