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The Let Women Die Bill of 2011: H.R. 358 Forces Women to Play Russian Roulette in Their Hospital Emergency Room

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by Laura MacCleery

October 17, 2011 - 12:11pm (Print)

Congressman Joe Pitts used a misleading and inaccurate interpretation of medical law to push for the passage of H.R. 358, the Let Women Die Act of 2011. Chillingly, the bill that was passed would ensure that hospitals’ institutional dictates, including those at odds with medical science, could override the consciences of the doctors who work for them, even when those dictates unreasonably risk women’s lives.

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Let Down Again: Obama’s FDA Inexplicably Fails to Advance New Emergency Contraception Rules

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by Laura MacCleery

March 26, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

A court ruling on emergency contraception remains unenforced, a reminder of yet another key failing in reproductive health by the Obama administration.

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NYT Misleads on Pouillon Murder and Clinic Violence

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by Laura MacCleery

October 16, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)

The New York Times’ coverage of Pouillon's murder obfuscates police reports that abortion was not a central factor, romanticizes anti-choice protesters, and ignores the history of anti-choice violence.
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