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Stabenow defends women's reproductive rights

By Emily on 09/30/2009 @ 04:06 PM

Tags: Health Care, US Senate, Womens Rights, Debbie Stabenow

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI) is on a roll.

Time and time again, Stabenow has served as the perfect example of why we need more women in office. Just last week, Stabenow emphasized the importance of maternity care during an exchange with GOP Sen. Jon Kyl (AZ). And today, Stabenow once again served as the voice of reason during a Senate Finance Committee hearing.

When Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT) offered an amendment limiting women's reproductive health care, Stabenow wasted no time defending women's rights.

From the Washington Independent:

The Hatch amendment would have allowed women to buy abortion coverage through unsubsidized supplemental plans, called riders. Hatch said it would simply codify the so-called Hyde amendment, which already prohibits federal funding of abortions, but must be renewed each year through the appropriations process.

“That’s not asking a lot,” Hatch said. “It’s not trying to change the law.”

And here's Stabenow's response:

"This amendment does not maintain the status quo. In fact, with all respect to my friend, as a woman, I find it offensive that in here – any woman, any family, purchasing through the insurance exchange, if they did not receive any tax credit, would be prohibited from having the full range of having health care options that they may need, covered. "

Calling the amendment "an unprecedented restriction on people who paid for their own health care insurance," Stabenow helped block passage of the amendment, which failed 10-13.

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