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Women’s rights advocates say parts of health reform bill a step backwards

By Andy Birkey | 03.25.10 | 2:35 pm

Shannon Drury, president of the Minnesota chapter of the National Organization of Women, tells the Minnesota Independent that some of the compromises made in the health care bill are unacceptable and that leaders like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were too eager to reach that compromise.

Franken and Klobuchar vote ‘no’ on Senate ‘Stupak amendment’

By Andy Birkey | 12.09.09 | 1:28 pm

klobuchar-frankenOn Tuesday evening, the U.S. Senate voted 54 to 45 against the Nelson-Hatch amendment, the Senate companion to the U.S. House’s Stupak amendment, which would eliminated abortion services in the health insurance exchange included in the heath reform bill…