Roe vs Wade

Women's Rights, Fetuses' Rights, and States' Rights

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Abortion, Anti-Abortion, States' Rights, Ultrasound, Roe v. Wade, Abortion Rights, Roe vs. Wade, Politics News

Women have rights, fetuses have rights, and states have rights. But in the case at hand, women have the right to make their extremely difficult decision in private.

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New York State Lawmaker Seeks Updated Abortion And Contraception Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Obama Birth Control, Abortion, New York Politics, Abortion Rights, Birth Control Debate, Roe vs Wade, Kemp Hannon, Birth Control Insurance, Earl Brydges, New-York-Abortion, New York Senate, Video, Abortion Debate, Women's Health, Roe v. Wade, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Birth Control, Politics News

A Democratic New York state senator is pushing a bill to establish one of the most liberal state abortion laws in the country by effectively codifying...

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Ron Paul Talks About Abortion In Case Of 'Honest Rape'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Abortion, Rape, Abortion Rights, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Ron Paul Piers Morgran, Roe vs Wade, Video, 2012 Election, Ron Paul Honest Rape, Ron Paul Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Ron Paul 2012, Rick Santorum 2012, Piers Morgan, Abortion Rape, Honest Rape, Politics News

Piers Morgan pressed Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) on the question of abortion in the case of rape Friday in an interview on CNN. Morgan asked the Republ...

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PHOTOS: Dueling Abortion Rallies Fill SF Streets Mere Blocks Apart

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rallies Sf, Justin Herman Plaza, West Cost Rally for Reproductive Rights, Roe vs. Wade, Abortion Rallies San Francisco, Walk for Life, San Francisco Civic Center, Dueling Abortion Rallies San Francisco, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, San Francisco News

Nearly 40 years after the landmark Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide, forces on both sides of the contentious issue l...

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The Problematic Framing of Abortion as an Issue of Privacy

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Abortion, US Supreme Court, Women's Rights, 2012 Presidential Election, Abortion Rights, Roe v. Wade, LGBT Rights, Roe vs Wade, Same-Sex Marriage, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Politics News

Abortion is a medical intervention three out of ten women in the United States will have needed by the time they are 45. Imposing undue burdens on access is an affront to us all.

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Bachmann Makes Public Appearance

AP | Posted 01.22.2012

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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Rep. Michele Bachmann predicted Sunday that the November elections will end abortion as she made her first public appearance in Min...

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Obama Presents Dramatically Different Stance On Abortion From Republican Rivals'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Gingrich, Abortion, Reproductive Freedom, Video, Roe v. Wade, Abortion Rights, Personhood USA, Reversing Roe vs Wade, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Abortion Rights, Obama Roe v. Wade, Right to Choose, Roe vs Wade, Pro-Abortion Rights, Politics News

Drawing a stark contrast between himself and the Republican presidential candidates on the issue of women's reproductive rights, President Barack Obam...

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The Overlooked Realities of Reproductive Health

Mary Fjerstad, RN, NP, MHS | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Rights, Pregnancy Rate, Roe vs. Wade, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Health Rights, Roe vs. Wade Anniversary, Teen Pregnancies, Birth Control, Women's Health Caret, Fertility Managemen, Women's Medical Care, Contraception, Pregnancy-Deaths, Impact News

This month marks the 39th anniversary of the passage of Roe v. Wade and an opportunity to resolve to either enhance or repeal the laws that ensure a woman's right to choose, depending on which side of the issue you support.

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States Pass Record Wave Of Anti-Abortion Laws

AP | DAVID CRARY and TIMBERLY ROSS | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Abortion, Kansas Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Nebraska Abortion Law, Planned Parenthood Funding, Anti-Abortion, Kansas Abortion Law, Anti-Abortion Protesters, Planned Parenthood, Roe vs Wade, Politics News

OMAHA, Neb. — Inspired by a contentious Nebraska law, abortion opponents in five other states have won passage of measures banning virtually all...

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The Abortion Wars Will Never Go Away (A Former "Pro-Life" Crusader Reconsiders)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Religion, Politics, Abortion Rights, Anti-Abortion Protesters, Roe vs Wade, Pro-Lifers, Pro-Choice, Abortion Politics, Republicans, Politics News

The way abortion was legalized in America in Roe v Wade and Doe v Bolton, was needlessly sweeping and extreme. It's left us with a culture war that won't quit and turned the Republican Party into a far right fringe element dominated by religious extremists.

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Anti-Abortion Bills Advance In Statehouses Nationwide

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Idaho Abortion Bill, Abortion Bills, Kansas Abortion Bill, Anti-Abortion Bills, Roe vs Wade, Abortion Debate, South Dakota Abortion Bill, Oklahoma Abortion Bill, Texas Abortion Bill, Politics News

NEW YORK — Dozens of bills are advancing through statehouses nationwide that would put an array of new obstacles – legal, financial and ps...

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The Ups and Downs of Abortion: Fear, Poverty and Geography Impact Abortion Rates

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Women, Women's Health, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health, Pregnancy, Planned Parenthood, Roe vs Wade, Health Care, Politics News

New data helps illuminate the landscape of reproductive rights in the new decade: a complex mix of choice and limitations in health, wealth and geography, all conspire to make a woman's deeply personal decision an intensely political one.

