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Chris Christie caves on Obamacare

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:13:00 +0000

And another one bites the dust. New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie will announce later today that his state will accede to the Affordable Care Act's provision to expand Medicare eligibility, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports.

Republican governors have been resisting the expansion, taking a lawsuit against the federal government all the way to the Supreme Court, but are backing down one by one. Last week, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the most outspoken of the GOP governors against the healthcare law, also relented.

The expansion in New Jersey will provide healthcare coverage to about 300,000 residents who currently don't have it. Washington will cover 100 percent of the cost for the expansion for the first three years, before support drops to 90 percent, but Republican governors worried the money would be insufficient or discontinue after some time.

Mitt’s accidental plan to boost abortion rates

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:28:00 +0000

Shortly after the first presidential debate, a new study was published that revealed Romney’s plan to repeal Obamacare would ultimately result in many more unwanted pregnancies. The new data, published by the Contraceptive CHOICE Project in Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that providing women with no-cost birth control, as does Obama’s Affordable Care Act, and educating them on effective protective measures dramatically reduced unwanted pregnancies.

Researchers enrolled 9,256 adolescents and women from the St. Louis region who were at risk of unintended pregnancy, such as those who had used abortion services in the past. For three years, the women were counseled on effective birth control methods. While IUDs and implants were emphasized (as pills require strict adherence), they were also provided with this birth control at no cost.