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The Battle for Planned Parenthood

February 27, 2011 - 9:57pm (Print)

A Chicago hospital claims that they're stopping abortions for women, but what are the facts behind the story? Also, the battle for the continuing existence of Planned Parenthood, in two segments.

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Why Did She Wait So Long? Later Abortions and the Implications of the New Nebraska Ban

by Susan Yanow and Kimberley Bullard

September 23, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

In April 2010, the Nebraska legislature banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy for all reasons except for the life and physical health of the mother. The reality is that women need later abortions for many of the same reasons women need any other abortion.

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Arizona Laws Restrict Access to Abortion

by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

September 23, 2009 - 1:17pm (Print)

According to a report from the Associated Press last night, there's not much time left for pro-choice advocates in
Arizona to block a set of laws that would make it more complicated for a woman to receive an abortion.

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VIDEO: Rachel Maddow on Scott Roeder's Recent Correspondence with Militant Anti-Choicers

by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

August 11, 2009 - 9:29am (Print)

Last night Rachel Maddow reported on the contacts Scott Roeder has had with other anti-choice extremists while in prison awaiting trial.

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The Circle Continues: Dr. Carhart Takes On Tiller's Practice

by Amie Newman

June 1, 2009 - 2:34pm (Print)

Dr. Leroy Carhart, a medical doctor who provides abortions, and who is most well known for his lead role in fighting bans on "partial birth abortion," will take over Dr. Tiller's Kansas clinic to ensure women receive the care they need.

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Share Your Late Term Abortion Story

by Amie Newman

June 1, 2009 - 2:19pm (Print)

Did you have a late term abortion? Did your partner? Dr. Tiller's death leaves a giant hole in access to late term abortion medical care in the United States - critical health care. We encourage women and their partners to share their experiences in an effort to help people better understand the nature and circumstances that lead people to undergo a late term abortion.

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On the Murder of Dr. George Tiller

reader diary by Anna Clark, RH Reality Check

May 31, 2009 - 3:22pm (Print)

While
of course everybody has the right to personally oppose abortion, the
killing and harassment of Dr. Tiller is beyond the pale. The hypocrisy of murder being the recourse of someone who is "pro-life" is so evident it barely needs discussing.

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Evidence Against Abortion Provider, Dr. Tiller, Gathered By Anti-Choice Activist?

by Amie Newman

November 18, 2008 - 1:51am (Print)

Former Attorney General Phill Kline makes no secret of his anti-choice position. But when he collected evidence against abortion provider Dr. Tiller to bring Tiller to trial, he used his Deputy Attorney General to do so - an anti-choice activist arrested over a dozen times for trespassing and protesting at abortion clinics.

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Roundup: Judges Hear Virgina Abortion Law Case

by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 29, 2008 - 10:32am (Print)

Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hears Virginia late-term abortion law twice deemed unconstitutional; Catholics chastise Fordham University for giving award to Justice Stephen Breyer; Prenatal testing and abortion; Anti-contraception candidate for House in Virginia.

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Memo Leaked in South Dakota Anti-Abortion Measure

by Amie Newman

October 17, 2008 - 1:22pm (Print)

While the anti-choice measure on the ballot in South Dakota claims it won't affect women with crisis pregnancies whose lives are in danger - or physicians and other providers involved - a leaked memo from a SD hospital concludes something very different.

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