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Late-Term Abortion Bill to Become Law in Missouri
Missouri doctors and hospitals will face new restrictions and penalties for performing late-term abortions under legislation that Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday decided to let take effect as law without his signature.
States Enact Record Number of Abortion Restrictions in First Half of 2011
by Rachel Gold and Elizabeth Nash, Guttmacher Institute
July 13, 2011 - 10:29am (Print)
In the first six months of 2011, states enacted 162 new provisions related to reproductive health and rights.
Who's Zoomin' Who? Rules for Crisis Pregnancy Centers Not Ok, But Compelling False Speech in Abortion Care Is?
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
March 30, 2010 - 2:16pm (Print)
The Archdiocese's suit: If requiring "crisis-pregnancy centers" to provide truth-in-advertising is not ok, then why is it ok to force medical professionals to perform and force women to comply with unnecessary and costly counseling and "medical" procedures, waiting periods, and/or outright false information?
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The Billboard Circus and the Abortion Wars
by Carole Joffe, University of California
March 10, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)
The abortion wars rage relentlessly on, in the United States and elsewhere, and the only lesson to be drawn from recent federal and state legislative action is that the wars show no signs of abating.
Another Busy Year: State Legislative Trends on Reproductive Health and Abortion in 2009
by Rachel Gold and Elizabeth Nash, Guttmacher Institute
January 21, 2010 - 9:18am (Print)
