Antiabortion Objections Help Delay 'Women Veterans Bill Of Rights' In House

After Republicans raised concerns about access to abortion services and other issues, House leaders on Monday postponed debate on a bill (HR 5953) that would require Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to display a “Women Veterans Bill of Rights,” CQ Today reports. A senior Democratic aide said the bill is likely to be considered today…

GOP Hopes To Use State-Level Gains To Propel Conservative Social Issues

Republicans hope to capitalize on their majorities in 26 state legislatures to advance conservative policies on contraception, sex education, abortion rights and other social issues, the Washington Post reports. Prior to the midterm elections, Democrats controlled 27 state legislatures…

Future Of Reproductive-Rights Policy Still Depends On Obama, Opinion Piece States

Antiabortion-rights Republicans made large gains in the midterm elections, but “the buck still stops with the president,” the American Prospect’s Pema Levy writes in an opinion piece. She continues, “The real threat, though, especially in the long term, is that the Obama administration might not stand firm in its commitment to women’s reproductive rights…

Democrats Focus On Abortion-Rights Issues In Close Midterm Races

Several Democratic candidates in close races are using abortion rights as a “flash point” to “convince voters that a conservative social agenda is waiting in the wings” if Republicans are elected in large numbers, the New York Times reports…

Blogs Comment On Supreme Court Vacancy, Antiabortion-Rights Democrats, Other Topics

The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “History Says GOP’s Court Fight Will Be Futile,” Steve Kornacki, Salon’s “The Numerologist”: Republicans’ immediate response to the retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was “hardly a surprise,” including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky…

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