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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.

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What Happens to Washington State Women if Title X Falls?

by Amie Newman

February 14, 2011 - 11:16pm (Print)

If the GOP push to eliminate Title X is successful, along with their attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, low income Americans in need of family planning services in states like Washington State will have nowhere to go.

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Roundup: Block Those Racist, Sexist Women Seeking Abortions

by Rachel Larris

February 12, 2010 - 10:36am (Print)

The new reason to "ban" abortion: because the potential abortion seeker (aka, the woman who is pregnant) is a racist? I'm not sure how else to read new proposed laws in Georgia and Oklahoma that seek to ban "reasons" for abortion.

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Happy National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers!

by Micah Steffes, RH Reality Check

March 10, 2009 - 6:52am (Print)

Today is National Day of Appreciation for Abortion-providers! Here are just a few reasons to recognize and a couple ways to do so!

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Turning the Clock Back on Title X

by Allison Conyers, NFPRHA

May 16, 2008 - 1:41pm (Print)

The conservative groups angling to cut funding to Title X family planning clinics want to return the country to a time before women could control their reproductive lives.

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Domestic Gag Rule? Déjà Vu All Over Again

by Marilyn Keefe, National Partnership for Women & Families

May 13, 2008 - 10:55am (Print)

Last week, nearly 80 conservative groups led by the Family Research Council asked President Bush to strip family planning clinics of their eligibility for Title X funds if they refer patients for abortions or share facilities with abortion providers -- which would bring the global gag rule home.

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