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Thank You, Justice Blackmun

Suzanne Grossman on January 22, 2008 - 12:13pm

On this anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I want to give thanks to the men and women who make this choice possible -- to doctors, to clinic workers, to advocates and activists, to lawmakers and politicians who are brave enough to stand up to "pro-life" rhetoric, to all of those who fought for abortion rights before 1973, and finally to Justice Harry Blackmun, the author of Roe v. Wade.

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Published under: Access to Abortion 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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1 Obama's Late Term Abortion Comments Ignore Stark Realities

By Lynda Waddington on Jul 8, 2008 - 4:08pm | 5 comments

If Obama knew my story, or the story of any woman who has sought a late term abortion, he wouldn't make such careless comments on the legality of exceptions to abortion bans.

Planned Parenthood's "Surplus" Is An Anti-Choice Myth

By Amanda Marcotte on Jul 9, 2008 - 8:00am | 4 comments

Anti-choicers insist that abortion providers like Planned Parenthood get into the business because it's profitable. Never mind that Planned Parenthood does more to reduce the abortion rate by providing education and contraception than anything anti-choicers do.

Maternal, Child and Reproductive Health: G8 Heats Up

By Jill Sheffield on Jul 9, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

The wives of the prime ministers of the UK and Japan have shown strong support for maternal and child health at the G8 Summit.

2 A Brief History of the 'Health Exception'

By Vicki Saporta on Jul 8, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Roe v. Wade gave us a federal statute to ensure abortion access after viability when a threat to the health of the pregnant woman was at stake. The federal abortion ban took it away.

Choice: Let the People Say, “Amen”

By Rev. Madison Shockley on Jul 8, 2008 - 8:00am | 5 comments

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We consider that a miscarriage has no moral content because we attribute it to God. But if women are partners with God then do they not also have moral authority to interrupt the process of human gestation?

Time to Talk to Rev. Wallis on Reducing Unintended Pregnancy

By Debra Haffner on Jul 8, 2008 - 8:00am | 5 comments

Rev. Wallis, I will do everything I can to work with you on assuring adoption services and high quality prenatal care and parenting support -- when will we see you working to ensure women can prevent pregnancies in the first place?

3 Jamaican Health Official Calls for Sex Work Decriminalization

By Danielle Toppin on Jul 7, 2008 - 8:00am | 2 comments

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Obama and the Acceptable Abortion

By Jill Filipovic on Jul 7, 2008 - 12:17pm | 3 comments

When discussing late-term abortion, Barack Obama used talking points we would expect to hear from John McCain: abstinence, adoption, and sacredness of sex.

The G8 Takes on Maternal Health -- Or Does It?

By Jill Sheffield on Jul 7, 2008 - 2:01pm | 0 comments

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4 Sexually Transmitted Infections Hit All-Time High in Iowa

By Douglas Burns on Jul 7, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Iowa Department of Public Health officials report that total cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in the state reached record levels in 2007 -- with some major spikes among teen-age populations.

To Combat Rising STI Rates, Minnesota Lawmakers Legalize Patient-Delivered Partner Therapy

By Andy Birkey on Jul 7, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

The increasing incidence of STD diagnoses in Minnesota is prompting lawmakers and public health departments to come up with strategies to address the emerging epidemic.

Bush Takes Parting Shot at International Family Planning Organizations

By Craig Lasher on Jun 27, 2008 - 2:41pm | 0 comments

This year's Bush administration denial of $40 million to UNFPA comes as no surprise. But buried in the statement lies the threat that other international family planning groups who work in China may also have their U.S. government funding cut.

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