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Abortion Showdown Looming in Senate

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Monday, November 16, 2009 at 1:30 pm

The abortion debate in the Senate is looking more and more like that in the House every day.

Last week, it was liberal Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) predicting that anti-abortion lawmakers in the upper chamber wouldn’t be able to rally the 60 votes needed to pass an amendment to health reform legislation restricting abortion. This week, it’s an influential moderate Democrat warning that the health bill won’t pass without such a provision. Roll Call reports:

“What is clear is that for this bill to be successful, there can be no taxpayer funding for abortion,” Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said, appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Conrad said he did not know whether the Senate would ultimately adopt the restrictive language that the House passed last week, which dictated that any new government-funded health insurance option cannot pay for abortions. But he said that some kind of abortion restriction is necessary for a bill to get through Congress.

The debate in the House is following a similar storyline, with conservative Democrats insisting that the abortion restrictions be included, and no small number of liberal Democrats hinging their support on their absence. With neither side appearing ready to back down, you can look for Democratic leaders to perform a very delicate scalpel job during conference negotiations to reconcile the two bills — something that would allow both sides to claim victory.

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Myview
Comment posted November 17, 2009 @ 10:54 am

Instead of abortion women should choose Mirena IUD Device(Intrauterine Device), it's a TShape device inserted into a woman's uterus to prevent pregnancy, I believe it's effective for 11 years. A 1 time deal would save us a ton of dollars in abortion, birth control pills, diaphram, sponge, patch, ring, cervical cap. Or women could have their tubes tied which is a more permanent procedure, I have read it is reversible

Denee
Comment posted November 18, 2009 @ 2:51 pm

I know I don't want to be paying for abortions. My mother was adopted and I am soooo greatful she was. I also have a friend who could not have children and wanted to adopt…it took a while but, now she has added a beautiful little boy to her family. Adoption is a beautiful, wonderful and selfless gift not only to the parents (all of them) but to that beautiful child. Abortion can be evil and destructive. The only time I even wonder is when it is life threatening and even then I have a hard time with it. Medicine is not always right…it's a big guessing game.

pray4us9
Comment posted November 18, 2009 @ 6:08 pm

You are reading this because your mother chose life no matter what her circumstance was! Pray all mothers give life to their unborn!

Myview
Comment posted November 19, 2009 @ 9:34 am

Ladies, birth control methods sometimes fail so why not replace them with Mirena IUD device, a doctor inserts a T-shape device in the uterus to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant and she won't have to face abortion. Abortion can result in 1.cut/torn cervix 2.blood clots in uterus 3.pelvic infection 4.incomplete abortion 5.death 6. complications from anesthesia 7. repeated abortion if the 1st try didn't end the pregnancy 8. pelvic infection(germs from vagina or cervix enter the uterus) 9.perforation of the uterus 10. problems with childbearing in the future, plus there is the emotional like regret, sadness, etc.., some women do feel relief and some women I knew never adjusted well to the abortion. So why go through all this when you can block the uterus?? Of course, I have known women who went for the more permanent method which is tying the tubes which I have read is reversible.

Myview
Comment posted November 19, 2009 @ 9:41 am

Unfortunately many women won't consider adoption and will choose abortion so let's just avoid getting pregnant. Mirena IUD device prevents you from Becoming pregnant because it blocks the uterus, women are willing to stick a Tampon into the vagina and changing it few times a day, of course a Tampon is a plug of cotton that absorbs the bleeding of your period and the Mirena IUD is a device that is inserted by a doctor in the Uterus to prevent getting pregnant and is good for 11 or 12 years.Abortion can result in 1.cut/torn cervix 2.blood clots in uterus 3.pelvic infection 4.incomplete abortion 5.death 6. complications from anesthesia 7. repeated abortion if the 1st try didn't end the pregnancy 8. pelvic infection(germs from vagina or cervix enter the uterus) 9.perforation of the uterus 10. problems with childbearing in the future, plus there is the emotional like regret, sadness, etc.., some women do feel relief and some women I knew never adjusted well to the abortion. So why go through all this when you can block the uterus??

Myview
Comment posted November 19, 2009 @ 9:46 am

I am sorry but this prayer is just not going to happen with all women, some I know chose abortion no matter what we said so why don't we encourage women to block the uterus so that they cannot get pregnant to begin with. Blocking the Uterus is the answer to stopping Abortion.

Myview
Comment posted November 19, 2009 @ 9:48 am

Blocking the Uterus is the answer to stopping Abortion.

Myview
Comment posted November 19, 2009 @ 2:34 pm

Ladies, birth control methods sometimes fail so why not replace them with Mirena IUD device, a doctor inserts a T-shape device in the uterus to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant and she won't have to face abortion. Abortion can result in 1.cut/torn cervix 2.blood clots in uterus 3.pelvic infection 4.incomplete abortion 5.death 6. complications from anesthesia 7. repeated abortion if the 1st try didn't end the pregnancy 8. pelvic infection(germs from vagina or cervix enter the uterus) 9.perforation of the uterus 10. problems with childbearing in the future, plus there is the emotional like regret, sadness, etc.., some women do feel relief and some women I knew never adjusted well to the abortion. So why go through all this when you can block the uterus?? Of course, I have known women who went for the more permanent method which is tying the tubes which I have read is reversible.

Myview
Comment posted November 19, 2009 @ 2:41 pm

Unfortunately many women won't consider adoption and will choose abortion so let's just avoid getting pregnant. Mirena IUD device prevents you from Becoming pregnant because it blocks the uterus, women are willing to stick a Tampon into the vagina and changing it few times a day, of course a Tampon is a plug of cotton that absorbs the bleeding of your period and the Mirena IUD is a device that is inserted by a doctor in the Uterus to prevent getting pregnant and is good for 11 or 12 years.Abortion can result in 1.cut/torn cervix 2.blood clots in uterus 3.pelvic infection 4.incomplete abortion 5.death 6. complications from anesthesia 7. repeated abortion if the 1st try didn't end the pregnancy 8. pelvic infection(germs from vagina or cervix enter the uterus) 9.perforation of the uterus 10. problems with childbearing in the future, plus there is the emotional like regret, sadness, etc.., some women do feel relief and some women I knew never adjusted well to the abortion. So why go through all this when you can block the uterus??

Myview
Comment posted November 19, 2009 @ 2:46 pm

I am sorry but this prayer is just not going to happen with all women, some I know chose abortion no matter what we said so why don't we encourage women to block the uterus so that they cannot get pregnant to begin with. Blocking the Uterus is the answer to stopping Abortion.

Myview
Comment posted November 19, 2009 @ 2:48 pm

Blocking the Uterus is the answer to stopping Abortion.

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