Posts Tagged ‘South Dakota’
That’s the headline. It’s all over the place. According to whoever wrote this, it could “in theory”, legalize killing abortion doctors. Pretty harsh huh? The part they cite that provides that logic is: The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Phil Jensen, a committed foe of abortion rights, alters the state’s legal definition of justifiable homicide by [...]
Tags: abortion, kate sheppard, killing, legislation, mother jones, murder, national abortion federation, phil jensen, poll, South Dakota, vicki saporta
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Barack Obama made a huge deal out of ending partisanship in DC. He then pretty much slammed the door shut once he was elected. Democrats got all the positions of power. When Nancy Pelosi moved to squelch any chance of open, public debate on any issue, Obama was dutifully silent. Yesterday we got a perfect [...]
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February 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Just got the numbers for the Medicaid add-on from the stimulus package. I don’t deal with Medicaid directly, but it indirectly affects what I do in a large way. As such, I was interested in the numbers. However, the bigger picture bugged me more than the dollars I was assigned to look at. In essence, [...]
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Posted in Entitlement Programs, Ethics, Health Care Debate, National Politics, Politics | 1 Comment »