Abortion Laws

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Cartoon: Iceberg Dead Ahead!

Shan Wells | Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Abortion, Congress, Abortion Rights, Anti-Abortion, Democrates, Obama Health Care, Denver, Barack Obama, Sentate, House, White House, Insurance, Abortion Laws, Health Insurance, Stupak Amendment, Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Blue Dog Democrats, Denver News

I wonder if electing a pack of blue dogs in order to gain a "majority" was worth the now very real risk that the party will chew itself to pieces via stubborn ideological bickering.

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Abortion Activists Reach Rural Tanzania

Diana Whitten and Anita Schillhorn van Veen | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Abortion, Womens Rights, Abortion Laws, Activism, Abortion Rights, Health, Africa, Women on Waves, Tanzania, Womens Health, Healthcare, Vessel, World News

Women on Waves employs often radical methods to increase global awareness and access to safe abortion, with a focus on medical abortion using the drug misoprostol.

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Oklahoma Abortion Laws Forcing Women To Reveal Their Race And Relationships Spark Court Battles

AP | SEAN MURPHY | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Abortion Laws, Abortion Protests, Abortion Rights, Right to Choice, Anti-Abortion, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Abortion, New Abortion Laws, Pro-Life, Abortion Court Cases, Pro-Choice, Oklahoma Abortion Laws, Politics News

OKLAHOMA CITY — Abortion rights supporters have challenged two new Oklahoma laws that would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws i...

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Unsafe Abortions Kill 70,000 Women Annually: Report

Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Unsafe Abortions, Unsafe Abortions Kill Thousands, Unsafe Abortion Deaths, Abortion Mortality Rate, Annual Unsafe Abortions, 70, 000 Women Killed, Sub-Sahara Africa, Contraceptive Use, Guttmacher Institute, Abortion Rights, Abortion-Related Trends, Abortion Laws, Sharon Camp, Abortion in Developing Countries, World News

(AP) NEW YORK - Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,...

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Australian Teenager Faces Jail Over Home Abortion

Times London | Anne Barrowclough | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Abortion, Australia Teenager, Home Abortion, Australia, Abortion Laws, Tegan Leach, World News

A teenager faces seven years in prison after being ordered to stand trial for organising her own home abortion in the first such prosecution in Austra...

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The Case for an Anti-Abortion Violence Registry

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Domestic Terrorists, Women, Politics, Sex-Offender-Registration, Abortion Laws, Crime, Women's Health, Terrorism, Abortion Rights, Pro-Life, Domestic Terrorism, Pro-Choice, Politics News

Much as we do not permit convicted pedophiles to teach kindergarten, those who have been imprisoned for plotting violence against abortion clinics should never again be permitted anywhere near such facilities.

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Women On Waves Abortion Provider Sparks Controversy (VIDEO)

Huffington Post Contributors | Diana Whitten and Anita Schillhorn van Veen | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Abortion, George Tiller, Video, Abortion Laws, Rebecca Gomperts, Abortion Rights, Foreign Affairs, Women on Waves, Anti-Abortion, Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, International Waters, Advocacy, Poland, Portugal, Ecuador, Spain, Ireland, World News

* Scroll down for the video. The recent assassination of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller has brought attention to the dangerous front lines of th...

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Why I Wear the Penny: A Planned Parenthood Clinic Escort's Reaction to the Tiller Murder

Jason Notte | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

My sister is a grown woman who, at some point, may need one of the many services Planned Parenthood has to offer. If she felt that someone might try to deny her access to these services, I would like her to know that her big brother will always be there to clear a path.

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Why President Obama Should Welcome a Discussion of Social Issues, and Why He Needs to Lead One Now

Drew Westen | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Tiller, Abortion, Obama Social Issues, Social Conservatives, George Tiller Killed, Abortion Laws, Sonia Sotomayor, Sotomayor Abortion, Obama Abortion, Social Issues, Politics News

Whether the public is with Democrats on social issues depends entirely on whether they continue to remain silent or whether they speak to the public in ways that address their values and sensibilities.

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Obama Budget Ignores Healthcare Needs of Millions of Women

Nancy Northup | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Laws, Reproductive Choice, Abortion Rights, Hyde Amendment, Politics News

Abortion is the only medically necessary health service excluded from Medicaid coverage. Failure to provide that service -- a service that only women need -- is discrimination.

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Safe, Legal & Early -- A New Way of Thinking About Abortion

Steven Waldman | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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An abortion policy matching the values implicit in the polls would focus less on rights or numbers and more on timing.

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Mary Ann Glendon, Former Vatican Ambassador, Rejects Notre Dame Award Over Obama Flap

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard Professor, Notre Dame, Barack Obama, Obama Notre Dame, Obama Notre Dame Commencement, Obama Catholics, Obama Abortion, Abortion, Abortion Rights, Abortion Laws, Politics News

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican said Monday she won't accept the University of Notre Dame's top honor at commencement...

