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Fetus Found In Philly Sewer Pipe

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 02.21.2012

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Philadelphia cops are investigating the discovery of a fetus in a sewer pipe at a home in the Kensington area on Monday. Plumbers made the discover...

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Fetus Found In Garbage Bin, Woman Accused Of Self-Abortion

AP | COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 01.31.2012

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NEW YORK — Authorities are investigating whether a woman whose fetus was found among trash illegally ended her pregnancy by drinking an herbal c...

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Unbelievable Side Effect Of Being Stressed While Pregnant

Jena Pincott | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Prenatal Stress, Aging, Genetics, Lifespan, Telomeres, Stress, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Fetus, Parents-Pregnancy, Parents-New-Moms, Parents News

There's an avalanche of evidence that women who are under extreme duress in pregnancy have kids who have shorter attention spans, lower IQs, memory deficiencies and health problems.

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Insanity Plea In Deadly Fetal Abduction Case

AP | Posted 01.02.2012

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MILWAUKEE -- An insanity plea has been entered on behalf of a Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and trying to steal her full-term fe...

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Lawyer: Alleged 'Fetus Snatcher' To Plead Insanity

AP | Posted 12.31.2011

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MILWAUKEE -- The lawyer for a Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and trying to steal her full-term fetus says his client will enter a...

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Judge Halts Part Of Controversial Abortion Law

AP | GARY D. ROBERTSON | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, North Carolina Abortion, Women's Rights, Womens Rights, North Carolina Ultrasound, North Carolina Abortion Law, Ultrasound, Abortion Regulations, Fetus, Pro-Life, North Carolina Abortion Ultrasound, Pro-Choice, Ultrasound Fetus, Video, Politics News

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge blocked part of North Carolina's new abortion law Tuesday, ruling providers do not have to place an ultrasound i...

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Can 'I Don't Know' Break The Abortion Stalemate?

John Backman | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Aristotle, Abortion, Human, St. Augustine, Roe, Ultrasound, Fetus, Apostles' Creed, Roe v. Wade, 1973, Pro-Life, Blackmun, Pro-Choice, Christianity, Religion News

"Becoming human" is not a scientific question but a spiritual or philosophical one. And who can answer any such question definitively?

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Possible Insanity Plea For Suspect Accused Of Removing Woman's Fetus With X-Acto Knife

AP | By DINESH RAMDE | Posted 12.20.2011

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MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and cutting out her full-term fetus in the hopes of raising the child as her own mi...

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Accused Fetus-Snatcher Pretended She Was Pregnant: Police

AP | By DINESH RAMDE | Posted 12.11.2011

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MILWAUKEE (Associated Press) -- Five days after someone killed his pregnant sister-in-law and sliced the fetus from her womb, Josue Garcia said Tuesda...

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Woman Rips Fetus From Mother, Killing 23-Year-Old And Unborn Child: Cops

AP | Posted 12.10.2011

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MILWAUKEE (Associated Press) -- A Milwaukee woman abducted a young pregnant mother and removed her fetus just days before the baby was due, killing bo...

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Palatine Pro-Life Group Kicked Out Of Parade Over Fetus Banner

Palatine, IL Patch | Brian Slupski | Email the Author | 3:27pm | Posted 08.13.2011

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A pro-life group is out of the Hometown Fest July 2 parade after refusing to drop a banner that included a picture of a live fetus. "They decided t...

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Missouri Senate Passes Bill Putting Restrictions On Late-Term Abortions

Reuters | Posted 06.07.2011

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April 7, 2011 10:55:27 PM KANSAS CITY, April 7 (Reuters) - The Missouri Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would put further restrictions on...

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Why Would Anti-Abortion Activists Oppose a Bill Making It a Crime to Kill an Unborn Child?

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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A bill making it a crime if you kill an unborn child is on life support after Republicans withdrew their support yesterday.

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What Is The Role Of Theology In The Abortion Debate?

