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The Importance of Choice

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 05.21.2012

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Hayley Rose Horzepa

After being raped by two men when I was just fifteen years old, I understand the value of choice. Maybe that's because I never had one. The trauma I e...

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Woman Files Nation's First Lawsuit Against Fetal Pain Abortion Ban

AP | By REBECCA BOONE | Posted 10.31.2011

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BOISE, Idaho -- An eastern Idaho woman has filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit in the nation to directly challenge the constitutionality of...

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The Perry Problem: What Would Happen if States Could Outlaw Abortion?

Nancy Keenan | Posted 10.08.2011

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Nancy Keenan

Rick Perry invites charges of hypocrisy when he speaks so glowingly of so-called "states' rights" while at the same time vowing to use the powers of the federal government to erode women's freedom.

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Watch: States Move To Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

Posted 08.27.2011

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The Grand Old Party of Misogyny

Janine Balekdjian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janine Balekdjian

The GOP's latest efforts appear to be focused on attacking women with no particular rationale. Let's do a quick legislative roundup of the misogynistic free-for-all that our government has devolved into.

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Republican 'Pledge To America' Centers On Spending Freeze, Tax Cuts

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Six weeks before midterm elections, House Republicans vowed to cut taxes and federal spending, repeal President Barack Obama's heal...

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"Third Way" Goes the Wrong Way on Abortion Restrictions in Health Reform

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jodi Jacobson

Originally published by RH Reality Check. At this point it's not news to anyone that our ostensibly pro-choice President has presided, through a combi...

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What You Can Do About the Nebraska Abortion Ban That Just Passed

Julie Burkhart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Julie Burkhart

Today, in a blatant bid to shut down late-term provider Dr. Leroy Carhart, the Nebraska Legislature overwhelmingly passed a virtual ban on all abortions beyond 20 weeks.

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Strict Abortion Provision Included In House Health Care Bill

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democra...

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Montana Abortion Ban Proposed For 2010 Ballot

Billings Gazette | CHARLES S. JOHNSON Gazette State Bureau | Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2009 12:00 Am | (7) Comments | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Montana Pro Life Coalition on Wednesday submitted three proposed constitutional initiatives for the 2010 ballot defining embryos and fetuses as pe...

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John McCain's Wrong Answers to Working Women's Questions--Now Give Him Your Answer at the Ballot Box

Gloria Feldt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gloria Feldt

It's time for real straight talk on how your policies affect real women, Senator McCain.

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