abortion bans
States Enact Record Number of Abortion Restrictions in First Half of 2011
by Rachel Gold and Elizabeth Nash, Guttmacher Institute
July 13, 2011 - 10:29am (Print)
In the first six months of 2011, states enacted 162 new provisions related to reproductive health and rights.
Legal in Name Only: How State Restrictions Deny Women Their Right to Abortion Care
by Sally Steenland, Center for American Progress
July 1, 2011 - 12:46pm (Print)
When does a legal right become theoretical instead of real? If you want to know the answer, take a look at what’s happening to reproductive rights.
The Real Reason Anti-Choice Activists Are Pushing Fetal Pain Laws
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 30, 2011 - 5:24pm (Print)
There's been a lot of analysis done over the push for fetal pain laws in the states. But why do anti-abortion activists was that particular law to be the one to challenge Roe V. Wade?
The 20-Week Abortion Myth
by Ryan Swanek
May 2, 2011 - 9:44pm (Print)
Abortion ban legislation in Iowa and elsewhere is based on a myth that focuses on the 20th week of pregnancy at which an arbitrary line is drawn to restrict abortions past this time.
Morning Roundup: Racist Anti-abortion Flyers at Princeton Theological Seminary
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 23, 2011 - 9:38am (Print)
The WHO lists 30 essential drugs for maternal and child health, Montanans don't want to ban abortion, Princeton Theological Seminarians upset by distribution of racist flyers, and health care reform turns one!
Morning Roundup: Pence Loves Title X's Work in "Inner Cities"
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 22, 2011 - 9:19am (Print)
The first same-sex fertility center, Arizona Senate passes race and sex-based abortion ban, women still being given as crime compensation in Afghanistan, lawsuit filed over New York's CPC law, and Rep. Mike Pence likes what Title X does for "inner cities."
(VIDEO) Witness in Fetal Pain Hearing Told By Committee Member That Baby Was "Viable"
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
March 17, 2011 - 1:55pm (Print)
A Minnesota Representative tells a woman testifying against the proposed fetal pain ban that she should have given birth, like Rick Santorum's wife did.
When Abortion Is Actually A Crime
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
October 18, 2010 - 8:39pm (Print)
The acquittal of an Australia couple for illegal abortion reveals much about how abortion bans are misunderstood by the general public, and why anti-choicers prefer it stays that way.
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North Dakota Abortion Ban Could Have National Implications
by Andy Birkey, New Journalist Fellow
March 16, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
In Arkansas, Bill Banning Abortion Procedures Is No Fantasy
