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scytherius Donating Member (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-08 11:17 PM
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Bush-Era Abortion Rules Face Possible Reversal
Source: Wall Street Journal

The outgoing Bush administration this week will finalize a regulation establishing a "right of conscience" allowing medical staff to refuse to participate in any practice they object to on moral grounds, including abortion but possibly birth control and other health care as well.

In transition offices across town, officials in the incoming Obama administration have begun considering how and when to undo it.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122947155578512197.html



Real decisions made on real science and basic constitutional rights. I may faint. This is fantastic.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-08 11:20 PM
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northofdenali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-08 11:25 PM
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2. FUCK "POSSIBLE" -
Edited on Tue Dec-16-08 11:26 PM by northofdenali
Like the Patriot Act, they should be rescinded completely.

On edit - thanks for the post! It does bring my NARAL-loving heart some hope that science will once again have a place in the White House.
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