{"id":424449,"date":"2010-03-13T17:00:13","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firedoglake.com\/?p=72734"},"modified":"2010-03-13T17:00:13","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T21:00:13","slug":"will-the-pro-choice-caucus-join-ben-nelson-to-sell-out-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/424449","title":{"rendered":"Will the Pro-Choice Caucus Join Ben Nelson to Sell Out Choice?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Following the passage of the House health care bill, the outcry against Bart Stupak\u2019s amendment from pro-choice members of Congress was stentorious. Rep. Diana DeGette and Rep. Louise Slaughter co-authored a letter signed by 41 members of Congress, which says quite clearly<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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We will not vote for a conference report that contains language that restricts women\u2019s right to choose any further than current law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That seems pretty straight forward \u00a0 DeGette and Slaughter won\u2019t say who signed the letter, though Jan Schakowsky, Mike Capuano,\u00a0 Mike Quigley, Carolyn Maloney, Judy Chu and Betsy Markey have all said that they did.<\/p>\n

Jane Harman, Ann Kirkpatrick, Mary Jo Kilroy, Gabby Giffords, Debbie Halvorsen, Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, Suzanne Kosmas, Carol-Shea Porter, Dina Titus, Rosa DeLauro, Shelley Berkeley, Tammy Baldwin and Chellie Pingree have all raked in big dollars from rich pro-choice donors over the years by pledging to defend a woman\u2019s right to choose with their dying breath. They just don\u2019t want to say whether they signed the letter or not.<\/p>\n

So, does the language in the Senate bill negotiated to make Ben Nelson happy \u201crestrict a woman\u2019s right to choose any further than current law?\u201d\u00a0 The answer is an unqualified \u201cyes.\u201d Let\u2019s review:<\/p>\n