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US Senate passes health care reconciliation bill, sends to House for final vote
The US Senate voted 56 to 43 to pass a modified version of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Thursday, after certain language in the original bill was altered to fix parliamentary problems highlighted by Republicans. The b (More) |
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Obama signs executive order limiting federal abortion funding
US President Barack Obama signed an executive order Wednesday continuing a prohibition on the use of federal funds for abortion except in cases of rape or incest or where a woman's life would be endangered. Some anti-abortion congressional Dem (More) |
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Health care reform abortion funding order [White House]
Executive Order, President Obama, March 24, 2010 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on abortion funding. (More) |
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Attorneys general of 13 states file suit against health care reform law
The attorneys general (AGs) of 13 states filed suit in federal court in Florida on Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . The suit comes the same day that President Barack Obama signed the bill (More) |
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Obama signs health care reform bill into law
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a bill to significantly alter the US health care system. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was presented to the president on Monday after being passed by the House of Representativ (More) |
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Health care reform bill [US House]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, US House of Representatives, March 21, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on federal health care reform. (More) |
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Idaho governor first to sign law barring federal health insurance mandate
Idaho Governor CL "Butch" Otter (R) on Wednesday became the first governor to sign a bill into state law banning any federal mandate for individuals to have health insurance. The Idaho Health Freedom Act orders the state attorney general (More) |
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FCC presents broadband regulation plan to Congress
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday sent to Congress its National Broadband Plan , which seeks to enact regulations to update the communications infrastructure in the US and to make broadband service available to millions of (More) |
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Virginia legislature passes bill barring mandatory individual health coverage
The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill that will ban any federal mandate for individuals to have health insurance. The bill, called the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act, is the first of its kind passed by any state, and says tha (More) |
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Obama unveils proposal to reconcile health care reform bills
US President Barack Obama on Monday released the administration's health care reform proposal , four days in advance of a bipartisan summit on the issue. The proposal seeks to reconcile the versions of the bills passed last year by the House of (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
