access to abortion
Why All 100 Senators Should Support Access to Abortion in Cases of Rape in the Military
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
November 30, 2011 - 6:12pm (Print)
The Shaheen Amendment currently has 12 cosponsors. It should have all 100. This amendment should be entirely non-controversial and should appeal even to those who generally oppose abortion but are sympathetic to its need in cases of rape or incest. Even the Hyde Amendment — the original ban on government coverage for abortion — allows for abortion in those circumstances.
NYT: The Courts Stand Up for Access to Reproductive Health Care
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
July 14, 2011 - 3:19pm (Print)
In an editorial today, the New York Times discusses the vital role the courts have played in recent weeks in blocking viciously regressive laws seeking to deny women access to both self-determination and to basic reproductive health care.
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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.
The Lesser-Known Side of Dr. George Tiller: A Physician Colleague Speaks on the Second Anniversary of His Murder
by Dr. Suzanne Poppema, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
May 26, 2011 - 2:56pm (Print)
Dr. Susan Poppema, a close colleague of Dr. George Tiller's, reflects on what Dr. Tiller offered his patients and their families, something missing from the recent push for abortion restrictions in Congress and state legislatures.
George Tiller: Courage in the Face of Adversity
May 26, 2011 - 8:54am (Print)
I feel so lucky to work in a clinic where we can offer women respectful and safe services regardless of income or medical acuity.
With "Informed Consent" Bill, Texas Legislators Serve the Needs of... Texas Legislators
May 4, 2011 - 9:07am (Print)
During Monday's smug, self-congratulating second reading of House Bill 15, a Republican talk radio host from Houston, may not have realized how much he slipped when he said he liked the bill because of its power in "addressing the needs of the members in the House and the Senate."
Don't Let the Fight Over Contraception Distract Us from Access to Abortion
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
April 18, 2011 - 8:13am (Print)
Now that anti-choicers have moved the fight to contraception in a dramatic way, it's tempting to stop defending abortion altogether. But we need to make sure we're defending all women's rights.
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CBS Outdoors Being Sued By Anti-Choice Group That May or May Not Exist
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
April 4, 2011 - 9:00pm (Print)
An anti-abortion group claims the company refused to put up their billboard, violating their first amendment rights.
Leslee Unruh: The Queen of Ab-Only and CPCs Now Leads Anti-Choice Efforts in South Dakota
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
March 29, 2011 - 11:41am (Print)
Leslee Unruh's fundraising is one of the forces behind South Dakota's newest abortion restrictions. Who is she and what does she believe?
South Dakota's New Abortion Restrictions Reveal Theocratic Intentions
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
March 29, 2011 - 9:38am (Print)
The fact that the anti-choice movement is just one arm of the larger religious right is often ignored. But a new law mandating religious indoctrination of women should change the discourse.
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