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Right-to-Life Amendments Sweep Mexican States

By Angela Castellanos, RH Reality Check, Latin America

May 29, 2009 - 8:00am

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In 2007 the Mexican Supreme Court upheld a law which decriminalized abortion in Mexico City. Since then, twelve Mexican states have approved constitutional reforms defining personhood as beginning at the moment of conception.

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Personhood Bill Lays Egg in North Dakota Senate

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

April 7, 2009 - 7:00am

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Anti-abortion activists who rallied behind Colorado’s Amendment 48 last year came up with another big goose egg Friday when the North Dakota Senate rejected a “personhood” bill that sought to confer constitutional rights to zygotes.

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Roundup: Florida Doctor Loses License Over Live Birth Case

By Emily Douglas

February 9, 2009 - 11:45am

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Florida doctor loses license over live birth case; Sen. Casey votes against global gag rule, said to be "cooperating...with evil"; future of reproductive health legislation in Obama era; Sen. Boxer to chair subcommittee on global women's issues; study finds no link between fertility drugs and ovarian cancer; personhood movement spreads to Maryland.

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