fetal rights

Ankhorite Deep in the Weeds

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reader diary by Ankhorite

May 28, 2010 - 8:57pm (Print)

Women "cannot be allowed" to be heathenish and hedonistic... and a defense of Dr. Tiller, along with crowepps' funny summary of Christian sexual theology.

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Do Pregnant Women Have the Right to Refuse Surgery?

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by Rebecca A. Spence

March 16, 2010 - 8:22am (Print)

Last week, a firestorm erupted in the birth and reproductive justice advocacy world over a statement generated by the NIH Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Consensus Development panel implying that in some circumstances a pregnant woman cannot refuse cesarean surgery.

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Special Rights or Basic Rights?

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reader diary by 29834273

June 27, 2009 - 9:21pm (Print)

If some conservatives are against gay marriage and women's rights because they consider them to be "special rights", why are they in favor of fetal rights?

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Fetus In Peril? Batten Down the Hatches!

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

April 15, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

The main purpose of of Oklahoma's proposed self-defense bill for pregnant women is to create a long trail of laws that define a fetus as an "unborn child" that deserves state protection.

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Can There Be Justice for Pregnant Women if the Unborn Have "Human Rights?"

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by Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women

October 23, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Cases from across the country prove that if the unborn are recognized as legal persons with separate human rights, the government will have the power to deprive pregnant women of their rights to informed consent, due process, liberty, and even life.
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An Open Letter to Gov. Palin on Women's Rights

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by Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women

September 4, 2008 - 1:59pm (Print)

Gov. Palin, have you thought about what would happen if you succeeded in getting your position -- that fetuses have a right to life -- established as the law of the land?
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SC Supreme Court Overturns Homicide Conviction

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by Emily Douglas

May 13, 2008 - 10:03am (Print)

The South Carolina Supreme Court yesterday overturned the 2001 conviction of Regina McKnight for the homicide by child abuse of her stillborn child.
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If Wishes Were Zygotes

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

February 27, 2008 - 8:51am (Print)

After nine months of praying daily for the life of a fetus, you, too, will be ready to dehumanize women and ready to fight against their rights.

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