Abortion

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Sens. Clinton and Murray Introduce Legislation to Block New HHS Refusal Rule

Emily Douglas | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Refusal, Patty Murray, HHS Contraception, HHS Regulations, Reproductive Health, Birth Control, Health, Hhs, Hillary Clinton, Contraception, Regulation, Provider Conscience, Patient's Rights, Conscience, Politics News

The proposed HHS rule would require any health care entity that receives federal funds certify that none of its employees are required to assist with medical services they find objectionable.

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Voices Carry -- Lay Catholics, Priests Challenge Bishops on Abortion, Ordination

Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living

The Catholic Church's commitment to excommunicating anyone who expresses support for the ordination of women is another manifestation of the church's continued demonization of women.

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HHS Has "Failed Entirely" With Conscience Proposal, Says Planned Parenthood and ACLU

Amie Newman | Posted 11.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Women, Conscience, Women's Health, Health, Reproductive Rights, George W. Bush, Contraception, Reproductive Health, Hhs, Birth Control, Living News

The Bush administration quickly released proposed regulations that would have disastrous effects on health care consumers, in particular women seeking contraception.

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Are There Just too Many People in the World?

Johann Hari | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Abortion, Women's Rights, Abortion Rights, Green Living, Feminism, Carbon Footprint, The Pill, Overpopulation, Famine, Mass Starvation, China, Global Warming, Politics News

To achieve the green goal of dealing with overpopulation, it's necessary to mix some oestrogen into the environmentalist palette.

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The Obamagelical Reformation

Cristina Page | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Evangelical, Born-Again, Barack Obama, Abstinence-Only, Contraception, Catholic, Pro-Life, Christian, Pro-Choice, Politics News

The 2008 election may mark the moment religious voters put reason above rhetoric. The birth of the Obamagelical.

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Violence, Intimidation, and Plastic Fetuses

Jessica Rudis | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Reproductive Health, Pro-Life, Buffer Zone, Pro-Choice, Reproductive Rights, Protesters, Living News

Walking into Planned Parenthood, people were hovering over us, yelling in our faces. They stood in our way waving graphic pamphlets and pushing plastic fetus dolls in front of our eyes and into our hands.

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Catholics Vote for Women's Health

Cecile Richards | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

In a poll commissioned by Planned Parenthood, Catholic voters' number-one response on family planning concerns were "too many unwanted children in America whose parents can't take care of them."

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A Quick Sigh of Relief, Now Let's Get to Work Rebuilding Reproductive Rights

Nancy Northup | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Global Gag Rule, Abortion, Election Reaction, Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, President Obama, Election '08, President-Elect Obama, Politics News

Now that a pro-choice administration is about to move into the White House, it may be tempting to think that we no longer have to "worry" about women's reproductive rights. We must resist that temptation.

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An Open Letter to President-Elect Obama About Abortion: From a Pro-Obama and Pro-Life Leader

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Obama Religious Right, Culture Wars, Obama Transition, Religious Right, Obama Abortion, Barack Obama, Politics News

Yes, it's all about the economy. But no one should kid themselves: the culture wars have the potential to sap the energy from your best initiatives.

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Illinois Abortion Politics

SouthtownStar | Rich Miller | Posted 11.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Abortion Rights, Abortion, Daniel Bliss, Terry Cosgrove, Beth Coulson, Abortion Rights, Kirk Dillard, Paul Caprio, Christine Rodogno, Family PAC, Personal PAC, Abortion Politics, Chicago News

Two groups, one pro-choice and the other pro-life, are doing their best to bend the Illinois Statehouse to their respective wills. Let's peek in, shal...

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Dollars for Deception: How Taxpayer Dollars Support Fake Clinics

Katherine Spillar | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Taxpayer Money, Pregnancy, Women's Rights, Hhs, Crisis Pregnancy Center, Abortion Rights, Politics News

One particularly odious proposed change to HHS regulations would make it even harder than it already is for poor women to get abortions -- or even contraception.

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Abortion Politics Isn't Saving Lives

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

Read More: 2008 Election and Abortion, Abortion, Pro-Life, Abortion Laws, Pro-Choice, Roe v. Wade, Abortion Rights, Health, Living News

Some sobering statistics: every year, more than a million pregnancies end in abortion; roughly one-third of all women in the U.S. will have an abortion during their reproductive lifetime.

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A Winning Night for Women

Cecile Richards | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

It is hard to overstate the landslide victory for women last night. For too long, our health and rights have been used as a political battering ram.

