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Dozens of students rallied yesterday in front of the Harvard T station to protest the Stupak amendment, which would prohibit coverage of abortions by publicly funded health-insurance plans.
The students were protesting the Stupak amendment to the Health Care reform bill recently passed by the House. This amendment would prevent insurance plans participating in a public, federally-funded option from covering abortions.
Gandy opened the forum up for students to share their concerns. Students raised the issues of contraception access, the Stupak Amendment, and gay rights. Gandy stressed that all of these issues are inter-related and dependent on each other for success.
Using the co-sponsors of the event as an example, Gandy told QSA and Girlspot how important it was for them to help rally against the Stupak amendment and for RUS to advocate for equal marriage rights.
The University of Maryland affirmed its students’ rights to view pornography last week. A policy included in the Maryland General Assembly’s budget bill last spring required state universities to develop an obscenity code to prevent the viewing of pornography on their campuses by December 1...