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Judge Rules Oklahoma Ultrasound Requirement Unconstitutional

August 19, 2009 - 9:37am (Print)

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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Abortion is THE Issue for Bob McDonnell

by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

August 18, 2009 - 9:44am (Print)

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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Roundup: Senate Republicans "Lower Expectations" On Supreme Court Nominee Fight

by Emily Douglas

May 19, 2009 - 9:55am (Print)

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 Puts One More Boulder Into the Path to Abortion Access

by Debbie Billings

April 23, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

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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Fighting Forward: Behind the Bill to Expand Reproductive Health Access in Illinois

by Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check

April 21, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

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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Roundup: Alaska Parental Notification Bill Stalled

by Emily Douglas

April 20, 2009 - 10:16am (Print)

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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Kansas Politicians Disgrace the Legislative Process

by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

April 14, 2009 - 1:22pm (Print)

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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Missouri Legislature: Coerced Pregnancy, Fine; Voluntary Abortion, No Way

by Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

April 7, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

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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Roundup: Idaho House Passes Pharmacy Refusal Legislation

by Emily Douglas

March 31, 2009 - 10:44am (Print)

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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Illinois Bill Would Ensure Reproductive Health Access

by Veronica Arreola

March 25, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

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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