House readies for abortion-related vote
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The House will cast a landmark vote Thursday when it decides whether to reverse U.S. policy and provide contraceptive grants to groups overseas that also provide abortions.
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Democrats are encountering a mixture of resistance and retreat from abortion rights advocates in their own party.
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Environmental groups say the vote on three key amendments will determine whether they can support the Democratic-backed measure
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House members are about to learn whether some nips and tucks to a children's health bill will be enough to secure a veto-proof margin against a White House that wants major surgery
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By Judith Graham, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 24--Emboldened by the anti-abortion movement's success in restricting access to abortion, an increasingly vocal group of Christian conservatives is arguing that it's time to mount a concerted attack on contraception.
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Kristen Foht calls herself an "extremely pro-life" Democrat. Yet the St. Louis Catholic will vote for Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday, risking a rebuke from her archbishop and her friends in the anti-abortion movement.
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Republican lawmakers plan to reintroduce a bill to suspend the sale of RU-486, the abortion pill, and probe the process surrounding its approval now that three US deaths have been linked to the drug.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 24, 2004 - In a vote with election-year consequences, the House sought to assure that God&#39;s 50-year place in the Pledge of Allegiance will be safe from federal court challenges.
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Bloomberg - Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats will seek a vote today on a revised version of the legislation expanding a U.S. children's health program that President George W. Bush vetoed.
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Portugal holds a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to legalise abortion, an emotive issue in the overwhelmingly Catholic country where there are worries not enough people will vote to validate a decision.
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House Republican leader John Boehner and other Republicans warned on Thursday that a successful program to combat AIDS in Africa would be in jeopardy if Democrats move ahead with plans to make changes that he said would support abortions.
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Abortion opponents, hoping to get around voters' objections to a previous measure, announced a bill Monday that would ban the procedure in the state except in limited instances.
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Congress plans to make it a little easier for hospitals, insurers and other to refuse to provide or cover abortions.
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WASHINGTON - Christian conservatives are casting a wider net this year in their search for likely voters - especially conservative ones - by asking people on the phone how they feel about same-sex marriage as well as their views on abortion, a standard question in previous election cycles.   "The federal marriage amendment will be an important issue in the states it's on the ballot," Roberta Combs, president of the Christian Coalition of America, said Saturday during an election training conference for activist members...
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The House voted narrowly Thursday to reverse a ban on contraception aid to groups overseas that offer abortions, challenging a pillar of President Bush's foreign aid policy.
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The US House of Representatives votes to overturn a ban on aid to overseas groups practising abortion.
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Election officials plan to decide before the Nov. 2 election whether congressional and presidential candidates can raise unlimited donations to fund recounts as President