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Don't Call Yourself Progressive If You Don't Support Sexual Justice

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Progressive Religion, Abortion Rights, Same Sex Marriage, Progressives, LGBT Rights, Religion and Politics, Obama Abortion, Sex Education, Religious Left, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Rev. Debra Haffner

You know when marriage equality comes to Iowa that lesbian and gay equality has become a mainstream American value. Yet the Iowa court decision recog...

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Obama Holding Meeting On Abortion Reduction

US News & World Report | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

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I've learned that the White House will kick off its much-discussed plan to reduce abortions tomorrow morning with a conference call to religious leade...

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Notre Dame Keeping Obama As Graduation Speaker Despite Catholic Petition

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 04.23.2009 | Chicago

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A spokesman for the University of Notre Dame says it won't rescind an invitation to President Obama to speak at its spring commenc...

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Council Creation Marks New Day

Tracy Fischman | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, The Council on Women and Girls, Obama, Obama Abortion, Barack Obama, President Obama, Obama Transition, Politics News
Tracy Fischman

President Obama has begun to undo damage done by the Bush administration. He has begun to restore the rights of women, girls, and families in the U.S. and abroad.

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Obama May Overturn Bush 'Conscience Rule' On Abortions

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Bush Right of Conscience Rule, Conscience Rule, Obama Abortion, Bush Abortion, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to repeal a Bush administration rule that has become a flash point in the debate over a doctor's right...

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Sam Stein

Brownback Letter: Kennedy And Pelosi Aren't Real Catholics, Obama A "Pro-Abortion Radical"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

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In a fundraising letter with his signature on it, Sen. Sam Brownback appears to allege that Sen. Ted Kennedy and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are not "r...

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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
Alex Horne

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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Romney Returns: Attacks Obama On Abortion

AP | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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HOT SPRINGS, Va. — Republican Mitt Romney, a potential candidate for the White House in 2012, accused President Barack Obama on Friday of answer...

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Why Contraception Saves Money and Prevents Abortion

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Teenage Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy Rate, Abortion, Public Spending, Family Planning, Department of Health and Human Services, California, Poverty, Obama Stimulus, Money, Pregnancy, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Obama Stimulus Plan, Contraceptives, Economic Stimulus Package, Tommy Thompson, Sex, Health, Spending, Stimulus Package, Teen Pregnancy, Contraception, Economic Stimulus, Medicaid, Health and Human Services, Republicans, Barack Obama Abortion, Barack Obama Health Care, Obama Health Care, Unwanted Pregnancy, Unplanned Pregnancy, Health Care, Abortion Rights, Public Health, Obama Abortion, Healthcare, Politics News
Dr. Peter Klatsky

While I respect the opinions of those who oppose abortion, I do not understand why those same leaders would then oppose policies proven to reduce abortions.

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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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Esther J. Cepeda

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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Why Pro-Life Obama Supporters Should Be Disappointed

Steven Waldman | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Mexico City Policy, Obama, Global Gag Rule, Gag Rule, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Family Planning, Women's Health, 100 Days, President Obama, Birth Control, Obama Abortion, Barack Obama, Politics News
Steven Waldman

Obama's pro-life supporters are claiming to be pleased that he at least waited a day before reportedly repealing the Mexico City "gag rule." If I were them, I'd be disappointed.

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Obama To Lift 'Gag Rule', Restore Funding For Family Planning Groups

wsj.com | LAURA MECKLER | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will issue an order restoring U.S. funding for international family-planning groups involved with abortion. But h...

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Obama Will Not Use Roe V. Wade Anniversary To Overturn 'Mexico City' Policy

CBN | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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The Brody File has learned that President Obama WILL NOT issue an executive order today that would have reversed a Bush administration policy which ba...

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Pro-Lifers Critical Of Obama's Justice Picks

Washington Times | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Social conservatives and pro-life activists are mobilizing against President-elect Barack Obama's pick Monday for the No. 3 Justice Department job, a ...

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Can Common Ground Prevail?

Cristina Page | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Contraception, Pro-Life, Common Ground, Pro-Choice, Pregnancy Prevention, Abortion Rights, Obama Abortion, Choice, Politics News
Cristina Page

After decades of resistance, some in the pro-life movement are stepping forward in support of pro-choice goals, even if that means jeopardizing their standing in the established pro-life community.

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Obama's Abortion Plans: Aims To Reverse Bush-Era Rules

Wall Street Journal | LAURA MECKLER | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- The outgoing Bush administration this week will finalize a regulation establishing a "right of conscience" allowing medical staff to ref...

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Abortion: Healing or New Culture War? The Choice is Obama's

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religious Right, Obama, President-Elect Obama, Freedom of Choice Act, Roe v. Wade, Foca, Abortion, Obama Abortion, Barack Obama, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Pushing abortion regulations and laws into a more permissive place beyond even Roe v. Wade... is a mistake. It will only guarantee that this fight gets even more bitter.

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Unearthing Common Ground: Why Reducing Abortions is Not the Goal

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Obama Presidency, Unintended Pregnancies, Religion and Politics, Obama Abortion, 2008 Election Reproductive Rights, Evangelicals, Women's Health, Health, Politics News
Rev. Debra Haffner

The call to reduce unintended pregnancies is the right one. What we must focus on now are the means: sex education (not abstinence-only) and universal access to contraceptive services.

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Catholic Pastor: Obama Voters Should Confess For Sin

Modesto Bee | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

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Parishioners of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Modesto have been told they should consider going to confession if they voted for Barack Obama, becaus...

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An Open Letter to President-Elect Obama About Abortion: From a Pro-Obama and Pro-Life Leader

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

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Frank Schaeffer

Yes, it's all about the economy. But no one should kid themselves: the culture wars have the potential to sap the energy from your best initiatives.

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Anti-Abortion Groups Invigorated By Obama Win

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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NEW YORK — Despite election setbacks on many fronts, anti-abortion leaders sound more defiant than deflated as they brace for a future with fewe...

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In Election Weekend YouTube, Catholic Archbishop of Denver Rails Against Obama on Abortion

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

With just hours to go before the presidential election, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver appears in a YouTube video in which he calls Barack Obama...

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Seth Colter Walls

Latest Anti-Obama Robocall Hits Him On Partial Birth Abortion

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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According to Shaun Dakin of the non-partisan Citizens for Civil Discourse, individuals in three states have reported receiving a new robocall from the...

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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
Diane Tucker

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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Accidential Pregnancies Not To Be Taken Lightly

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, Pregnancy, Health, John McCain, Presidential Debate, McCain Obama, Health of the Mother, Abortion Debate, Obama McCain, Election 2008, Obama Abortion, McCain Abortion, Home News
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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