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Price Tag Dissuades Utah Legislators from Abortion Ban

Emily Douglas on January 7, 2009 - 11:36am
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Finally, the economic downturn delivers a silver lining for America's women: legislators in Utah, who are gung-ho about an abortion ban, aren't going to pursue one in this legislative session because of the cost associated with defending the ban in court.

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How the Midwest Was Won: South Dakota Healthy Families' Winning Message

Kay Steiger on December 9, 2008 - 8:00am
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The South Dakota measure to criminalize abortion was defeated by 10 points. The campaign responsible for challenging the ban used messaging much of the national pro-choice movement might not agree with. How does a state in which most voters identify as pro-life defeat an abortion ban?

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Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider Virginia Abortion Ban

Emily Douglas on October 28, 2008 - 5:59pm
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This morning, a full Fourth Circuit Court reconsidered a Virginia ban on certain late-term abortion procedures.

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The Extreme Team Behind Amendment 48

Cristina Page on October 24, 2008 - 7:00am
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The groups supporting Colorado's Amendment 48 represent the most extreme wing of the right to life movement. These groups and individuals lead campaigns against contraceptive access.

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Women's Health Exception in South Dakota Ban Not Enough to Protect Women

Dr. Suzanne Poppema on October 21, 2008 - 7:00am
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Proponents of the South Dakota abortion ban argue that the health exception protects women's well-being. But the amendment would force physicians to make medical decisions with their attorneys, rather than with their patients.

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Is Lithuania about to Adopt an Abortion Ban?

Anna Wilkowska-Landowska on August 20, 2008 - 7:00am
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If the Lithuanian Parliament adopts more restrictive abortion regulations currently under debate, Lithuania would join Malta, Ireland and Poland as a European country in which access to abortion is significantly limited.

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Trigger Laws: Taking Aim at Roe

Emily Douglas on May 20, 2008 - 7:00am
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Both pro- and anti-choice activists are preparing the state legislative landscape on abortion for the next President and his or her Supreme Court nominees. The right's latest tactic is the ban-in-waiting -- a ban on abortion that springs into effect upon the reversal of Roe.

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