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Abortion, Politics, Religion, Roe v Wade, Fetus, Roe v. Wade, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Pro Choice, Miscarriage, Civil Rights, Theology, Anti Choice, Chris Smith, Pro Life, March for Life, Mark Ivany, National Mall, Religion News

A particular theology can never make a good basis for public policy. Anti-choice advocates believe they are a majority, but their position amounts to religious tyranny all the same.

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Reading the Pictures: Kicking Off Bush Week with Mom, Baseball (and the Brother or Sister Junior Never Had)

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011

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How did NBC do with its kick-off interview to the week-long marathon of Bush's re-entry and reconstitution?

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Pill That Shapes Fetus Genitalia Cuts Chances Of Homosexuality In Girls

LA Times | Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.17.2011

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A prenatal pill for congenital adrenal hyperplasia to prevent ambiguous genitalia may reduce the chance that a female with the disorder will be gay. C...

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Anti-choice v. Anti-life: Why Some Political Terms Catch Fire and Others Don't

Juliette Fretté | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Women, Politics, Debate, Fetus, Anti-Life, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Labels, Mothers, Baby Killer, Politics News

Words are never just words. Subtle distinctions can make all the difference when conceptualizing important meanings, especially in the personal and the political realm.

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Ken Buck: Too Risky for Colorado

Nancy Cronk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Colorado Pols, Rape, Senator, Divorce, Fetus, Incest, Ken Buck, US Senate, David Thielen, Pregnancy, Democrat, Michael Bennet, Adoption, Republican, Camp, Denver News

If Ken Buck thinks building homes for pregnant women would justify taking away a woman's right to make decisions about her own body, and is suggesting it as a model for public policy, I have grave concerns.

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Dispersants and Oil Spills. Tradeoffs and a Lesson in Risk Perception.

David Ropeik | Posted 05.25.2011

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The dispersants used to break up the oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill are indeed toxic, but no more so than the oil itself. They reduce the mechanism by which the oil suffocates or harms some wildlife.

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The F Word: Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman?

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats in D.C. are going about this regulation thing all wrong. Want to get Republican buy-in? Give Republicans the kind of regulation they like. As usual in U.S. politics, the states provide the road map.

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'Personhood' Movement Seeks An End To Abortions, Spreading To More States

Kansas City Star | Laura Bauer | Posted 05.25.2011

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A group of anti-abortion activists has unrolled a new strategy: Stretch the legal definition of "person" in state constitutions to cover a freshly fer...

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After St. Joseph's: Are Women Still Safe in Catholic Hospitals?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical Ethics, Women's Rights, Law, Women's Issues, Catholicism, Pregnancy, Arizona, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Church, Phoenix, Roe v. Wade, Ethics, Health Care, Bioethics, Medicine, Right-Wing Extremism, Abortion, Women, Margaret Mcbride, Roman Catholic Church, Fetus, St. Joseph's Hospital, Obstetrics, Parenting, Thomas J. Olmsted, Barack Obama, Religion, Jacob M. Appel, Women's Health, Sex, Hospitals, Christianity, Doctors, Healthcare, Extremism, Politics News

Thomas J. Olmsted, the Catholic bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, has condemned and excommunicated a highly regarded nun who approved an abortion necessary to save a pregnant woman's life.

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Utah Can't Afford Twelfth Grade But It Can Afford to Send a Whole Lot of Innocent Women to Jail

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Reckless Negligence, Women's Rights, Women, Jon Huntsman, Women's Issues, Fetus, Women's Health, Health, Abortion Rights, Seatbelts, Cars, Anti-Abortion, Reckless, Utah, Politics News

Utah announced yesterday that it is considering a new law that would criminalize an "intentional, knowing or reckless act" that leads to an abortion without doctor supervision.

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Candice Williams: Crete Teen Claims Racially Motivated Arrest, Excessive Force Killed Her Fetus

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Candice Williams was a pregnant senior at Crete-Monee High School when police allegedly dragged her from the building, knocked her to the sidewalk and...

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WATCH: Read This One, It's Actually Kind of Funny (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | David Javerbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday my new book goes on sale at fine bookstores nationwide. For the record, crappy bookstores will also carry it. What® to Expect When You're...

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