Clever, unconstitutional way to curb abortions Nov 13, 2009
As proposed, the Affordable Health Care for America Act prohibits the use of federal subsidies to pay for abortions, except in the case of rape, incest or danger to the woman's life. It also prohibits government-paid insurance policies from covering abortions. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
China's choice when it comes to abortions Nov 13, 2009
The measure would prohibit the proposed new government-run insurance plan from covering abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to save a mother's life, and bars any health plan receiving federal subsidies in a new insurance marketplace from offering abortion coverage ... The measure would prohibit the proposed new government-run insurance plan from covering abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to save a mother's life, and bars any health plan receiving federal subsidies in a new... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
The Color Precious Nov 13, 2009
These two commercially successful, much-hyped films both explore incest, teenage pregnancy, illiteracy and colorism within the black community ... These two commercially successful, much-hyped films both explore incest, teenage pregnancy, illiteracy and colorism within the black community ... Given their explorations of the similar themes of incest, teenage pregnancy, illiteracy and colorism within the African-American community, why has Precious received so little backlash. (Slate)
Abortion issue snarls health care legislation Nov 12, 2009
Abortion coverage would be allowed in cases of rape, incest and to save a woman's life. Q: Will the Senate pass the ban, too, and will it be included in a final bill sent to President Obama for his signature. (USA Today)
Catholic bishops press for health bill’s abortion restrictions Nov 12, 2009
The House bill bars a new government-run insurance plan from covering abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or the life of the mother being in danger, and prohibits any health plan that receives federal subsidies in a new insurance marketplace from offering abortion coverage. If women wanted to buy abortion coverage through such plans, they d have to buy it separately. (Boston Globe)
Lincoln opposes abortion curbs in health care bill Nov 12, 2009
The House bill would bar a new government insurance plan from covering abortions, except in cases or rape, incest or the life of the mother being in danger. That's the basic rule currently in federal law. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Viewpoints: Abortion debate threatens to derail health care reform Nov 12, 2009
The structures that reform would create, he says, should carry the same restrictions, which do not apply in cases involving rape and incest or when a mother's life is in danger. Abortion rights supporters counter that, at the very least, individuals who pay part of the cost of their policies should be allowed to choose abortion coverage. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Ron Paul's Son Borrows Tactics for Ky. Senate Bid Nov 12, 2009
Paul says he opposes abortion without exception, not even in cases of rape, incest or the health of the expectant mother. He also opposes marriages between gay and lesbian couples. (Newsmax)
How would the House abortion limits work? Nov 12, 2009
How would the House abortion limits work. - Health care- msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)
Is masturbation an OK topic for high school lit class? Nov 12, 2009
masturbation with a carrot is LIGHT reading compared to the rape, incest, genital mutilation, murder, adultery, betrayal, etc you can find in there. Allen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Abortion Rights Backers Seek Obama Meeting Nov 12, 2009
The House-passed legislation would bar a new government-run insurance plan from covering abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. It prohibits any health plan that receives federal subsidies in a new insurance marketplace from offering abortion coverage. (Newsmax)
Clinton meets with Dems on health care Nov 11, 2009
The House bill would bar a new government insurance plan from covering abortions, except in cases or rape, incest or the life of the mother being in danger. That's the basic rule currently in federal law, under a provision called the Hyde amendment, which Reid said Tuesday had worked well. (MSNBC -- Politics)
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Bishops Shape Health Care Bill Nov 11, 2009
Pelosi did, and the result was a final measure that much to the outrage of abortion rights supporters bars a new government-run insurance plan from covering abortions, except in cases or rape, incest or the life of the mother being in danger, and prohibits any health plan that receives federal subsidies in a new insurance marketplace from offering abortion coverage. If women wanted to purchase abortion coverage through such plans, they'd have to buy it separately, as a so-called rider on their... (ABC News -- Business)
Click to read: Justice Elusive for Many Rape Victims Nov 11, 2009
