http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/11/06/state-high-risk-health-insurance-plans-charge-women-higher-premiums/ UrGently Fierce Feminism In Perilous Times Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/11/06/state-high-risk-health-insurance-plans-charge-women-higher-premiums/comment-page-1/#comment-246409 The Nighmare Of Coat Hangers Revisited « roger hollander Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:31:02 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/?p=2035#comment-246409 [...] One of the most galling aspects of the Stupak Amendment is that after months of dithering, pontificating, waffling and other forms of ass covering that pass for political debate these days, Stupak happened in the 11th hour before a Saturday vote leaving reproductive justice advocates doing a lot of WTF-ing.  I am still deeply shocked that the Democratic leadership that has been so unable to use its majority position to act decisively could all of a sudden simply decide that women’s reproductive rights could just cavalierly be thrown to the Blue Dogs for the sake of the last 3 votes.  It is just breathtaking even though it has come to light in recent months that our current system has been shafting women on many health care fronts for quite some time-higher premiums, maternity care, etc.  As I  noted last week, even high risk state insurance pools have been discrimination against women. [...] [...] One of the most galling aspects of the Stupak Amendment is that after months of dithering, pontificating, waffling and other forms of ass covering that pass for political debate these days, Stupak happened in the 11th hour before a Saturday vote leaving reproductive justice advocates doing a lot of WTF-ing.  I am still deeply shocked that the Democratic leadership that has been so unable to use its majority position to act decisively could all of a sudden simply decide that women’s reproductive rights could just cavalierly be thrown to the Blue Dogs for the sake of the last 3 votes.  It is just breathtaking even though it has come to light in recent months that our current system has been shafting women on many health care fronts for quite some time-higher premiums, maternity care, etc.  As I  noted last week, even high risk state insurance pools have been discrimination against women. [...]

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