Posted on 03/12/2019 6:57:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Holly Alvarado realized she might be pregnant while standing in the middle of a Walmart near Grand Forks Air Force Base, where she was stationed in 2009. Alvarado, then 22, was struggling to afford the supplies, like socks, underwear, and boots, she would need for at least six months in the Middle East. She had emptied her apartment of most belongings except for the sleeping bag she crawled into at night and crammed the rest in a storage unit, an expense that would grow over time. Alvarado had two weeks left in North Dakota before pre-deployment training began in Texas. From there, she would go on to serve her country. Alvarado knew she wanted an abortion almost as soon as she experienced her first wave of nausea in the Walmart. But Tricare, the military’s health-insurance program, would not cover the procedure.
Alvarado was subject to restrictions based on the Hyde Amendment, a ban on abortion coverage in federal health-insurance programs, most notably Medicaid for people with low incomes. Congressional Republicans have upheld Hyde for more than 40 years with an assist from an unlikely ally: the Democratic Party. For decades, Democrats have typically campaigned on reproductive rights but “compromised” on Hyde.
Their deference ends today. A number of influential Senate Democrats will introduce the EACH Woman Act, uniting the party behind a one-two punch of a bill that proposes to end Hyde and require federal health insurance to cover abortion.
Led by Senators Tammy Duckworth, Mazie Hirono, Patty Murray, and Kamala Harris, a 2020 presidential contender, the landmark legislation marks the first of its kind in the Senate and closes the final gap in Democrats’ opposition to Hyde. Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus cochair Barbara Lee debuted the original version in 2015;
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I hate these crap articles that start off with a sob story.
“Tammy Duckworth, Mazie Hirono, Patty Murray, and Kamala Harris” That says it all. Nut cases one and all.
I wonder what the chances are that she learned that she was going to the middle east and got pregnant, in that order?
“I hate these crap articles that start off with a sob story.”
Hallmark of propaganda.
Never mentions if she was married, would have solved the problem. Don’t fornicate. Can’t have it both ways with no responsibility.
>>and Kamala Harris, a 2020 presidential contender
“I coulda been a contender...”
Means more than just putting your name in the hat.
The party of death rolls on...
What happened to the poor kid who got snuffed because she didn’t want to take care of a child?
They hate babies nearly as much as they hate Trump.
RE: I hate these articles that start off with a sob story.
The New York Times is especially good at that. I bet the author of this piece must have written for the Slimes as well.
Apparently she wasn't alone in the sleeping bag on at least one occasion.
The Hyde Amendment refused to force American taxpayers to pay for government employee’s abortions - period!
“I hate these crap articles that start off with a sob story.”
Doggie dirt journalism. Do they think that people are stupid. They do, and by and large they are for falling for this device.
RE: The sob story.
Apparently she should have Sucked instead of ________. (not gonna type it, no how, no way)
Worst case she heads for the PX to pick up some Maalox, Pepto Bismol or TUMS.
Nothing more than a form of premature ejaculation on the part of the communists who just seized power in the House...
Still, freedom is bleeding out rather profusely and at the current rate those bills are just a small sample of what we can expect in the not-to-distant future...
EACH = Ending A Child's Heartbeat
EACH = Eradicate All Children, Holly
I remember the reports of what happened with a huge percentage of the female sailors on ships with orders to make for the Persian Gulf as Desert Storm began. They got to be taken off the ship instead of heading for the sandbox with the men. So I'd guess the odds are about 110 percent.
Guess she shouldn’t have had sex. Sympathy almost none, NEXT!
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