" Neumann is now an advocate for rape and incest victims. She said she's working to bring awareness of these issues to the public. "I'd love for something to change," she said. "And maybe it's too late to help my case, but if it can help someone else, then it's well worth it. " On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department will release a report detailing extensive backlogs in forensic evidence, including tens of thousands of rape kits. For more on the Justice Department's report and the CBS News... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Health Care Bill Nov 10, 2009
According to the amendment, no government funds under the new could go toward the payment for an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest or when a mother's life is in danger. Related. (ABC News -- Business)
Ben Nelson Won't Support Healthcare with Abortion Nov 10, 2009
The House bill would bar the new government insurance plan from covering abortions, except in cases or rape, incest, or where the life of the mother is in danger. It would also prohibit health plans that receive federal subsidies in a new insurance marketplace from offering abortion coverage. (Newsmax)
'Christmas Carol' Wraps Up $31M Weekend Nov 9, 2009
"Precious," which won the top awards at last January's Sundance Film Festival, stars newcomer Gabourey Sidibe as a Harlem teen who gradually rises above an upbringing of incest, abuse and illiteracy. After Sundance, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry signed on as executive producers, helping to spread the word on "Precious," which has earned acclaim from critics and audiences at other film festivals. (Click2Houston, TX)
At your service Nov 9, 2009
Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA): 386-258-0250. Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 386-322-9746; 386-253-1118; 386-212-5158; 386-445-5760. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Obama says health vote 'historic' Nov 9, 2009
" The bill will allow the government to sell insurance in competition with private companies and make insurers offer cover to those with pre-existing conditions. However, the government-run healthcare programme - the so-called "public option" - was scaled back in the run-up to the vote. One key concession to get the bill through was to anti-abortion legislators. An amendment was passed that prohibits coverage for abortion in the government-run programme except for rape, incest or if the mother's... (BBC News -- Americas)
Amendment blocks federal funding for abortions Nov 8, 2009
would bar the new government insurance plan from covering abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or where the life of the mother is in danger ... A law called the Hyde amendment -- which must be renewed annually -- bars federal funding for abortion except in cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life is in danger. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
US House backs healthcare reforms Nov 8, 2009
An amendment was passed that prohibits coverage for abortion in the government-run programme except for rape, incest or if the mother's life is threatened. Private plans can still offer the cover. (BBC News -- Americas)
Health care reform moves to Senate after House passage Nov 8, 2009
Bart Stupak of Michigan, would exclude cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life is in danger. The GOP accounted for 174 of the votes in favor of the amendment, with one Republican voting "present.". (CNN)
SNEAKY PELOSI: PASSED ON A SATURDAY NIGHT Nov 8, 2009
" Participants also said Obama had referred to this week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, in which 13 people were killed. His remarks put in perspective that the hardships soldiers endure for the country are "what sacrifice really is," as opposed to "casting a vote that might lose an election for you," said Rep. Robert Andrews, D-N.J. It appeared that a compromise brokered Friday night on the volatile issue of abortion had finally secured the votes needed to pass the legislation. As... (The Drudge Report)
House passes health care bill 220-215 WASHINGTON In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to ... Nov 8, 2009
House passes health care bill 220-215. House passes health care bill 220-215. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
US House set to open health care debate Nov 8, 2009
Federal law prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for abortions except in the case of rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother. Abortion rights opponents said their amendment would retain current law. (Business Report, South Africa)
Health Care Vote May Be Delayed Nov 7, 2009
Federal law now bars government funds from being used to pay for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. The health care bill would create a new stream of federal money to subsidize medical insurance premiums, and the dispute is over how to apply the abortion restrictions to those funds. (Time.com)
Dems clear hurdle on health bill Nov 7, 2009
