2008 Election and Abortion

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Abortion Politics Isn't Saving Lives

John W. Whitehead | Posted 12.08.2008 | Living

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Some sobering statistics: every year, more than a million pregnancies end in abortion; roughly one-third of all women in the U.S. will have an abortion during their reproductive lifetime.

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Why Both Sides of the Abortion Debate Are Right, And Wrong

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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I'm tired of all the fighting I'm tired of warring religious groups trying to kill each other in the name of God. I'm tired of pandering politicia...

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The Divided States of America: One Nation Under Two Gods

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

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These diametrically opposed, partisan visions of America can never be reconciled because both parties feel that they are fundamentally saving the other party from itself.

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Rep. Chris Smith Wants to Criminalize the Birth Control Pill (Seriously...)

Joshua Zeitz | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

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Access to basic birth control and family planning services is a fundamental right. By attempting to criminalize the pill, Chris Smith's policies increase the number of unintended pregnancies.

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Obama's Squandered Opportunity On Abortion -- And How He Could Turn It Around

Steven Waldman | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

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Obama must tell the pro-choice community: I'm with you on legal restrictions, but you need to accept that I'm going to campaign against abortion.

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For the First Time in My Life, I Might Not Vote

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Obama is walking a dangerous road -- especially with women Democratic voters -- by saying things about reproductive rights that make him look more Republican than John McCain.

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Harball Flirts With Women Voters

Scott Swenson | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

If Chris Matthews and the mainstream media want to add something productive to the reproductive rights debate, they should move off the 70's polarization created by the far-right.

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Extremists Pressure Catholic Bishops to Use Communion as Political Weapon

Chris Korzen | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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America seems ready to unify behind practical and effective ways of addressing the abortion issue that validate the concerns of both the pro-life and pro-choice communities.

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