Tag : Affordable Care Act
Rep. Chris Smith title : ‘Pro-Life Congress’ Votes to Make Hyde Amendment Permanent
summary : The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ban the use of federal funds for abortion, making permanent the Hyde Amendment and removing abortion funds from Obamacare.
date : Jan 26, 2017 08:45 PM EST
Affordable Care Act title : Federal Judge Strikes Down Obamacare Regulations Protecting Abortion, Gender Identity
summary : A Texas federal judge issued a temporary injunction on Saturday blocking the Obama administration’s mandate not to discriminate against abortion and gender identity in healthcare services just one day before the regulations were to take effect.
date : Jan 04, 2017 09:56 AM EST
Woman Counting Money title : Women Urge Other Women to Start Saving for Emergency Abortion Fund After Trump Win
summary : Many women are telling other women to start saving up for an emergency abortion fund following the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential election.
date : Nov 13, 2016 10:44 AM EST
Justice Clarence Thomas title : Justice Clarence Thomas Laments Washington D.C. is ‘Broken’
summary : Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the capital of the United States is “broken” because of the people’s failure to “think things through” and respectfully discuss differing viewpoints.
date : Oct 29, 2016 10:49 AM EDT
Thou Shall Not Kill title : Religious Liberty On Trial as Nonprofits Ready 'Zubik v. Burwell' Legalities For Supreme Court
summary : Four years of lawsuits from religious nonprofit groups are expected to conclude Wednesday in a Supreme Court case that tests the contraceptive and abortifacient mandate of the Affordable Care Act announced by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2010.
date : Mar 22, 2016 03:08 PM EDT
Gay title : Doctors Who Recognize Only Two Genders May Face Severe Legal Problems In Future
summary : A current federal proposal by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services surfaced concerns that doctors could be punished for believing there are only two genders rooted in biological sex, female and male. The proposed rule is aimed at banning discrimination against transgender individuals under President Obama administration's Affordable Care Act.
date : Feb 08, 2016 12:38 PM EST
U.S. Healthcare and Economy title : U.S. Healthcare Expenses Overtake Social Security For First Time, Public Debt Fueling Financial Crisis
summary : Last year was the first time in history that healthcare spending exceeded what the nation was receiving in Social Security payments from the work force. The CBO reported on Monday that Medicare, Medicaid, The Children's Health Program and Obamacare all combined meant that the nation had forked over $936 billion, which is $54 billion more than Social Security received in labor force payments. That along with the 2016 federal deficit increase and significant increases in public debt means that a national financial crisis is looming that would last for decades.
date : Jan 26, 2016 12:47 PM EST
Nuns of Little Sisters of the Poor Loses Obamacare Ruling title : Little Sisters of the Poor Nuns Lose Court Ruling on Obamacare Birth Control Mandate: ‘It’s a National Embarrassment’
summary : The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Tuesday that favored the Obama administration over Christian employers in regards to the system of providing contraception as part of the Obamacare law passed in 2010. The case involved a Catholic order of nuns known as the Little Sisters of the Poor.
date : Jul 15, 2015 06:02 PM EDT
Rick Santorum title : Rick Santorum Enters Crowded GOP Presidential Field; Focus Turns to Disabled Daughter, Duggar Family Scandal
summary : Outspoken Catholic and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum entered the Republican presidential nomination process on Wednesday, attempting to cast himself as a conservative populist and champion of the working class. His second run for the presidency has also turned the focus to his disabled daughter and whether or not the controversial Duggar family will support him again.
date : May 28, 2015 12:56 PM EDT
Jeb Bush at Liberty University title : Jeb Bush Defends ‘Christian Conscience’ In Graduation Speech At Liberty University
summary : Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made a commencement speech at Liberty University in Virginia on Saturday to defend the concept of “Christian conscience.”
date : May 12, 2015 12:56 AM EDT
MIT Economist Jonathan Gruber title : MIT Economist Jonathan Gruber Apologizes For Demeaning Obamacare Comments
summary : Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber has apologized to Congress for his “offending” remarks about the federal health-care law, which were captured on video. However, he still defended the federal health-care law widely referred to as Obamacare.
date : Dec 10, 2014 04:23 PM EST