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NRLC Recycles Debunked Born Alive Attacks

Emily Douglas | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Emily Douglas

The NRLC plans to air a radio ad nationwide charging that Obama is "responsible for killing a bill to provide care and protection for babies who are born alive after abortions."

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Women's Health: Yet Another Issue Sarah Palin is Out of Touch On

Cecile Richards | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Debate, John McCain, Reproductive Health, Cecile Richards, Sarah Palin, Choice, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin Women's Issues, Politics News
Cecile Richards

Palin's answers on reproductive health issues, such as criminalizing abortion, were a rambling mix of contradictions and platitudes, much like her answers the bailout, health care, and the economy.

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Planned Parenthood Ad Targets Palin On Rape Kits

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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MSNBC reports: Planned Parenthood tells First Read it will begin running a new ad on Thursday that brings up the fact that Wasilla, while Palin was ...

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To Hate Like This Never Felt So Good -- Taking Revenge on Sarah

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pro Choice, Cecile Richards, Sarah Palin RNC Speech, Sarah Palin Planned Parenthood Donation, Sarah Palin Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Katherine Goldstein

My happiness with Obama was always much stronger than my dislike of McCain. And then Sarah happened, and it got personal. Here's how I'm sticking it to her.

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Obama Plays Offense Asserting Pro-Education, Pro-Prevention, Pro-Choice Values

Scott Swenson | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Naral Pro-Choice America, Social Conservatives, Far-Right, Democratic Congress, John McCain, Bush Administration Redefining Contraception as Abortion, Pro-Life, Joe Biden, Sex Education, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Guttmacher Institute, Nancy Keenan, Susan Cohen, Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Scott Swenson

Politically, Obama's embrace of the education and prevention agenda long encompassed in the phrase "pro-choice" represents a shift away from abortion politics as usual.

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Governor Palin, Planned Parenthood and I Thank You

Patt Morrison | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Pro Choice, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Patt Morrison

I'm delighted that my ''Mother of All Ironic Donations'' notion has been revived for Palin. May her mailbox be overflowing.

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Libel Suit Against Aurora Planned Parenthood Thrown Out

Aurora Beacon News | Dan Campana | Posted 09.03.2008 | Chicago

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A Kane County judge dismissed a libel suit against Planned Parenthood Aurora Tuesday. From The Aurora Beacon News: Letters to Aurora aldermen, as we...

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Legal Challenge To Aurora Planned Parenthood Dismissed

Aurora Beacon News | Andre Salles | Posted 08.29.2008 | Chicago

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For the second time, Aurora's Zoning Board of Appeals dismissed a challenge to Planned Parenthood's new facility on East New York Street. Local anti-...

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

Joshua Zeitz | Posted 08.21.2008 | 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
Joshua Zeitz

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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Bush Marches Ahead into the Past

Ellen Feldman | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Margaret Sanger, Bush Administration, Birth Control, Congress, Health and Human Services, Planned Parenthood, Bush, George Bush, George Bush Abortion, Contraception, Bush Birth Control, Politics News
Ellen Feldman

Our current society is saturated with sex. It sells every product under the sun. But the Bush administration, ever backward looking, still cannot distinguish between contraception and abortion.

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Rachel Weiner

Planned Parenthood Uses McCain's Birth Control Squirming In Ad (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Democratic internal polling shows John McCain's votes against insurance coverage for birth control have tremendous resonance with women, including ind...

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Proposed Bush Rule Undermines Women's Access to Health Care

Cecile Richards | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Birth Control, Health Care, Choice, Bush, Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, Health, Politics News
Cecile Richards

Access to contraception is essential and smart public policy. In its waning days, the Bush administration has shown it will stop at nothing to attack women's health care.

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Obama and Clinton: Does The Mainstream Media Have It Wrong?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Abortion, Michele Obama, Segolene Royal, Hillary Clinton, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Planned Parenthood, Hillary's Debt, Barack Obama, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Gail Collins, Women for Obama, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

The questions about the Obama-Clinton relationship will undoubtedly remain. However, the voices for "party unity" and "taking back the White House" are starting to sound increasingly strong.

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Planned Parenthood Endorses Obama

Politico | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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After announcing a few weeks ago that they would hold off backing Obama until each local chapter had signed on, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund end...

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Is 'Choice' The Magic Bullet for Barack Obama?

Amie Newman | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Naral Pro-Choice America, Abortion, RH Reality Check, John McCain, Planned Parenthood, Barack Obama, Politics News
Amie Newman

The choice issue has real potential to move female voters to Barack Obama -- there is a clear cut distinction between him and McCain and women are now listening.

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McCain's Abortion Record Hit By Planned Parenthood, MoveOn.org

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

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Planned Parenthood has teamed up with MoveOn.org in releasing a new video attacking McCain's positions on abortion and birth control. The vid feature...

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Women in Charge: Lessons We Learned from Hillary's Campaign.

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Arlene M. Roberts

Speculation abounds as to the demise of Hillary's campaign. This past Monday, I attended a panel discussion, Women in Charge, where the panelists debated the reasons for it.

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What Goes on Inside "McCain's Clinic"?

ZP Heller | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Brave New Films, John McCain, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, John McCain Reproductive Rights, 2008 Election Reproductive Rights, Politics News
ZP Heller

It's surprising that more women aren't backing Obama given McCain's abysmal reproductive rights record.

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Jason Linkins

Chris Matthews Presents Months-Old Polling Data On Women Voters As Brand New

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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On yesterday's edition of Hardball, Chris Matthews empaneled an all-star coterie of female political experts - former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kat...

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What Would Ann Do?

Cecile Richards | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Barack Obama, Voters, Ann Richards, John McCain, Choice, Election, Hillary Clinton, Planned Parenthood, Politics News
Cecile Richards

McCain wants to overturn Roe v. Wade, opposes basic family planning programs, and voted against insurance coverage for birth control. He has a zero percent voting record from Planned Parenthood.

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Why Do Women Give McCain a Zero?

Robert Greenwald | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Roe v. Wade, Abortion, Women's Rights, Women, John McCain, Brave New Films, Naral, Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

2008-06-10-mccainclinic.jpgWe've created McCain's Clinic, a sneak peek at what a women's health clinic could look like if McCain were elected.

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Unmasking McCain: His Reactionary Record on Reproductive Rights

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Women, John McCain Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Women Voters, Abortion Rights, Planned Parenthood, Roe vs Wade, 2008 Election and Gender, Choice, Gender, Abortion Laws, Women's Health, Anti-Choice, Mitt Romney Abortion, John McCain Supreme Court, Naral, Naral Obama, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Many women who are avowed Hillary Clinton supporters are declaring they won't vote for Obama in the fall. I get the anger and the disappointment. But to quote SNL's Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers: Really?

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Swine Song

Cristina Page | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Family Research Council, Anti-Contraception, Reproductive Rights, Contraception, Religious Right, Planned Parenthood, Bush, Title X, Politics News
Cristina Page

As the Bush presidency nears its end, the Christian Right is bellying up to the trough for a final feeding. They are hoping to get one more shot at their arch nemesis: the Planned Family.

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Message to McCain: Prevention Works

Cecile Richards | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

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Cecile Richards

McCain is dangerously out of touch on the issue of reproductive health. In recent months, we've seen alarming statistics that show that our country is not doing nearly preventative healthcare.

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Pass It On: 75% of Pro-Choice Voters Need to Know the Truth -- John McCain Does Not Support a Woman's Right to Choose

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

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Morra Aarons-Mele

McCain's record is really, really anti-choice. Not only anti-choice, but anti-sex ed, anti-emergency contraception, and anti-women.

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