Politics
Less than half of American voters
self-identify as pro-choice. Democrats cannot build a winning coalition without attracting and keeping some
self-identified pro-lifers. Obama's common ground campaign promises helped do that. The new swing voter is a pro-lifer for common ground.
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Reader diary posted by Megan Evans, Medical Student April 25, 2009 - 12:16am
Staying vocal through the internet is a powerful tool for modern day activism, but don't let your own voice get lost. An anti-choice Republican Senator from North Dakota reminds me of how powerful my own words can be.
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Now, for the umpteenth round of "keep your laws off my body."
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A bone marrow transplant gave an HIV positive man in Berlin apparent immunity from the disease; Real change for reproductive health policy could emerge from less divisive politics; Evangelicals in the Obama era; Expect more attempts to limit abortion in South Dakota.
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For only the second time in the organization's history, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorses a presidential candidate.
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Does Barack Obama honestly believe that a small percentage of the already tiny percentage of women who undergo late term abortions, those who, under the advice of a skilled physician, decide that a D&X is the safest procedure for them, are somehow not broken enough to receive one?
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Until Americans, and our media, stop insisting that our male leaders be a manly and upright family fellow with a docile wife who gazes at him adoringly, we shouldn't be surprised when that spouse remains devoted in the face of infidelity.
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It's caucus week and with just three days to go Iowa phones are ringing off the hook and GOP front-runners Romney and Huckabee continue to trade barbs.
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Genuine political will to fight the epidemic at all levels, along with an allocation of resources that are consistently monitored and accounted for, is critical to an effective AIDS response.
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved a new initiative last week, which is aimed at discouraging women from getting abortions by providing them with new sets of government support.
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