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Alabama GOP Candidates Want Jail Time For Abortion Doctors

Alabama Live | George Altman | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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Doctors who perform abortions on demand would face time in prison if most Republicans running for governor in Alabama had their way. All seven GOP c...

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Stupak: Win Or Lose, We Need Culture Change

Aspen Baker | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

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Aspen Baker

We must recognize that we are a nation deep in conflict, and instead of trying to win with politics, we must work towards building peace. We need to change the conversation about abortion.

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Anti-Abortion Group To Protest Sarah Palin

Mother Jones | Stephanie Mencimer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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When she was running for governor of Alaska in 2006, Sarah Palin reportedly said that even if her then-14-year-old daughter were raped, she would "cho...

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Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

We've recently seen the abortion rhetoric really heat up to ridiculous proportions. Those with opposing views are being stereotyped and demonized. And facts are taking a back seat to sound bytes.

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Abortion Rights Supporters In Congress Request Talks With Obama

AP | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Abortion rights supporters in Congress are asking President Barack Obama for a meeting next week on abortion restrictions included ...

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Pearlstein: Restore Majority Rule To The Senate

The Washington Post | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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By now most people have heard the story of the frog that's put in a pot of cold water on a hot stove and doesn't notice as it is gradually boiled to d...

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Stupak Amendment Supported By Many Previously Pro-Choice Democrats

FiveThirtyEight | Nate Silver | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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When I first learned that the Stupak Amendment, which would prevent abortion from being covered under health care plans included in the health care in...

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Note to O'Reilly: Women Deserve Protections -- Not Fetuses

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media

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Leonce Gaiter

Women deserve legal protection, and as long as a fetus is part of a woman's body, it has protections through her.

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Anti-Abortion Group Interested In Buying George Tiller's Clinic

AP | MARGERY GIBBS | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska doctor said Wednesday that he will perform third-term abortions in Kansas after the slaying of abortion provider George...

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Bringing Women's Stories Into The Abortion Debate

Huffington Post | Katie Saddlemire | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living

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Since Dr. George Tiller was killed on Sunday, the abortion debate has returned to the limelight. Pundits and public officials discussed when life r...

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Echoes of the Bible: Obama's Notre Dame Address

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

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Aaron Zelinsky

It's important to remember your audience, and Obama clearly did at Notre Dame. Here are eight key lines from Obama's address and the biblical passages they reference.

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Want to Fight Hunger? Empower Women and Prioritize Family Planning

Tod Preston | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

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Tod Preston

Ironically, family planning isn't seen as a sexy issue. And it wrongly gets mired in debates around abortion -- even though family planning reduces abortions.

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Anti-Abortion or Anti-Sex?

Cindy Handler | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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Cindy Handler

To right-wing ideologues, the debate begins and ends with the sinful act of sex outside of marriage, which can lead to only one outcome: punishment.

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Conservatives Vow To Take Pro-Life License Plate Case To Supreme Court

The Capitol Fax | Posted 01.04.2009 | Chicago

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The Thomas More Society isn't giving up its quest to force Illinois to issue "Choose Life" license plates. A three-judge federal appeals panel recentl...

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Accidential Pregnancies Not To Be Taken Lightly

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

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Barbara Dehn

As a practicing women's health nurse practitioner, I've worked for over 20 years to try and prevent accidental pregnancies because I've seen first hand the effects that this has on women. An accidental pregnancy may be a source of joy for some women, and a crisis for others.

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Pro-Life Pharmacies Refusing Contraceptives But Selling Viagra

Washington Post | Rob Stein | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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When DMC Pharmacy opens this summer on Route 50 in Chantilly, the shelves will be stocked with allergy remedies, pain relievers, antiseptic ointments ...

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Kids: The New Voice In The Abortion Debate

LA Times | Stephanie Simon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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The bell rang and the eighth graders jumped up, eager to compare notes. "I named my baby Kyle Patrick," one shouted. "Mine is Antonio!" At the urgi...

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Abortion Debate Heats Up In UK Over Landmark Bill

CBS News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In this U.S. primary season, a candidate's view on the abortion issue can make or break their nomination. While abortion does not have the same polar...

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