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Roe vs Wade

The Journal Led Astray by Same-Sex Marriage

Roger Pilon | Posted 03.25.2013 | Media
Roger Pilon

In recognizing rights, the Court is not "creating" them. It's simply acknowledging that they were always there, even if we haven't always lived up to our principles and recognized them, as clearly we have not.

New PBS Program Makers Puts Women's Movement in Context

Kate Kelly | Posted 04.27.2013 | Women
Kate Kelly

Makers: Women Who Make America is debuting on PBS on Tuesday night. Thus far, media coverage has focused on Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. The media has used this as an opportunity to draw attention to Sandberg's forthcoming book. What is missing here is context.

On the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Republicans Applaud its True Meaning

Susan Bevan | Posted 03.25.2013 | Politics
Susan Bevan

At its heart, Roe reaffirms American women's essential right to make personal health decisions privately and without interference from government.

The New Roe

Kierra Johnson | Posted 03.24.2013 | Politics
Kierra Johnson

The more I sit and consider what the Roe v. Wade decision means at 40 years, the more I am sure that it actually means the same thing now as it did then. The question isn't what does Roe mean at 40. The question is who is the new Roe?

Denver Archbishop: Abortion Is 'Murder,' 'Always Wrong'

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 01.22.2013 | Denver

On the 40th anniversary of historic abortion rights case Roe v. Wade, Denver's new Archbishop, 61-year-old Samuel J. Aquila has released a pastoral le...

40 Years After Roe v. Wade, Majority Of Americans Believe Abortion Should Be Legal

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 01.22.2013 | Politics

Forty years after Roe v. Wade, a majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a new poll conducted by NBC...

Doc Explores Lives Of Four Late Term Abortion Doctors

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 01.23.2013 | Arts

On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, one documentary at Sundance Film Festival addresses the enduring controversy surrounding abortions. "After Til...

Before Roe v. Wade: The Price Women Paid

Martha Burk | Posted 03.23.2013 | Politics
Martha Burk

What most people don't know is that lawful abortion clinics were in operation before Roe. One of those places was New York, and one of those clinics was started by Merle Hoffman, a true pioneer in providing for women's reproductive health.

We Have Always Resisted

Kortney Ryan Ziegler, Ph.D. | Posted 03.20.2013 | Black Voices
Kortney Ryan Ziegler, Ph.D.

Provided that reproductive justice is indeed about all women having the right to make healthy and informed decisions about their bodies, advocates who continue to ignore the historical contributions of trans women of color are complicit in reproducing the very oppressions the movement seeks to destroy.

Most Millennials Don't Know What Roe v. Wade Was About

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.18.2013 | College

A majority of Americans under 30 are either unaware or unsure that the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade was about abortion rights, new d...

The Goal of Roe v. Wade

Kate Michelman | Posted 03.19.2013 | Politics
Kate Michelman

On this fortieth anniversary, it is appropriate to ask if the promise of Roe v. Wade has been fulfilled. Has women's liberty and equality progressed as far as we hoped it would since Jan. 22, 1973?

Catholic Bishops Pray Against Abortion, Naked Women Protest Them, Orthodox Seating In The Stadium And The Scientology Flap

Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 03.17.2013 | Religion
Jaweed Kaleem

This afternoon in religion: Catholic bishops pray against abortion while naked women separately protest the church, New York's new stadium will have separate seating for Orthodox Jewish men and women and the Atlantic's flap over Scientology.

Marginalizing American Women to Second Class Status

Rizwan A. Rahmani | Posted 01.06.2013 | Politics
Rizwan A. Rahmani

To keep hearing the same political debates around our country regarding abortion, women's pay, and women's health is so surreal that sometimes I feel like a time-traveling protagonist in a sci-fi film, in which I missed a turn and went back a century.

Norm Coleman: Court Under Mitt Romney Wouldn't Reverse Roe v. Wade

The Huffington Post | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 10.31.2012 | Politics

Norm Coleman, a former Republican senator from Minnesota and a top surrogate for Mitt Romney, told a group of Jewish voters in Ohio on Monday that Roe...

Abortion Opponents Chip Away At Access

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 10.20.2012 | Politics

CHICAGO -- It's legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder. Just this year, 17 states set new limits on ab...

I Feel Bad for My Vagina

Denise Vivaldo | Posted 11.11.2012 | Politics
Denise Vivaldo

I happen to love my vagina. We have been through thick and thin together. The great, the good, the average and the occasional nights we never speak of. Ever.

Carlos Harrison

'Latin America's Roe v. Wade' Case Heads Towards Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Carlos Harrison | Posted 09.06.2012 | Latino Voices

A case that pro-abortion rights advocates are calling Latin America’s ā€œRoe v. Wadeā€ moved Wednesday to an international court, which could make ...

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

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 05.22.2012 | Politics
Laurence J. Kotlikoff

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.

John Celock

New York State Lawmaker Seeks Updated Abortion And Contraception Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.24.2012 | Politics

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...

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

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 02.06.2012 | Politics

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...

Aaron Sankin

PHOTOS: Dueling Abortion Rallies Fill SF Streets Mere Blocks Apart

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.23.2012 | San Francisco

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

The Problematic Framing of Abortion as an Issue of Privacy

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 03.24.2012 | Politics
Marianne Mollmann

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.

Bachmann Makes Public Appearance

AP | Posted 01.22.2012 | Politics

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

Laura Bassett

Obama Presents Dramatically Different Stance On Abortion From Republican Rivals'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.22.2012 | Politics

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

The Overlooked Realities of Reproductive Health

Mary Fjerstad, RN, NP, MHS | Posted 03.22.2012 | Impact
Mary Fjerstad, RN, NP, MHS

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.