Roe vs Wade 35 Anniversary

A Woman's Right to Choose...a President

Karen Mulhauser | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics

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What women do not need now is a divisive fight within the Democratic Party over which candidate is better on women's issues such as choice.

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Ron Paul: Roe v. Wade a 'Big Mistake'

James Freedman | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

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Before getting elected to Congress in the late 1970s, Paul delivered more than 4,000 babies as an OB/GYN. When it comes to abortion, he believes the m...

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Have We Come a Long Way, Baby?

Jenna Henry Hansen | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Planning your family -- or planning not to have a family. Whose choice is it?

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Roe v. Wade Awakening

Marissa Miley | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Noticeably absent from the RoeIQtest.com survey are questions about women's health, quality of life, and privacy -- all things that Roe vs. Wade ensured.

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How Can the Richest Country in the World Deal With the Issue of Teen Pregnancy?

Maria Kefalas | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

When you look at the rest of the world where teenage childbearing has become a problem of another time, it is maddening to see policymakers in the U.S. so perplexed.

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10 Reasons to Support Reproductive Justice on Roe Day

Jill Filipovic | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Roe at 35 is in bad shape. But there are plenty of forward-looking, positive steps to be taken.

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What the Huck?

Cristina Page | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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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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The Juno Effect

John Seery | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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Right-to-lifers should read the recent numbers and realize that entrusting and empowering women with their own reproductive decisions might be a more auspicious strategy for reducing overall abortion numbers.

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I Am Roe and I Have Questions for the Candidates

Gloria Feldt | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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On the 35th anniversary of a decision that should have guaranteed women's human rights to make childbearing decisions without legislators and preachers weighing in, I and all women are becoming nameless and faceless Roes.

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Admitting the Complexities of Abortion

Courtney E. Martin | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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I was unequivocally pro-choice, but I hated that woman in the Planned Parenthood because she seemed to have such an uncomplicated relationship with abortion. I was jealous.

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Thank You, Justice Blackmun

Suzanne Grossman | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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Blackmun, the author of Roe v. Wade, received hate mail for the rest of his life. But for thousands of women he is a hero.

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If Men Could Get Pregnant, Abortion Would be a Sacrament

Erica Jong | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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I am appalled that abortion remains under attack--and that birth control in America has been impeded. We came so far with so much struggle. To give it back now is no less than an assault on women's health.

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