Access to Abortion
Wendy Norris, New Journalist Fellow on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am
Conservative activists are gearing up to enact state laws to restrict abortion. Colorado is once again serving as a political incubator in yet another attempt to chip away at Roe v. Wade, this time in the form of an amendment stating that life begins at conception.
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Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on May 14, 2008 - 11:08am
Anti-choice groups Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America and others are petitioning President Bush to restrict funding for our most successful family planning program ever.
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What would happen if our right to abortion hinged on the right to sexual pleasure rather than on a penumbra? Ecuador might just find out.
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Democrats are three for three in picking up long-held GOP seats in special elections.
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Paying for sex or drugs can sink a politician's career -- but what about paying for an abortion?
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Marilyn Keefe, National Partnership for Women & Families on May 13, 2008 - 11:55am
Last week, nearly 80 conservative groups led by the Family Research Council asked President Bush to strip family planning clinics of their eligibility for Title X funds if they refer patients for abortions or share facilities with abortion providers -- which would bring the global gag rule home.
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Gov. Sebelius asked to stop communion, Global women's rights essential to sustainability, Abortion rights in Northern Ireland.
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In Colombia, young women may be getting pregnant intentionally -- but not necessarily because they want to become mothers. Sexuality education advocates differ on how best to tailor a pregnancy prevention and sexual health curriculum to reach Colombian teens.
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On May 26, the Wanderlust reproductive justice bicycle caravan will set off on an 1800 mile journey from New Orleans to New York City, meeting with and learning from reproductive justice activists along the way.
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Supreme Court expert Jeffrey Toobin thinks the Supreme Court still matters, despite what Geraldine Ferraro says.
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