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Wingnut Radio Host Likens Contraception Mandate to Islamic Terrorism
The ongoing birth control controversy has caused religious conservatives to take leave of their senses. Honestly. This is just bananas: Conservative radio host Matt Barber say that the federal government’s requirement that all health insurance cover contraception for women is comparable to Muslim terrorists forcing you to “kill your family.”…
Low-budget super PAC goes after ‘Obamacare’ with horror movie videos
A health insurance brokier and unsuccessful congressional candidate has founded a super PAC called “Occupy Obamacare” and begun producing videos that use bizarre, horror-movie imagery to attack the Affordable Care Act. “I’m going to run a whole campaign around this one law because I know I have a better solution,”…
Bachmann: ‘Not true’ that people go without insurance because of the cost
Rep. Michele Bachmann insisted this week that the reason 40 million Americans “choose” not to buy health care insurance has nothing to do with the cost. Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity after attending Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday, the former Republican presidential candidate said that the Obama administration…
Supreme Court set for key health overhaul hearing
Amid anticipation akin to a major sports event, the US Supreme Court begins hearing arguments Monday on President Barack Obama’s landmark health reform, a case with huge implications for the nation and 2012 elections. The nine justices of America’s highest court meet for an unprecedented three days of arguments on different aspects of…
Public camps at U.S. high court for health hearing
A dozen people camped out in front of the US Supreme Courtovernight into Saturday to make sure they would get a first glimpse of a historic hearing into the president’s health reform law next week. About 50 seats have been reserved for the public in the courtroom to hear the Supreme Court’s…
Supreme Court poised for landmark health care battle
There are a few things both sides agree on in the coming supreme court battle over Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reforms. One of them is that it is likely to prove the most politically significant constitutional decision in years, and the outcome could shape the future of Obama’s presidency. For…
Women charged $1 billion more than men for health care: report
The National Women’s Law Center released a report Monday morning that found health insurance companies have charged women $1 billion more than men for the same premium coverage, leading to the organization launching a campaign for women to fight against discriminatory practices. The report, Turning to Fairness: Insurance discrimination against…
Georgia state senators walk out to protest ‘war on women’
All of the female Democratic state senators walked out of the Georgia Senate on Wednesday to protest bills put forward by the Republican male majority. The demonstration took place after Republicans passed two bills that opponents have said are part of the GOP’s “war on women.” The only female Republican…
The right’s ‘union thugs’ in Pennsylvania, Ohio press for fair wages and working conditions
“I was a nursing assistant for 30 odd years before I got my last job that required I be in a union,” Georgeanne Koelher (pictured) told Raw Story in Pittsburgh. “But it was the biggest perk that could’ve come with that job.” Koehler, formerly a lifelong Republican, became a member…
Chris Wallace: Fox News covers contraception for female employees
Last week, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said a Georgetown University student was a “slut” and a “prostitute” for wanting oral contraceptives to be covered by her health insurance — but it’s not clear if he feels the same about the female employees who receive birth control pills from Fox…
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