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Searching for Answers in the Shadow of George Tiller's Murder

Susan J. Demas | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michigan Liberal, Abortion, Abortion Murder, George Tiller Killed, Late-Term Abortion, Andrew Sullivan, Abortion Rights, Scott Roeder, Anti-Abortion, George Tiller Murder, Scott Hagerstrom, Pro-Life, Dr. George Tiller, George Tiller, Operation Rescue, Moral Absolutes, Moral Absolutism, Americans for Prosperity, The Atlantic, George Tiller Killing, Partial-Birth Abortion, Pro-Choice, Off the Record, William Butler Yeats, Politics News
Susan J. Demas

Some people know he did the right thing. What I'm not sure of is where that line is, between utter certitude in your beliefs and the willingness to kill for them. On Sunday, it got a lot blurrier.

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The Inconvenient Truths (For Both Sides) About Late Term Abortions

Steven Waldman | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Late Term Abortion Stories, Infant Mortality, Abortion Doctor, Partial Birth Abortion, George Tiller, Living News
Steven Waldman

How many of the late term cases are mercy killings? How many relate to babies that would survive but in an impaired state (i.e. Downs Syndrome)? And how many were more casual "change of mind" cases?

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Contempt for Women Threatens Their Doctors

Michele Swenson | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Crisis Pregnancy, Politicizing Reproduction, Demonizing Women and Their Doctors, Genetic Anomalies, Late-Term Abortion Stories, Rep. Henry Hyde, "Partial-Birth" Abortion, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Michele Swenson

Most often, contempt for women drives zealots on the right, who frame issues around reproduction to control, demonize and intimidate women and their doctors.

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The Circle Continues: Dr. Carhart Takes On Tiller's Practice

Amie Newman | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: RH Reality Check, Abortion, Leroy Carhart, Partial Birth Abortion Ban, Reproductive Rights, Partial Birth Abortion, Dr. Tiller, Politics News
Amie Newman

Dr. Leroy Carhart, a physician who provides abortions for women in need and who for many years provided later term abortions in his home state of Nebr...

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In Choosing Souter's Replacement, Obama Should Follow the Lead of... George W. Bush?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Collective Bargaining, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Al Franken, George W. Bush, President Obama, Activist Judges, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Harriet Miers, Campaign Finance Reform, Sandra Day O'Connor, Conservatives, George H.W. Bush, Partial Birth Abortion, Antitrust, William Rehnquist, Judge Henry Friendly, William O. Douglas, Antonin Scalia, d.c. Handgun Ban, John Roberts, Hank Aaron, Barack Obama, Conservative Activist Judges, Exclusionary Rule, Jimmy Carter, Samuel Alito, Bipartisanship, Anthony Kennedy, Republicans, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

If George W. Bush was able to influence the Court for the next 20 years, Obama certainly should do the same.

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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

Read More: McCain Robocalls, John McCain, Partial Birth Abortion, Obama Abortion, Barack Obama, Robocalls, On the Ground 2008, Politics News

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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Frames, Exceptions and Anti-Choice Aims Exposed

Amie Newman | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Last Debate, John McCain, National Right to Life Committee, Presidential Election 2008, Partial Birth Abortion, Reproductive Health, RH Reality Check, Election 2008, Presidential Debates, Born Alive, Final Debate, Barack Obama, Health, Right to Life, Politics News
Amie Newman

There is no public benefit to an endless back and forth about the morality of women's reproductive health decisions, when millions of women are faced with unintended pregnancies.

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McCain Repeats Debunked 'Born Alive' Attacks in Debate

Emily Douglas | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, Debate, Kathleen Sebelius, Mccain, Health, Roe vs. Wade, Partial Birth Abortion, Born Alive Infant Protection Act, Late Term Abortion, Obama, Illinois, Roe, Born Alive, Choice, Politics News
Emily Douglas

In the debate, McCain repeated long debunked lies about Obama's record on the Illinois Born Alive Protection Act, lies that have been repeated and promoted since Alan Keyes lost to Obama in the

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Abuse of Power, Anger and Abortion Politics: Extremism Exposed

Scott Swenson | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Abortion, Countdown, Women's Rights, Video, Social Conservatives, Far-Right, John McCain, Pro-Life, Late-Term Abortion, Sarah Palin, Culture of Lies, Barak Obama, Abstinence-Only Programs, Bill Ayers, Partial Birth Abortion, Contraception, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Scott Swenson

Maybe McCain's last act of patriotism for the country he loves is exposing extremist elements by picking Palin and making Americans more aware of how this Culture of Lies has taken root.

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Where Is Obama's Truth on Late Term Abortion?

Amie Newman | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Abortion, Barack Obama 2008, Anti-Choice, Pro-Life, Federal Abortion Ban, Roe v. Wade, Reproductive Health, Pro-Choice, Contraception, Christian Right, Barack Obama, Partial Birth Abortion, Politics News
Amie Newman

The "partial birth abortion" debate is an utterly pointless distraction, and Obama has completely played into the hands of the anti-choice organizations who want only to entrap him in political sport.

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McCain's Odd Townhall: Woos Clintonistas By Defending "Rights Of The Unborn"

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Roe v. Wade, Abortion, Women's Rights, John McCain, Gay Rights, Town Hall, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Abortion Rights, Virtual Town Hall, Partial Birth Abortion, Privacy Rights, Late Term Abortion, Hillary Clinton, Rights of the Unborn, Roe, Barack Obama, Feminist, Feminism, Home News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

This weekend McCain tried to project a moderate image but wound up doing the opposite, extolling military diplomacy, supporting Bush court appointments, and assailing reproductive and gay rights.

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