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Can a Female Governor Hold Back an Anti-Choice Tide in North Carolina?

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by Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell

June 29, 2011 - 7:00am (Print)

Just hours before a looming midnight deadline on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed a state bill mandating an abortion waiting period and pre-abortion counseling. But the fight is not over yet.

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With "Informed Consent" Bill, Texas Legislators Serve the Needs of... Texas Legislators

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by Andrea Grimes

May 4, 2011 - 9:07am (Print)

During Monday's smug, self-congratulating second reading of House Bill 15, a Republican talk radio host from Houston, may not have realized how much he slipped when he said he liked the bill because of its power in "addressing the needs of the members in the House and the Senate."

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Just Who Is Paying to Defend Anti-Choice Laws in South Dakota?

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

March 27, 2011 - 8:21am (Print)

South Dakota's governor signed a highly restrictive law this week, claiming a private funder will cover court costs.  Who are these private funders and just how much is this costing the state? Even some Republican legislators are concerned.

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South Dakota: What the Hell Are They Thinking?

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by Charlotte Taft

March 24, 2011 - 1:31pm (Print)

I remember from my own clinic years that when a woman came to our front desk crying and shaking I always knew she had been waylaid by the Fake Clinic directly across the hall.

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Morning Roundup: Texas High-Schoolers Demand Contraceptive Education

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by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

March 10, 2011 - 11:27am (Print)

Texas students respond to the state's teen pregnancy rate by marching on the capitol to demand contraceptive education, a mini-roundup of the South Dakota waiting period/mandatory pro-life counseling bill, and the Oklahoma House moves to make abortion after 20 weeks a felony - for the doctor.

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Morning Roundup: Kentucky Moves Closer to Ultrasounds and Waiting Periods

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by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

January 7, 2011 - 10:53am (Print)

Hypocrisy alert in Arizona when it comes to Bishop Olmstead, Kentucky moves a step closer to mandatory ultrasound and waiting periods before an abortion, NYC clergy think too many women have abortions, and NARAL responds.

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Another Busy Year: State Legislative Trends on Reproductive Health and Abortion in 2009

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by Rachel Gold and Elizabeth Nash, Guttmacher Institute

January 21, 2010 - 9:18am (Print)

More than 900 measures on reproductive health and rights were introduced in the states and the District of Columbia in 2009, and by year’s end, 77 new laws had been enacted in 34 states and DC. (This is more than twice the 33 new laws enacted in 20 states in 2008.)
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Pro-Choice, Pro-Rights Groups Succeed in Challenge to Arizona Law

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

September 30, 2009 - 11:43am (Print)

The Associated Press is reporting that a state judge has blocked implementation of key parts of a new Arizona law restricting access to abortion.

Follow Jodi Jacobson on Twitter, @jljacobson

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House Panel in South Carolina Approves 24-Hour Waiting Periods

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by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

February 5, 2009 - 4:12pm (Print)

Last Tuesday a South Carolina House panel approved a law that would require women to submit to an ultrasound and wait 24 hours before receiving an abortion. What's next? A state-mandated cup of tea with my mother before I can buy condoms?
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