abortion criminalization
In 2007 the Mexican Supreme Court upheld a law which decriminalized abortion in Mexico City. Since then, twelve Mexican states have approved constitutional reforms defining personhood as beginning at the moment of conception.
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An aggressive advocacy campaign by the Catholic Church has resulted in changes in the Constitution of the Dominican Republic protecting "the right to life" from the moment of conception to death.
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New abortion restrictions in Mexico not only demonstrate a shocking lack of compassion, they also directly contradict strong evidence that restricting abortion access does not make abortion less common.
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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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By Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check December 9, 2008 - 8:00am
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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Despite the crushing 3-to-1 loss of a state constitutional amendment to confer civil rights on fertilized human eggs, the American Life League says it's their "only option left".
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The Polish Health Minister recently proposed a new health department that would register and track women's pregnancies to ensure abortions were not obtained illegally.
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By Ernest Luning, New Journalist Fellow September 23, 2008 - 7:00am
A pro-choice group will spend millions of dollars in Colorado
and other swing states airing an ad that asks how long women should spend in jail if they have abortions after Roe v. Wade is overturned.
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To combat maternal mortality rates in Southeast Asia far higher than Millennium Development Goal targets, governments must ensure women's right to safe abortion.
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A new poll shows that the public is at odds with their country's laws. Most people reject using criminal penalties to prevent abortions.
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