In a midnight-hour appearance before the House Rules Committee, Stupak said he hoped the House would pass a ban on any abortion benefit from being offered in a government-run insurance option that is envisioned under the bill, except in instances of rape, incest or when the life of the mother was in danger. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Politics)
House Dems resolve abortion impasse Nov 7, 2009
The prohibition would exclude cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life is in danger, known as "Hyde" language. The hotly anticipated vote on the nearly $1. (CNN)
Don't Be Stupak Nov 5, 2009
As (prior to its translation into ) makes clear, a private health plan participating in an exchange "would not be prohibited from providing coverage for abortions beyond those for which Federal funds appropriated for the Department of Health and Human Services are permitted [i.e., in the case of pregnancies involving rape or incest or that threaten the mother's life]." Seventeen states currently do which is funded by both the federal government and the statesby segregating state funds... (Slate)
AP: House GOP Pens 230-Page Health Bill Draft Nov 5, 2009
The Republican bill includes a permanent ban on any federal funding for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or threat to the life of the mother, stronger language than the Democratic bill. Hoyer predicted Tuesday that Democrats would vote within the week to pass President Barack Obama's historic health care remake. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Review: 'Precious' Is Great American Cinema Nov 4, 2009
The film isn't easy to watch and will test your tolerance for despicable behavior as a long history of physical abuse and incest unfolds involving an illiterate, obese Harlem schoolgirl. Yet "Precious" -- both the film and its grandly resilient title character -- will steal your heart. (KCRA 3, CA)
Child sex abuse vigilance needed Nov 4, 2009
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Living with children Nov 4, 2009
In 2004 he murdered nine of his children, exposing a Fresno family scarred by incest and violence to a horrified world. Speaking publicly for the first time since Wesson's trial, surviving members of that family say they remain tormented by memories and by guilt. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Dem split over abortion imperils health bill Nov 3, 2009
Under a 1976 law, federal funds are generally barred from being used for abortions, except in cases of rape or incest or to ensure the life of the mother. Democratic leaders early this summer backed a provision that would allow people to use subsidies under the bill to buy insurance plans that cover abortion, but only funds from individual or employer health-care premiums could go toward paying for an abortion. (MSNBC -- Health)
Sting nets 10 looking for prostitutes Nov 2, 2009
" to Oops wrote on Oct 30, 2009 9:02 AM:" How can you link pot,prostitution and child incest into one group ... Are you saying that sex between consenting adults where one derives financial gain leads to child incest ... Come one people all of it a crime whether drugs, prostitution, child incest, it's all crimes. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
A woman's right to choose a losing candidate? Nov 1, 2009
Because exempting cases of rape and incest, as the Hyde Amendment does, means that women who are victims of rape and incest don't get the coverage they're supposed to have anyway, because there's no way to police whether their pregnancies are the result of government-approved circumstances. Because there's no actual government money that's going to get spent on the so-called public option, so it's a question of whether you, with your own money, can get insurance that covers what you choose to... (Salon)
AP: Abortion Foe Urges 'Burn in Hell' Protest Oct 30, 2009
Currently a law called the Hyde amendment bars federal funds for abortion - except in cases of rape and incest or if the mother's life would be endangered. The law applies those restrictions to Medicaid, forcing states that cover abortion for low-income women to do so with their own money. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Former Britt man convicted of assault, incest Oct 29, 2009
A Hancock County jury found a Storm Lake man guilty of second-degree sexual abuse and incest last week in Hancock County District Court ... Incest is a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison. (Forest City Summit, IO)
The abortionist and his No. 1 foe Oct 28, 2009
His youngest patient was 10, a victim of incest. Carhart doesn't mask his language. (CNN)
'Family Guy' Special Loses Big-Time Sponsor Oct 28, 2009
The special includes "typical 'Family Guy'-style jokes, including riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene and incest," said Variety, which first reported Microsoft's exit. The special stars "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, who voices many of the characters, and Alex Borstein, who furnishes the voice of Peter Griffin's wife, Lois. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Ghanaian cardinal to head Vatican's peace office Oct 25, 2009
