Comments on: The Abortion Compromise in the Senate Health Care Bill http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/11/19/the-abortion-compromise-in-the-senate-health-care-bill/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: southern students for choice-athens http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/11/19/the-abortion-compromise-in-the-senate-health-care-bill/#comment-287627 southern students for choice-athens Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:24:58 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17150#comment-287627 SunlessNick, it would be good if you could also encourage letter-writing among your fellow citizens in the English-language media in your country, both on the internet and off, that is read by Americans, both tourists and expatriates. The latter are especially worth targeting, as they are people who have established some sort of residency in a different country from that which they hold citizenship, in this case America, but they can (and often do, with motivation) vote absentee and otherwise participate politically in their country of citizenship while residing in another country. Expatriates are often well-educated (or still in college, a lot of expatriates are college students) or professionals who are working in a different country, maybe for a short period of time. There's a long history of this especially in some professions, like medicine, for example, which has the term for expatriate doctors who either are highly specialized or who are doing some sort of humanitarian/charity work. You can google "locum tenens" for more information about this, and add your country to get more information about that. If they tend to concentrate in one area (probably a big city) that might be an especially good city to get letters to the editor on these issues. SunlessNick, it would be good if you could also encourage letter-writing among your fellow citizens in the English-language media in your country, both on the internet and off, that is read by Americans, both tourists and expatriates. The latter are especially worth targeting, as they are people who have established some sort of residency in a different country from that which they hold citizenship, in this case America, but they can (and often do, with motivation) vote absentee and otherwise participate politically in their country of citizenship while residing in another country.

Expatriates are often well-educated (or still in college, a lot of expatriates are college students) or professionals who are working in a different country, maybe for a short period of time. There’s a long history of this especially in some professions, like medicine, for example, which has the term for expatriate doctors who either are highly specialized or who are doing some sort of humanitarian/charity work.

You can google “locum tenens” for more information about this, and add your country to get more information about that. If they tend to concentrate in one area (probably a big city) that might be an especially good city to get letters to the editor on these issues.

]]> By: SunlessNick http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/11/19/the-abortion-compromise-in-the-senate-health-care-bill/#comment-287503 SunlessNick Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:54:12 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17150#comment-287503 In answer to the question I asked, Planned Parenthood sent me this: http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/future?rk=tpNz%5fYEqIPKIE It let me sign it from the UK, so other non-US users should be able to do so too. In answer to the question I asked, Planned Parenthood sent me this:

http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/future?rk=tpNz%5fYEqIPKIE

It let me sign it from the UK, so other non-US users should be able to do so too.

]]> By: Evrybdy44 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/11/19/the-abortion-compromise-in-the-senate-health-care-bill/#comment-287412 Evrybdy44 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:17:43 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17150#comment-287412 The idea that a govt provided or assisted healthcare option could have a choice on the funding of a completely LEGAL procedure is mind boggling! The idea that a govt provided or assisted healthcare option could have a choice on the funding of a completely LEGAL procedure is mind boggling!

]]> By: Michael Hussey http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/11/19/the-abortion-compromise-in-the-senate-health-care-bill/#comment-287316 Michael Hussey Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:20:35 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17150#comment-287316 The provider clause is in the bill. <blockquote> PROVIDER CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS.—No individual health care provider or health care facility may be discriminated against because of a willingness or an unwillingness, if doing so is contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of the provider or facility, to provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. </blockquote> I would love to see this shit stripped from the final language. The provider clause is in the bill.

PROVIDER CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS.—No individual health care provider or health care facility may be discriminated against because of a willingness or an unwillingness, if doing so is contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of the provider or facility, to provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.

I would love to see this shit stripped from the final language.

]]> By: Heather Freeman http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/11/19/the-abortion-compromise-in-the-senate-health-care-bill/#comment-287282 Heather Freeman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:01 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17150#comment-287282 The thing that gets me about the whole "abortion rider" proviso - Pro-lifers have long decried the hypothetical woman who uses abortion as birth control. Such a setup enables those women and <i>only those women</i> (assuming any actually exist) to get abortions. The thing that gets me about the whole “abortion rider” proviso -

Pro-lifers have long decried the hypothetical woman who uses abortion as birth control. Such a setup enables those women and only those women (assuming any actually exist) to get abortions.

]]> By: SunlessNick http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/11/19/the-abortion-compromise-in-the-senate-health-care-bill/#comment-287260 SunlessNick Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:09:32 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=17150#comment-287260 Does anyone know of a petition that can be signed by people outside the US? Does anyone know of a petition that can be signed by people outside the US?

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