2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What specific POLICY POSITIONS show Sec. Clinton to be "Not Liberal" or "Not a Democrat?" [View all]Sparkly
(24,149 posts)Single Payer: She has been for universal health care ALWAYS.
What she said in 2008 was: "If you dont start out trying to get universal health care, we know--and our members of Congress know--youll never get there. If a Democrat doesnt stand for universal health care that includes every single American, you can see the consequences of what that will mean."
Now that we have ACA -- which includes more than just dollars, but also important protections and regulations -- she said: "We share the goal of universal health care coverage. But I think the people deserve to know how this would work. If it's Medicare for all, then you no longer have the Affordable Care Act, because the Affordable Care Act is based on the insurance system. So if you're having single-payer, you need to level with people about what they will have at the end of the process. Based on every analysis I can find, the numbers don't add up, and many people will be worse off than they are now."
Abortion:
She supports choice and Roe v. Wade.
"Politicians have no business interfering with women's personal health decisions. I will oppose efforts to roll back women's access to reproductive health care, including Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. As president, I'll stand up for Planned Parenthood and womens access to critical health services, including safe, legal abortion."
She is also FOR a federal exception to late-term bans for the life AND HEALTH of the woman. This has been a battle for years.
From Planned Parenthood:
Congress is considering a bill that would ban abortion at 20 weeks nationwide. Whats more, state legislatures are pushing their own 20-week bans. Once again, politicians are inserting themselves in the most private and personal medical decisions best left between a woman and her doctor.
Nearly 99 percent of abortions occur before 21 weeks, but when they are needed later in pregnancy, its often in very complex circumstances the kind of situations where a woman and her doctor need every medical option available.
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Unfortunately, 20-week bans are already the law in some states, so weve already seen what happens when politicians interfere in womens medical decisions and tie doctors hands. In states that have passed laws like this, some women and their families have been put into unimaginable situations needing to end a pregnancy for serious medical reasons but unable to do so.
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/20-week-bans
And...
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Hillary Clinton
Our Nations Best Presidential Candidate for Reproductive Rights, Hands Down
Theres no question: Hillary Clinton holds the strongest record on reproductive rights of all presidential contenders in not just this election, but in American history. She doesnt just support womens health she has been a proactive leader on expanding access to womens health care. In fact, no other 2016 candidate has shown such strong, lifelong commitment to the issues Planned Parenthood Action Fund cares about.
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/elections/candidates/president/hillary-clinton