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RHRealityCheck.org's Common Ground DiscussionIs George W. Bush Pro-Life?By John Gehring February 8, 2010 - 4:04pm 
A consistent ethic
of life is often referred to as a “seamless garment”
because one life issue can’t be easily separated from another. The ethic of life supported by former President Bush, recipient this week of a pro-life award, can only be described as inconsistent.
Published under: Common Ground
Moving Beyond WordsFebruary 3, 2010 - 8:00am 
As a regular columnist for On Common Ground,
I'm glad and grateful for the opportunity to foster reciprocal understanding
and cooperative dialogue. But have we?
Published under: Common Ground
Will the Real Pro-Lifer Please Stand Up?By Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround January 22, 2010 - 10:30am 
The rise of the pro-life progressive, with their interest in attainable
and measurable goals, has captivated a growing segment of the
public and shined a spotlight on the contradictions of the
pro-life establishment.
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Emptying the ThreatsBy Peg Johnston December 21, 2009 - 8:00am  The kind of coordination that New York State has effected with law enforcement and abortion providers should be happening in every community and every state. Published under: Common Ground
Randall Terry: Faux-Life LeaderDecember 15, 2009 - 8:00am
If
he truly merited the term “pro-lifer,” Randall Terry would condemn violence against abortion providers as an act of immense
disrespect for life and pledge to take action against it. While disagreeing with pro-choicers, he would refuse to demonize them.
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Is Availability of Contraception a Pro-Life Issue?December 11, 2009 - 10:00am 
As pro-lifers, we do not have to compromise our beliefs in order to support increased access to contraception. Published under: Common Ground | Contraception
Do You Have Any Children?December 9, 2009 - 9:00am 
For many, it’s an easy yes or no answer. Yet , I consistently find myself hesitating to respond. Why is it so difficult to talk about my adoption experience which was
amazing, positive, and the best possible
choice I could have made at the time?
Published under: Common Ground | Women’s Rights
A Crazy Idea That Just Might WorkDecember 2, 2009 - 10:00am 
In the healthcare reform effort, using vouchers to pay for abortion was an idea floated this summer, but
not embraced. At the time, a spokesman for the U.S. bishops said it was
"such a crazy idea it just might work." It is time to explore the "crazy idea."
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BirthmotherhoodDecember 1, 2009 - 8:00am  My story is a modern day example of a very successful adoption and there are many more out there, however it seems that the perception of adoption has not made the jump into the 21th century entirely. Published under: Common Ground | Women’s Rights
DeGette Statement on Abortion Coverage In Senate bill: "A Common-Sense Provision"By Amie Newman, Managing Editor November 19, 2009 - 1:24pm 
Rep. Diana DeGette releases a statement on the Senate bill's exclusion of the anti-choice Stupak Amendment language and her vision for moving forward with health care reform.
Published under: Common Ground | Real Time Blog | Contraception | Access to Abortion | Hyde Amendment | abortion access | health care reform | anti-choice Democrats | Senate | Stupak amendment
Reconsidering EllsworthBy Rachel Laser, Third Way November 16, 2009 - 8:00am 
The Stupak Amendment is not abortion neutral and disrupts the delicate federal balance already in place. The Ellsworth Amendment, which was rejected in the House in favor of Stupak, is much closer to
common ground.
Published under: Common Ground | Access to Abortion
Peace & PersuasionBy Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround November 9, 2009 - 7:00am
Of all the domestic pursuits of Obama's first year, his common
ground efforts on abortion have possibly been the most thankless. If he's going to
succeed in the abortion conflict he's first got to confront those who
perceive common ground as a threat.
Published under: Common Ground | Women’s Rights
Pro-Life Means Guaranteed Maternity Care for AllNovember 4, 2009 - 7:00am
As
a prolifer, I
recognize another dimension of my belief is to guarantee maternity care for all;
something that concerns pro-choicers, too, for different but often
overlapping reasons.
Published under: Common Ground | Maternal Health
Pro-life PretenseBy Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround October 21, 2009 - 7:00am
Groups like the Family Research Council and pro-life politicians two-time their devoted crisis pregnancy center partners. While professing their love for their work, they batter the social programs on which crisis pregnancy centers rely to help women.
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Protecting Reproductive Rights at DeliveryBy Jill Alliman, American Association of Birth Centers October 8, 2009 - 6:00am 
Despite the financial resources commanded by hospital-based birth
services, many experts, economists, and advocates are alarmed at the state of U.S. maternity care, which is driven by high rates of unproven medical interventions.
Published under: Common Ground | Maternal Health | medicaid | midwives | c-sections | maternity care | birth centers | caesarean sections | Medicaid Birth Center Bill
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