California parental notification ballot initiative
Reproductive Rights - Indivisible, With Liberty and Justice For All
by Shira Saperstein, The Moriah Fund
November 18, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
Reproductive rights are about nothing less than the ability to make decisions about love, sex, and family without government interference or discrimination. That means marriage equality is a cornerstone of reproductive justice.
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Despite Anti-Choice Defeats, Pro-Choice Groups Brace For More
by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check
November 14, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
Voters definitively beat back anti-choice ballot initiatives on November 4, but opponents of legal abortion say they'll be back for another round. What can women's health advocates do to build up support before the next round of attacks?
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Science and Medicine Trump Anti-Choice Ballot Initiatives
by Dr. Susie Baldwin, Physicians for a National Health Program
November 10, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
Despite the anti-abortion movement's best efforts, Americans in three states voted to protect pregnant women and their physicians from interference by the government.
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In Many States, Voters Reject Anti-Choice Ballot Initiatives
November 5, 2008 - 12:44am (Print)
In Colorado, South Dakota, Washington, California and Michigan voters refused to put the government between Americans and their private life decisions.
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Proposition 4: Constitutional Amendments for Sale
by Maya Manian, University of San Francisco School of Law
November 3, 2008 - 3:10pm (Print)
Two wealthy Californians have bank-rolled this year's parental notification ballot initiative as well as the two nearly identical prior measures, corrupting the ballot initiative process and putting teens at risk.
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Not All Politics Is Local: Connecting the Dots on Anti-Abortion Initiatives
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
November 1, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
Advocates who oppose legal abortion often claim they only want to "send the issue of abortion back to the states." But this position is a bait-and-switch tactic that should not be trusted.
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What (and Who) Is Behind CA's Parental Notification Push
by Amie Newman
October 28, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
"Sarah's Law" is the third attempt to get California voters to say yes to parental notification. But there is no "Sarah" and government mandated parental notification won't improve communication between parents and teens.
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Parental Involvement Laws Have No Effect on Abortion Rates
by Sharon Camp, Guttmacher Institute
October 24, 2008 - 11:00am (Print)
Antiabortion activists claim that state laws requiring parental involvement for minors have been a major contributing factor to declining abortion rates in the United States. Studies prove them wrong.
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Next Stop, Supreme Court: What Happens If Anti-Choice Ballot Initiatives In South Dakota and Colorado Pass?
by Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check
October 7, 2008 - 5:00am (Print)
Is it wise for anti-choicers to bring a direct challenge to Roe to the Supreme Court, as they would if either the South Dakota or Colorado ballot initiative passes? Anti-choice activists are divided on the strategy.
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