A denunciation of an agreement known as the Maputo Protocol that says abortion should be legal in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is endangered. A call for a day for reconciliation every year. (USA Today)
Abortion in Health Bill Splits House Dems Oct 24, 2009
Currently a law called the Hyde amendment bars federal funding for abortion except in cases of rape and incest or if the mother's life would be endangered and applies those restrictions to Medicaid, forcing states that cover abortion for low-income women to do so with their own money. Separate laws apply the restrictions to the federal employee health plan and military and other programs. (Time.com)
Abortion Divides House Democrats In Health Care Debate Oct 24, 2009
If the baby is a result of incest, rape or endangers the life of the mother, then health insurance should pay for it. If the abortion is volutary, then the payment should in no way be covered by the government or health insurance. (KWTX.com, TX)
Health care and 'U' Oct 23, 2009
sparky595 wrote on Oct 22, 2009 7:05 AM:" And just who qualifies....."The applicant must have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse due to a criminal activity in at least one of the following categories: rape, torture, trafficking, incest, domestic violence, sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, prostitution, sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation, hostage situations, peonage, false imprisonment, involuntary servitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Clashes over Peru abortion move Oct 22, 2009
The bill, which proposes allowing abortion in cases of rape, incest or foetal deformity, will now be sent to Congress for debate. Supporters and opponents of the bill shouted slogans and scuffled with police outside the Congress building. (BBC News -- Americas)
Crandon man convicted of incest Oct 22, 2009
A Crandon man convicted of four counts of incest with a child will sit in the Forest County jail pending sentencing in January. According to online court records, J.J.H., 33, was convicted of four counts of incest as well as three counts of second degree sexual assault and one count of 4th degree sexual assault following a jury trial Oct. 2. (Forest Republican, WI)
Incest Victims, Anorexics Find Peace in Photos Oct 21, 2009
Incest Victims to Anorexics Find Peace With Photo Therapy - ABC News ... "[But] I don't think it is necessary to be nude, it's just to be seen. "I think that ," she said. Even before the New York-based Turk took her first photos of in the early '90s, she wasn't the only one to recognize that photos can help people who can't find solace or communicate in words alone. Related She's now part of a disparate movement that goes by many names. What's known as phototherapy in England, for instance, is... (ABC News)
Public website will carry abortion seekers' details Oct 20, 2009
Two years ago Oklahoma passed a law barring public funds from being used for abortions, except after rape or incest. The effect has been to prevent virtually all hospitals in the state from carrying out abortions because they are unable to prove that some part of the procedure has not been subsidised by public money. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Cathy Zimmerman: Why it's right to vote yes on Referendum 71 Oct 20, 2009
us citizen wrote on Oct 19, 2009 5:15 PM:" The normal people of this state will not vote for this perversion stepping stone,It is an act against nature and society and god.there should still be laws against it.keep bestiality on the farm, incest in the hills and homosexuality in the closet.don't try to make these atrocitys normal. ". geoduck85 wrote on Oct 19, 2009 7:45 PM:" AmericanTruth, the sin of sodom was not homosexuality, but of inhospitable behavior on the part of its citizens. Read... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Health Care: Will Catholic Bishops Try to Block Reform? Oct 19, 2009
Gibbs was referring to the Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of federal dollars for abortions under Medicaid, with exceptions for rape and incest. But the law is only limited to Medicaid, and Gibbs' insistence that existing law prohibits direct federal funding of abortion continues to rankle many Catholics. (Time.com)
Letters to the editor (10/17/09) Oct 17, 2009
The people who say that they believe in "pro-choice" always use the very emotional examples of the rape or incest victim to show why abortion should be allowed. These examples make up a very small percentage of the abortions in the U.S. The majority of the abortions are done because the baby is an inconvenience. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ancient material in a modern world Oct 16, 2009
Adultery is out, as is incest. Loving your neighbor is in. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Editorial: Abortion and health care reform Oct 15, 2009
