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An Oklahoma law to require women seeking abortion to have an ultrasound and listen to the doctor's description of the ultrasound was struck down as unconstitutional yesterday, but on technical grounds.
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Bob McDonnell’s position on abortion is not incidental to his career as a politician; it’s central, and it’s also extreme.
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Republicans "lower expectations" for Supreme Court nomination fight; economic insecurity, adoption, and abortion; experts react to the news that percentage of births to unwed mothers has risen sharply; Tennessee abortion amendment passes House.
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South Carolina's "Woman's Right to Know" Act assumes that women make the decision to abort without thought and that the state should, therefore, impose a 24-hour period post-ultrasound during which they might reflect.
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By Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check April 21, 2009 - 8:00am
After years of being on the defensive, a coalition of pro-choice groups in Illinois worked together to draft a comprehensive pro-active, pro-choice piece of legislation in their state.
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Parental notification bill in Alaska stalled; leading Afghan women's rights activist killed; Afghan family law will not be enacted as written; Washington state expands domestic partner benefits.
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If this Senate bill becomes law, anti-choice virulence will not only be found in the political climate or on the sidewalk outside the clinic — it will have entered the supposedly neutral examining room.
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A Missouri bill would make physicians criminals for helping women obtain an abortion "with knowledge" that the woman has been "coerced" and would prohibit the woman from consenting to an abortion as the "victim of a coerced abortion."
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Pharmacy refusal legislation passes in Idaho; feminists pressure Spain to reform abortion laws; South Carolina waiting period bill progresses; Clinton receives Planned Parenthood's Margaret Sanger Award; more on Gardasil, mandatory testing.
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Opponents of the Illinois state Reproductive Health and Access Act are stoking fears on abortion. But the vast majority of Illinois residents support this comprehensive, reproductive justice-oriented bill.
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