Roe v Wade

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Dear Sen. Obama, I Had a Late-Term Abortion

Essential Estrogen | Lynda Waddington | Posted 07.09.2008 | Home

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Candidate Obama has been drawing heat from supporters recently for remarks he has made about late-term abortions that seem to be a retreat from his pr...

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Where Is Obama's Truth on Late Term Abortion?

Amie Newman | Posted 07.09.2008 | 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

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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Hey, There, Pay Attention -- The Supreme Court May Be Up For Grabs

Martin Garbus | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, John McCain, Brown v. Board of Education, Roe v. Wade, Obama Supreme Court, John McCain Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Election 2008 Supreme Court, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Politics News

For the first time in decades, the makeup on the Court is direct and center in the election. McCain and Obama have staked out totally different positions -- and whoever wins will have two nominations.

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

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.14.2008 | Home

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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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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

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

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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

We'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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Hillary Supporters: Which Side Are You On?

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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Every time I visit an unabashedly pro-Hillary website and read the comments posted thereon, I keep thinking: Which side are you on?

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Obama's Sexist Victory in Oregon

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Roe v. Wade, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Barack Obama, Geraldine Ferraro, Sexism, Kentucky Primary, Oregon Primary, Feminists, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Clinton Supporters Count Too, Feminism, Home News

Given Clinton's recent major and undeniable race-inflected victories, the increasing charges of sexism, particularly against Obama himself, are misguided at best. This is no way to advance party unity or women's rights.

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Journey to the Past

Jamie Malanowski | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Abortion, Draft, Mccain, McCain Draft, Iraq War, Abortion Laws, Roe v. Wade, Politics News

Electing McCain would give us a return to those ugly, contentious, rancorous days of the late sixties and early seventies, when the draft and abortion split the nation.

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Toobin: A McCain Court Could Overturn Roe In "Maybe A Year"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media

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You know what they say: You can pick your nose, you can pick your friends, and you can also pick the next three justices to sit on the Supreme Court. ...

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McCain Didn't Need to Rap Obama to Relax Evangelicals

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Religion, Barack Obama, Conservatives, Sam Brownback, John Roberts, Mike Huckabee, Roe v. Wade., James Dobson, Focus on the Family, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Evangelicals, Politics News

No matter how much saber rattling evangelical leaders do against McCain, they are still Republicans, and even the worst Republican by their standard is better than a Democrat.

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Friday Talking Points [28] -- It's Debatable...

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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The twenty-first debate of the Democratic presidential nomination race happened this week. Much fulminating in the blogosphere immediately followed. ...

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The Day After: Moving the Choice Discussion Forward

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

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By talking about preventing unintended pregnancies in addition to choice, we can alter the terms of the debate in order to make a difference for young women.

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Brownback Uses Roe v. Wade Anniversary As Premise For Fundraising Pitch

Iowa Independent | Lynda Waddington | Posted 01.22.2008 | Home

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In his first direct email to supporters since leaving the race for the White House, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, has used the 35th anniversary of Roe...

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What the Huck?

Cristina Page | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Romney, Contraception, Mccain, Birth Control, Roe v Wade, Pro-Life, Human Life Amendment, Pro-Choice, Huckabee, Georgia, Morning After Pill, Roe vs Wade 35 Anniversary, Politics News

Those set on overturning Roe have their eyes on a larger prize: banning contraception. And they've got the support of at least one leading presidential contender.

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Abortions At A 30-Year Low

Chicago Tribune | Judy Peres | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Abortion Rates, Abortion, Roe vs Wade, Roe v. Wade, Politics News

The abortion rate in the United States has fallen to its lowest level since 1974, the first full year after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized the proce...

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Do Republican Candidates Care About Women Voters?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards Promise for American Women, Mitt Romney Womens Issues, Hillary Clinton Champion for Women, Women's Issues, Mike Huckabee Faith and Politics, Healthcare for Mothers, Women's Health, Roe v. Wade, Women and Politics, Child Healthcare, Joe Biden Women's Issues, Work/Family Balance, Family and Medical Leave Act, Chris Dodd Family and Medical Leave Act, Politics News

Since women voters are the acknowledged key to the election this political season, wouldn't you think that a few Republicans would devote a little web space to explaining their positions on helping women?

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Antiabortion Activists Pursuing Aggressive New Strategy

Los Angeles Times | Nicholas Riccardi | Posted 11.23.2007 | Politics

Read More: US Supreme Court, Abortion, Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage, Abortion Activists, Roe v. Wade, Politics News

Antiabortion activists in several states are promoting constitutional amendments that would define life as beginning at conception, which could effect...

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