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Mondale's Revenge

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Abortion, Walter Mondale, Politics, John McCain, Environment, Border Wall, Socialism, Election 2008, Pro-Choice, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day, Election Liveblogs, HuffPost Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Electoral College, Obama President, Electoral Vote, Election Analysis, Voting, Election Day 2008, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Election, Electoral Map, HuffPost Election Liveblogs, Voting Day, Election Reaction, Electoral Votes, Presidential Election, Politics News

To be sure, the failing economy provided Democrats the context they needed. But a candidate with a little backbone gave them the ability to convince voters to take a chance on change.

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The Solution to Roe vs. Wade

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Pro Choice, Abortion, Pro-Choice Vote, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Health, Senator Obama, Viagra, Politics News

Senator Obama synthesized the issue in his comments during the final presidential debate. He said, "No one is for abortion, period." He is right.

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How Will the Outcome of the Election Really Impact Reproductive Rights?

Nazca Fontes | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Reproductive Rights, Election, Abortion, Women's Rights, Embryos, Health, Amendment 48, 2008 Election, Politics News

It's hard to miss recent articles about the impact the next President will have on abortion, specifically the Roe v. Wade decision. But most of these discussions miss broader concerns...

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The Evangelicals' Last Push

Christine Wicker | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Cardinal Edward M. Egan, Abortion, Jerry Falwell, John McCain, Young Evangelical Voters, The Fall of the Evangelical Nation, Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, Presidential Election, Evangelical Vote, Christine Wicker, Catholic Bishops, Liberty University, Barack Obama, Edward M. Egan, Catholic Bishops and Abortion, Religious Right, Catholic Bishops and Presidential Election, Janet Porter, Home News

Reporters will dutifully report whatever spin the evangelical mullahs dictate. But an Obama win will break their winning streak.

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John McCain's Wrong Answers to Working Women's Questions--Now Give Him Your Answer at the Ballot Box

Gloria Feldt | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Air Quotes, Women, John McCain, Republican Platform, Reproductive Choice, Women Voters, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Questions for McCain, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Reproductive Health, Presidential Debates, Sarah Palin, Samantha Bee, Abortion Ban, Abstinence Only, Women's Heath, Lilly Ledbetter, 2008 Presidential Race, Women and Politics, Teen Pregnancy, Abstinence Education, Birth Control, Economic Justice, Republicans, Equal Pay, Politics News

It's time for real straight talk on how your policies affect real women, Senator McCain.

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Lipstick on Doggerel

Evan Eisenberg | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

I wrote this bit of doggerel a while ago but only just got around to making it hyperdoggerel by equipping the stanza numbers with links. (Warning: VI...

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The Quotable Palin

Chris Kelly | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Winston Churchill, Abortion Rights, Prisoners, Sarah Palin, Prisoners Rights, Politics News

Sarah Palin is what you might call "intellectually incurious." I think when Joe the Plumber is talking to Palin he has to slow it down. So where'd she come up with her fancy-pants go-to quote?

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Archbishop Warns 220,000 Omaha-Area Catholics: Voting Obama 'Evil'

The Ballot Box | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, Catholic Church, Omaha, John McCain, Barack Obama, Home News

BY BRAD DAVIS The archbishop of the Omaha archdiocese released a letter Saturday implying his flock of 220,000 should not cast their votes for Barack...

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Video: How Anti-Abortion Measures Can Hurt All Pregnant Women

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Colorado, South Dakota, Reproductive Justice, Abortion, Pregnancy, Women's Rights, Video, Fetal Rights, Politics News

NAPW has produced a video about the proposed measures in Colorado and South Dakota supporting "fetal rights."

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Not All Politics Is Local: Connecting the Dots on Abortion Initiatives

Jessica Arons | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Supreme Court, Abortion, Ballot Initiative, Election 2008, Pro-Life, Roe vs Wade, Babies, Pro-Choice, Living News

Unless voters in South Dakota, Colorado, and California defeat these measures this Election Day, an abortion ban may be coming soon to a place near you.

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A Shocking Abortion Ad

Steven Waldman | Posted 10.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Reduction, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Religion, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Media News

This campaign season has brought a new species: ads that advocate for fewer abortions but are implicitly pro-choice.

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An Inappropriate Display

Carol Hoenig | Posted 10.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Judge, Personal Decision, Pregnancy, Street Festival, Beliefs, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Living News

It was a family event and quite likely parents would be confronted with having to rush their children by the display or else try to explain just what those images represented.

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