But this flawed logic helped propel the Hyde Amendment, which in 1976 declared that federal funds may not be used to fund abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to protect the health of the mother. Thus, the federal half of Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income families, cannot be used to cover abortions. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 15, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
LETTER: People have many choices of protection Oct 15, 2009
Very seldom is an abortion because of rape or incest or to save the life of the mother, but they would like us to think these are always the reasons ... "Because that is what "choice" means to pro abortion people Judy, killing babies. They will kill babies for such insignificant reasons as this is a bad time, Im just too stressed out now for a baby, this is an inconvenient time, we wanted a boy not a girl, Im not ready yet I have school to finish, cant afford a baby now, and so on. Very seldom... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Robert Bentley releases bills against abortion he is pushing Oct 14, 2009
The final bill is an amendment to the constitution which would prohibit abortion in Alabama, except for in instances of rape or incest, or when the mother's life is in danger. You must be logged in to rate this story. (WSJA.com, AL)
Dominicans in beach gear demand access to beaches Oct 13, 2009
People also have spoken out against other constitutional amendments, such as denying citizenship to children of foreigners born in the Dominican Republic and prohibiting abortion even in cases of rape, incest or a health threat to a woman. President Leonel Fernandez and opposition leader Miguel Vargas Maldonado supported the amendment that guaranteed the right to private property along beaches and rivers, without giving any reasons. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Related: Health care issues: Paying for abortions Oct 12, 2009
For years, a restriction in the law that governs Medicaid _ health insurance for the poor _ has barred federal funding of abortions except in cases of rape, incest and danger to the mother's life. The proposed legislation would permit government-sponsored health plans, open to non-Medicaid patients, to cover abortions. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Dad charged with killing daughter has case moved to High Court Oct 12, 2009
The man also faces a charge of committing incest with a teenage daughter at the mens toilet in Kompleks Farlim Air Itam, at 12 ... Murder is punishable by death upon conviction while incest is punishable under Section 376B of the Penal Code with a jail term of between six and 20 years and whipping. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
No right to judge women Oct 11, 2009
Well, let's turn that around: 50 million women have had abortions since Roe v. Wade -- 50 million women who made that difficult choice due to incest, rape, extreme financial problems, abandonment by their partners, their own mental condition and myriad other causes. These 50 million are our daughters, our mothers, nieces, granddaughters, cousins, aunts, the girl next door, and ourselves. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Husband and Wife Sex Offenders Paro... Oct 10, 2009
The pair were sentenced in August 2004 after pleading guilty to three representative charges of incest against three of their five children during the 1960s and 1970s ... Name Suppression in Incest Cases. (Suite101.com)
Gore Vidals United States of Fury, Johann Hari, The Independent Oct 9, 2009
After an amazingly full life "I have tried everything but incest and folk-dancing," he says he has no more books gestating. He has travelled to London to receive applause on stage for providing the recorded narration for the new production of Mother Courage at the National Theatre, but all his old London friends Tynan, Tom Driberg, Princess Margaret are dead. (Harper's Magazine)
Honourable Street Kids & Thievery Poly-Trickians Oct 8, 2009
FLASHBACK: P/NDC NPP ALL BE THIEVES Dokita Dokita Rawlings He be thief Papa Rawlings is a thief But his friends dey steal for him Friends dey pay school fees for him Friends dey buy posh cars for him Papa Rawlings now has his own mansions Ask him how much the palaces de cost He go say alien friends build for him Papa Kufour is a thief man Our unemployed Chief, Kufour son Bought the most expensive hotel Dem all be thief, our chiefs be thieves Wireko Brobbey is a fattened thief One-man thief of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Namibia: Illegal Abortions Common Despite Risks Oct 8, 2009
Under Namibian law a woman can only have an abortion in cases of incest, rape or when the pregnancy is deemed a health risk to the life of the mother. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Microsoft gives $100,000 to gay-partners effort Oct 7, 2009
RALAlum wrote on Oct 6, 2009 9:39 PM:" Plus, if we are going literal...how did their kids procreate? Hmmm....that would be incest. So are you okay with brothers and sister marrying? ". greenbean wrote on Oct 6, 2009 10:13 PM:" No one is worthy of God's love, that's what grace is all about. Hatred is man's invention not God's. Even Jesus was not tolerant of sin, but he loved each person. ". (Longview Daily News, WA)
