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Waldman: Still Not Getting It...

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

July 1, 2009 - 12:00pm

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Once again, Waldman twists arguments, avoids stating his own goals, and refers to common ground as "your team versus mine." Steve: It's not a competition or a team sport. It's not about whether you win. It is about real people's lives, their health and their rights.

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How a Late-Term Abortion Saved My Life

By Cecily Kellogg, American Forum

July 1, 2009 - 8:00am

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Dr. Tiller believed that "abortion is a matter of survival for women." It was for me.

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UN Human Rights Council Resolution: Maternal Death, Illness Are Human Rights Violations

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

June 18, 2009 - 8:00am

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The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution recognizing maternal death and illness as a pressing human rights concern.

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From Kansas to Kenya: Ensuring Access to Safe Abortion For All

By Daniel Pellegrom, Pathfinder International

June 8, 2009 - 5:10pm

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In Kenya a 2004 nationwide study showed that about 300,000 abortions are performed each year in the country, causing an estimated 20,000 women and girls to be hospitalized with dangerous complications. More than 40 percent of Kenya’s maternal mortality rate is due to unsafe abortions.

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Supreme Court of Nepal Calls on Government to Make Legal Abortion a Reality

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

May 27, 2009 - 8:00am

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On May 20, Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the Nepalese government to enact a comprehensive abortion law to guarantee that abortion is accessible to women, not just legal.

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Mother's Day for Those Without Maternal Care

By Linda Suttenfield, Pathfinder International

May 8, 2009 - 8:00am

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For women in the US, Mother's Day is often about getting that perfect Hallmark card or being treated to breakfast in bed. But for many women in the developing world, celebrating motherhood through such a simple holiday is not even a possibility.

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Australia's Foreign Aid Funding For Abortion

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

April 14, 2009 - 7:00am

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The Australian Government recently made a monumental decision to resume the use of its foreign aid funding for the provision of abortion services and information.

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Hypocrisy Has No Term Limit: Vitter Attacks Title X and Planned Parenthood in Omnibus

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

March 3, 2009 - 10:58am

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Senator David Vitter--previously caught in a prostitution ring scandal and whose political party makes itself out to be the guardians of the national chastity belt--attacks Title X and Planned Parenthood in the omnibus.

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Roundup: Spain to Liberalize Abortion Laws

By Emily Douglas

February 23, 2009 - 11:32am

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Spain to liberalize abortion laws; anti-choicers target state funding for Planned Parenthood; Brazil shuts down websites selling misoprostol; medical records follow Phill Kline to Virginia; Sarah Palin silent as National Abstinence Education Association criticizes Bristol; men's reactions to abortion.

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Czech Republic: Abortion Services Not "Abortion Tourism" for EU Citizens

By Anna Wilkowska-Landowska, RH Reality Check, Eastern Europe

December 23, 2008 - 8:00am

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Recently, the Czech Republic approved a bill that would extend abortion privileges and other health services to all European Union citizens.

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