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A headline on the Cut announces that the midterm election results were “Bad News for Women.” Under it, Ann Friedman argues that even though there were several “prominent victories” for Republican women this week—including combat veteran and hog castrator Joni Ernst in Iowa, black Mormon Mia Love in Utah, and youngest woman to ever be elected to Congress Elise Stefanik in New York—because they do not support abortion rights and are pro-gun, that means their wins are not a boon for women. I’m not sure I agree. If you are against everything Joni Ernst or Mia Love stand for, then...

DATE: May 2, 2002 TO: (ALL) FROM: Jennifer Bingham, Executive Director (Executive.Director@sba-list.org) The National Organization for Women and Planned Parenthood are working to activate their pro-abortion supporters to oppose a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule. The HHS proposed rule would make unborn children eligible for prenatal care under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Currently children under the age of 19 are covered. The new rule would allow children to be covered from conception. The expanded SCHIP rule would give many women who are not eligible for Medicaid the resources to carry and deliver healthy...