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Do We Need A Pro-Choice Litmus Test for Obstetricians?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pro Choice, Abortion, Abortion Laws, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Doctors, Pro-Life, Pro-Lifers, Pro-Choice, Health Care, Feminism, Public Health, Politics News

While one has every right to oppose abortion, one should not necessarily have a right to do so while occupying the scarce and precious position of an obstetrics resident.

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Time to Get Behind Reproductive Rights Bill

Jesse Greenberg | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Reproductive Health and Access Act, Abortion Laws, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Health, Illinois Reprodutive Rights Legislation, Pro-Choice, Cardinal George, Chicago News

Illinois is on the cusp of taking an important step to ensure that women's health care choices cannot be interfered with.

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Playing Games with Women's Lives

Alex Horne | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Foreign Aid, Family Planning, Hiv, Ethiopia, Global Democracy Promotion Act, Zambia, Abortion Rights, President Obama, Mexico City Policy, Family Guidance Association, Planned Parenthood, US Congress, Womens Rights, Abortion Laws, Obama Abortion, Global Gag Rule, Condoms, Politics News

The Global Gag Rule restricts U.S. foreign aid to non-US-based organizations that provide legal voluntary abortion services or advocate for less restrictive abortion laws within their country.

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Another Victory: Obama Rescinds the Mexico City Policy, AKA the Global Gag Rule

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 02.27.2009 | Chicago

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When it was rescinded by President Clinton in 1993 I was barely aware of how important The Mexico City Policy was, but Dubya's first-day move hit me hard. Right in the uterus, in fact.

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Notes from a "Pro-Abortionist"

Jenna Henry Hansen | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Abortion, Abortion Global Gag Rule, Women's Rights, Women, Obama's Inauguration, Ronald Reagan, Gag Rule, Women's Issues, Feminist, Obama Inauguration, Abortion Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama Inauguration, Pro-Life, Pro-Lifers, Feminism, Barack Obama, Hyde Amendment, Midnight Regulations, Abortion Laws, Martin Luther King, Bush Last Minute Rules, Women's Health, Women and Politics, Midnight Regulation, Global Gag Rule, Abortion Gag Rule, Pro-Choice, Bush Midnight Regulations, Politics News

Although "feminist" and "pro-choice" are not interchangeable, I know many women that are "accused" of being a feminist and/or pro-abortion just for speaking up.

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The nexus: Abortion zealot Jackie Walorski and Indiana's hate crimes legislation

Bil Browning | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Abortion, Hate Crimes, Jackie Walorski, Abortion Laws, Zealotry, State Legislature, Indiana, Politics News

The Indianapolis Star brings the encouraging news that the Indianapolis police department has "vowed to step up efforts to identify and report hate cr...

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Abortion Politics Isn't Saving Lives

John W. Whitehead | Posted 12.08.2008 | Living

Read More: 2008 Election and Abortion, Abortion, Pro-Life, Abortion Laws, Pro-Choice, Roe v. Wade, Abortion Rights, Health, Living News

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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Fertilized Eggs and Decapitated Flowers

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Genetic Modification, Abortion Laws, Politics News

What's tough? Life's tough. What's life? A magazine. Where do you get it? Newstand? What's it cost? Ten cents. Only got a nickel. That's tough, e...

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McCain Volunteers Finally Roused In Northern Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, Polls, Star Wars, Congress, Americans With Disabilities Act, John McCain, Abortion Rights, Bloggers, Palin Rallies, Barack Obama Polls, Secret Service, The Front Page, Obama Abortion, Diane Tucker, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Daily Kos, Offthebus, John Mccain Polls, Virginia, Lee Atwater, Abortion Laws, National Security, Sarah Palin, Obama Rally, McCain Abortion, Home News

I peered inside the huge glass windows and saw something unexpected: rows and rows of people on phone banks, dozens of them. It was completely unlike the other McCain "victory offices" I've visited.

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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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Sarah Palin and the "Women's" Vote

Roseanne Barr | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Palin Birth Control, Abortion Laws, Women's Issues, Sarah Palin Vp Pick, Abortion Rights, Women Voters, Sarah Palin, Women and Politics, Sarah Palin Vice President, Birth Control, Sarah Palin Reactions, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News

Palin doesn't believe that women or girls should have birth control. She believes every raped female who gets pregnant should have to carry the child to term.

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

Joshua Zeitz | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Birth Control Pill, 2008 Election and Abortion, Abortion, Abortion Laws, Abortion Rights, Birth Control, Pro-Life, Pro-Lifers, Planned Parenthood, Josh Zeitz. Chris Smith, Politics News

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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