Day: October 14, 2011

Durbin Meets with Belleville-native Crew Member of Final Space Shuttle Mission

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with NASA Flight STA-135 Mission Specialist and Belleville, Illinois-native Dr. Sandy Magnus and Commander Chris Ferguson yesterday to discuss the International Space Station and continuing space exploration and research. The mission, which carried supplies and spare parts to the Space[Read More…]

House Passes Dangerous Abortion Legislation

Bill Authorizes Hospitals to Abandons Women in Need of Emergency Care, Says ACLU WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011.  The House of Representatives today passed the Protect Life Act, a bill that allows hospitals to refuse appropriate care to pregnant women experiencing life-threatening complications without further regard for their health or well-being. The[Read More…]

House Passes ‘Let Women Die’ Bill

H.R.358 is the seventh anti-choice measure to pass the House since January of this year Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011.  Today, Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, called the House passage of the “Let Women Die” bill, otherwise known as H.R.358, yet another reminder of how playing politics with women’s[Read More…]

Planned Parenthood Condemns House Passage of H.R. 358

Bill Severely Undermines Women’s Access to Care NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011.  Planned Parenthood Federation of American (PPFA) strongly criticized the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 358, a dangerous bill that undermines women’s access to care, including eliminating protections for women seeking care in emergency situations.  “This bill is a[Read More…]

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