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Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. House lawmakers in South Carolina have passed a measure to remove the Confederate Flag from the grounds of the state capitol. The final vote was 94 to 20. South Carolina Republican governor nikki haley has vowed to quickly sign the bill
Amy is the death toll rises in yemen, a groups warn the country is on the verge of famine. We will speak to yemeni activist Farea Al Muslimi and reporter matt aikens about the u. S. Backed, saudiled attack and the humanitarian crisis. Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. H
Amy is the death toll rises in yemen, a groups warn the country is on the verge of famine. We will speak to yemeni activist Farea Al Muslimi and reporter matt aikens about the u. S. Backed, saudiled attack and the humanitarian crisis. Then we will go to capitol hill to speak with congresswoman barbara lee, coauthor of a new bill to expand Insurance Coverage of abortion and dismantle the nearly 40yearold Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions. Make no mistake, these lawmakers really do want to ban abortions altogether. Since they cant, they employ the underhanded tactics to push abortion care out of reach for women who are really just struggling to just make ends meet. And that is just wrong. Amy and bp has agreed to pay a 18. 7 billion settlement over the 2010 deepwater horizon explosion. Did bp get off cheaply . We will speak to Antonia Juhasz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. H