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Terry v. Newman

By Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

August 27, 2009 - 9:19am

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The dispute between Randall Terry and Troy Newman sheds light on the way that activism can satisfy a person’s hunger for attention and influence—how it can become a power trip.


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Who Are You Calling Baby Killer?

By Carol Mason

August 24, 2009 - 8:00am

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Before it was used as an anti-choice accusation, the phrase "baby killer" was hurled at American soldiers returning from Vietnam in the 60s and the 70s.

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Des Moines Anti-Choicer Hopes to Free Alleged Tiller Assassin

By Jason Hancock, New Journalist Project

August 19, 2009 - 7:00am

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A Des Moines anti-abortion activist has had repeated contact with the man accused of killing Kansas doctor George Tiller in May, and is even working on a legal strategy for him that he believes will result in acquittal.

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Palin Still Finds Fans in Anti-Choice Movement

By David Weigel, New Journalist Project

July 8, 2009 - 7:00am

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Anti-abortion activists are ecstatic about the possibility that Palin, freed from the duties and turmoils of office, could become a historic leader and spokeswoman for their cause.

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Prosecution of Clinic Violence Lagged Under Bush

By Daphne Eviatar, New Journalist Fellow

June 15, 2009 - 8:00am

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The Bush Administration rarely used the existing law to prevent and combat violence against clinics and providers of abortion and other reproductive health services.

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Musgrave Drains Campaign Funds to Train Anti-Choice Activists

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

June 11, 2009 - 7:00am

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The national antiabortion group, Susan B. Anthony List, is the recipient of a cool 50 grand courtesy of defeated U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave's campaign fund.

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Operation Rescue, Jill Stanek: Only Too Happy to Aid and Abet

By Emily Douglas

June 3, 2009 - 1:00pm

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Anti-choice groups across the nation are busy insisting that since they didn't personally pull the trigger, their protests, harassment, and hate speech are not to blame for the murder of Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Yet some anti-choice activists -- even now -- seem only too happy to aid and abet the crazy ones who will resort to violence.

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The "Pro-Life" Movement's Hot Rhetoric and All-Out Lies

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

June 3, 2009 - 7:00am

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One of the most contentious issues now in the news, in the aftermath of the assassination of Dr. George Tiller, is how much moral culpability the anti-choice movement bears for motivating the man who took Dr. Tiller's life.

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Now We Know: Homeland Security Report on Religious Extremism Prescient

By Kyle Mantyla, People for the American Way

June 1, 2009 - 12:54pm

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The Department of Homeland Security report on right-wing extremism, far from being an offensive attack on Christians and anti-choice activists, was remarkably timely and accurate.

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Citizen "Entrapment": Lila Rose and 21st Century Stealth Pro-Life Activism

By Mandy Van Deven, RH Reality Check

May 26, 2009 - 11:08am

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Lila Rose's Live Action Films uses police quality undercover equipment to record a loosely scripted conversation in which Rose and her cohorts bait Planned Parenthood employees into violating the organization's policies. Welcome to twenty-first century stealth pro-life activism.

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