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A Pro-Life Prayer On The Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade

Michele Somerville | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Capital Punishment, Roman Catholic Church, Pro-Choice, Catholic Bishops, Catholic Church and War, Church and Contraception, Roe vs Wade, Death Penalty, Abortion, Contraception, Condoms, Pope Benedict XVI, March for Life, Anti-Abortion, Pro Choice, Pro Life, Religion News

The Vatican's position on birth control causes abortions.

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Roe v. Wade v. Silence

Jenna Henry Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Roe v. Wade, Reproductive Health, Anti-Abortion, Abortion Clinics, Roe vs Wade, Silver-Ribbon, Dr. Tiller, Naral Pro-Choice America, National Organization for Women, Politics News

I live in a country where it is OK to distribute "WANTED" posters that not only display photos of abortion service medical providers, but include their names and addresses.

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On The Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade, Let's Honor Mothers

Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph. D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sixth Commandment, Abortion, Lee Carhart, Thou Shalt Not Kill, Abortion Rights, George Tiller, Obama Abortion, Roe vs Wade, Roe vs Wade 35 Anniversary, Pro Choice, Abortion Debate, Pro Life, Religion News

The Bible supports women's right to reproductive moral decision-making, and I think those who try to use it to deny women's reproductive freedom misuse it.

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Roe v. Wade 38th Anniversary: A Time for Celebration -- and Commitment

Merle Hoffman | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Roe established abortion as a legal right for women, current laws in many states mean women still have to cross state lines or face other restrictions to secure abortions.

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Tancredo Candidacy a Symptom of Degraded Politics, the Race to the Right and to the Bottom

Michele Swenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fair Elections Now Act, White Male Supremacy, One-Family-One-Vote, Theocracy, Corporate Personhood, American Constitution Party, U.S. Taxpayers Party, Howard Phillips, Tom Tancredo, Roe vs. Wade, Denver News

It is an understatement to say that the American Constitution Party is merely a "vehicle" for Tom Tancredo's run for office, as he has supported many of their goals.

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WATCH: Boxer, Fiorina Face Off In Senate Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, California Senate Race, Barbara Boxer, Boxer Fiorina, Carly Fiorina, 2010 Elections, Roe v. Wade, California Prop 23, Roe vs Wade, Boxer Fiorina Debate, Elections 2010, Los Angeles News

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Cal.) and Republican Carly Fiorina faced off in their first debate on Wednesday night in their tough battle for the state's Sena...

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Religious Fundamentalism Should Not Be Affecting Americans' Rights

Fred Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Civil Liberties, First Amendment, Gay Rights, Moral Majority, Religious Fundamentalism, Abortion Rights, Thomas Jefferson, Stem Cell Research, Conservative-Christian-Groups, Roe vs Wade, Focus on the Family, Separation of Church and State, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Religion News

What we don't realize is that we, as a nation, have allowed our own country to be ruled in part by our own domestic religious fundamentalism.

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Feminism in the Wake of 'Ladies' Night' Is...Complicated

Tina Dupuy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Meg Whitman, Republican Primaries, Reproductive Rights, Roe vs Wade, Sharron Angle, Anti-Abortion, Carly Fiorina, Gloria Feldt, Pro-Choice, Nikki Haley, Republicans, Politics News

Being a feminist and being against reproductive freedoms means you are not a feminist. You can say you're a Mets fan, but if you only want the Yankees to win -- you're not a Mets fan.

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Nebraska Abortion Law: Mental, Physical Screening Required For Women And No Abortion After 20 Weeks

AP | NATE JENKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska could become the first state to require doctors to screen women for possible mental and physical problems before perfor...

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"We Need Courage": Will Obama Nominate a Justice Who Can Help Restore Justice?

Shahid Buttar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens, Hillary Clinton, Roe vs Wade, Barack Obama, Judicial Nominations, 2010 Elections, Reproductive Rights, Sonia Sotomayor, Environment, Pam Karlan, Civil Rights, Elections 2010, Politics News

Whether Obama finds in the forthcoming nomination battle the courage that eludes his Administration on national security and corporate power may define his presidency.

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You Can Be Pro-Choice Politically And Be A Pro-Life Advocate In Your Community

Rev. Romal J. Tune | Posted 05.25.2011

As a Christian, you can support choice politically and for those children that are already here you can choose to be a pro-life advocate for them to live life abundantly.

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A Feminist's U-Turn: A Torrid Tale of Disappointment and Discovery

Megan Carpentier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Camille Paglia, Naral, Backlash, Women's Studies, Feminist Mystique, Gloria Steinem, Roe vs Wade, Jezebel, Catholic Church, Betty Friedan, Gay Rights, Kyriarchy, Roe v. Wade, Sexism, Racism, Wage Gap, Abortion, Intersectionality, Equality, Wonkette, Rape, Abortion Rights, Andrea Dworkin, Third Wave Feminism, Feminism, March for Women's Lives, Gender, Equal Rights Amendment, Jezebel.com, LGBT Rights, Feminists, Birth Control, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living News

Writing about women's issues made me learn more about those issues and feminist theories about them than a classroom ever did. It also allowed reclaim the word "feminist" for myself.

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Elena Kagan: Way Too Boring For Scandal-Starved Media

Dan Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roe vs Wade, Gay Marriage, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Supreme Court Nomination, Elena Kagan, First Ammendment, Controversy, Scotus, Media News

The mere specks of spongy legal dirt from Elena Kagan's past do not exactly offer the fleshy and easily understandable outrage that serves as the media's lifeblood.

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