Dr. Kermit Gosnell
Roundup: Montana Governor Vetoes Abortion Insurance Prohibition Bill
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 5, 2011 - 11:13am (Print)
Governor Brian Schweitzer vetoed a bill that would have prohibited coverage of abortion in state insurance exchanges; the wife of Kermit Gosnell is released on house arrest; Justice Sotomayor will visit a birthing center/Head Start provider in DC next week; and could HPV contribute to lung cancer?
Morning Roundup: NYC Council Passes CPC Disclosure Bill
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 3, 2011 - 11:36am (Print)
Would-be clinic bomber gets short sentence thanks to good grades, BYU basketball player kicked off the team for having premarital sex, prosecutors may seek death penalty against Kermit Gosnell, and NYC will be the next city that requires CPC's to disclose they don't provide abortion.
Morning Roundup: Contraception Sans Prescription Proposed in DC
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
February 16, 2011 - 11:35am (Print)
City council member in DC proposes pharmacist-dispensed birth control pills, PA governor fires state employees in connection with Gosnell, expense issues at pro-choice organization, and Lisa Edelstein (aka Cuddy from 'House') films pro-choice ad.
Dr. Gosnell Is Not Me
February 15, 2011 - 11:30am (Print)
Dr. Gosnell’s story reminds me that too many women in this country can’t get the kind of care my colleagues and I offer. I am more dedicated than ever to making safe abortion an option for everyone.
Kermit Gosnell's Horror Show
by Katha Pollitt, The Nation
January 31, 2011 - 7:06pm (Print)
The Women's Medical Society in West Philadelphia is what illegal abortion looks like - because it's what illegal abortion is.
Learning the Right Lessons From the Philadelphia Abortion Clinic Disaster
by Carole Joffe, University of California
January 31, 2011 - 9:23am (Print)
Gosnell’s clinic is an extreme version of what I call “rogue clinics,” facilities that today prey on women, primarily women of color and often immigrants, in low-income communities.
Morning Roundup: Emergency! Women Must Be Forced into Ultrasounds
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
January 25, 2011 - 11:48am (Print)
Two men can be listed on the birth certificates of their twins in Connecticut, Saletan looks at the Gosnell case, the "state of the unborn," Rep. Smith's new protected class of people, and Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) declares forced ultrasound bill to be an "emergency."
Violent Rhetoric Has Consequences—Just Ask Abortion Providers
by Vicki Saporta, National Abortion Federation
January 24, 2011 - 7:41pm (Print)
Unfortunately, discussion about violent rhetoric and its consequenses is not new to the abortion provider community. Since 1993, there have been eight murders and 17 attempted murders of physicians and clinic staff.
Why Did They Seek Abortions There? How Abortion Bans Threaten Women's Lives
by Patty Skuster and Susan Schewel
January 24, 2011 - 4:58pm (Print)
Around the world — even here in Pennsylvania — women face obstacles to legitimate medical care, including preventive services like contraception, prenatal care and safe abortion care. However, such obstacles — legal and financial barriers, social stigma or language barriers — do not affect all women equally.
Morning Roundup: Anti-choice Group Can Intervene in Oklahoma Lawsuit
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
January 24, 2011 - 12:01pm (Print)
Anti-choice group intervenes in CRR's OK ultrasound lawsuit, Virginia moves to repeal mandatory HPV vaccine, protesters scare woman away from Planned Parenthood and she ends up at Gosnell's office, and please enjoy a bible if you're pregnant and scared.
