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Donna Crane on the Discriminatory D.C. Abortion Ban

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Donna Crane, policy director at NARAL Pro-Choice America, discussed the D.C. abortion ban at a press conference organized by DC Vote on June 8, 2011. The abortion ban, imposed on Washington, D.C. by Congress, prevents the city from using locally-raised funds to help low-income women access abortion care.

June 20, 2011 - 9:17am

Donna Crane, policy director at NARAL Pro-Choice America, discussed the D.C. abortion ban at a press conference organized by DC Vote on June 8, 2011. The abortion ban, imposed on Washington, D.C. by Congress, prevents the city from using locally-raised funds to help low-income women access abortion care.

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Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider Virginia Abortion Ban

by Emily Douglas

October 28, 2008 - 5:59pm (Print)

This morning, a full Fourth Circuit Court reconsidered a Virginia ban on certain late-term abortion procedures.

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Fact or Fiction: The Debate and Reproductive Health

by Emily Douglas

October 16, 2008 - 12:09am (Print)

Those of us waiting to hear the presidential candidates clarify their stances on abortion, women's health, equal pay and Supreme Court nominees had a lot to pay attention to tonight.

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Courting Reproductive Justice: 30 Years of Linda Greenhouse

by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

July 24, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

As New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse retires, looking back on some reproductive rights cases she covered reveals an alarming trajectory.

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Building A Better Frame: Reproductive Rights In the Media

by Amie Newman

July 24, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

We have an opportunity to re-focus the reproductive rights and health public and media discourse this campaign season - let's take it.

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HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion

by Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround

July 15, 2008 - 2:02pm (Print)

The Department of Health and Human Services Monday released a proposal that allows any federal grant recipient to obstruct a woman's access to contraception. In order to do this, the Department is attempting to redefine many forms of contraception as abortion.

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A Brief History of the 'Health Exception'

by Vicki Saporta, National Abortion Federation

July 8, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Roe v. Wade gave us a federal statute to ensure abortion access after viability when a threat to the health of the pregnant woman was at stake. The federal abortion ban took it away.

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Michigan House Passes Federal Abortion Ban Copy

by Alexa Stanard, New Journalist Fellow

May 29, 2008 - 11:18am (Print)

Late Tuesday night, Michigan's Democratic-led House passed Senate Bill 776, a federal abortion ban copy intended as a litmus test for members of Congress in an election year.

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Roundup Redux: C-Sections, Anti-Choice Connecting The Dots

by Amie Newman

May 28, 2008 - 11:40am (Print)

This Wednesday afternoon Roundup includes: C-sections are causing preterm birth, outlandish anti-choice legislation titles, midwifery successes and connecting the anti-choice dots.

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Michigan Seeking Federal Abortion Ban Copy

by Alexa Stanard, New Journalist Fellow

April 18, 2008 - 8:50am (Print)

The Michigan House is poised to consider a symbolic bill that would mirror the federal ban on so-called partial birth abortion. Local Planned Parenthood staff say Michigan Right to Life is using the bill as an election-year loyalty test.

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