| December 2009: |
| Oklahoma Passes STrongly Anti-Choice Legislation |
| Oklahoma recently passed an anti-choice bill that requires women seeking abortion care to answer an invasive survey. The ...
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| After Stupak: The Senate Voted Down Stupak but What Now? |
| This editorial from the New York Times discusses the options up for debate since the Senate voted out the ...
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| The Work of Dr. Tiller Continued |
| This article in the NY Times discusses Dr. Carhart of Omaha who has decided to continue the work ...
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| Mandated Free Mammograms |
| Recently the senate voted on a statute that would require insurance companies to provide free mammograms and ...
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| November 2009: |
| Stupak Mobilizes Young Activists |
| This article in the New York Times discusses how young activists around the country are springing to action ...
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| Other Reproductive Rigths in Healthcare: Beyond Stupak |
| This article from RH Reality discusses the threats to reproductive rights in heatlhcare reform above and beyond the Stupak amendment. The ...
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| Stupak Decoded |
| This article from NPR discusses the impact that the Stupak amendment would have on abortion care coverage for women. ...
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| Newly Proposed Reforms to Healthcare are Strongly Anti Choice |
| The newly proposed changes to healthcare are admittedly "pro life" and they may tip the scale toward further restrictions and ...
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| Illinois Legislation Restricts Choice |
| Recent legislation in Illinois requires that the parents of women 17 years old and younger be notified prior ...
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| October 2009: |
| Re-examining Law and Order |
| This article written by Nancy Northup discusses the failure of the hit show Law and Order to cover the ...
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| Judge Blocks Intrusive Oklahoma Law |
| Judge bars restrictive Oklahoma abortion law requiring online posting of patient data , Los Angeles Times ...
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| Dr. Tiller Murdered Again by NBC's Law and Order |
| Charlotte Taft, Director of the Abortion Care Network, responds to Law and Order's offensive episode based on ...
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| Widespread Voter Support for Women's Health Coverage |
| According to recent polling by the Melman Group , Americans strongly support the inclusion of women's healthcare, including ...
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| Illegal Abortions Kill 70,000 Women Each Year |
| Illegal abortions, which are usually conducted in unsanitary conditions by inadequately trained providers, kill 70,000 women each year and ...
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| Choice Under Attack in Latest Poll |
| The Pew Research Center's latest poll, which contradicts other recent surveys, is detailed by Laurie Goodstein in the New ...
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| Senate Rejects Restrictions on Abortion Rights |
| The Senate recently rejected a provision that would place further restrictions on government funding for abortion care. Although the ...
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| September 2009: |
| Abortion Access at the Center of Health-Care Debate |
| Ant-choice politicians seek to use health-care reform to restrict access to abortion services, according to the ...
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| Anti-Choice Equals Anti-Birth Control? |
| The anti-choice campiagn Forty Days for Life embarked on its annual tour of protests. One of its stops along the way was a health ...
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| The Situation of Women After Reform |
| This article in the Desert Sun discusses how the rights of women and the right to choice will ...
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| The Discussion of Choice in Healthcare |
| This article discusses the arguments on both sides, pro and anti choice, within the parameters of the proposed ...
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| Healthcare Reform Spurs Anti-Choice Rhetoric |
| The healthcare debate has spurred anti-choice activists to make their voices heard. Anti-choice activists have been busy at work ...
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| Understanding Healthcare Reform |
| With all the political lingo being used it is difficult to understand the specifics of healthcare reform and the ...
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| Act to Save Abortion Care Insurance |
| The National Women's Law Center has posted information on the threats to abortion care in the current proposed ...
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| Proposed Health Care Reform Threatens Choice |
| This article in the New York Times discusses the newly revealed healthcare reform proposal that threatens insurance coverage for ...
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| Abortion and Emergency Contraceptive in Health Care Discussions |
| Christian organizations have organized a "townhall" meeting kit to encourage churches to engage their congregations in discussions about ...
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| U.S. Conservatives Attack UNESCO's Sex-Ed Guidelines |
| Read Time's account of efforts by American conservatives to block UNESCO's new sex-ed guidelines.
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| August 2009: |
| Sonia Sotomayor confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court |
| U.S. Senate confirms Sotomayor to Supreme Court in 68-31 vote.
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| July 2009: |
| FDA Approves Generic Emergency Contraception for Females 17 and Younger |
| // A generic version of Plan B will soon be available to females aged 17 and younger, ...
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| Senate Panel Endorses Sotomayor |
| Judge Sotomayor moves closer to sitting in her Supreme Court chair, read the full article at ...
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| Health Bill Might Direct Tax Money To Abortion |
| "An Obama administration official refused Sunday to rule out the possibility that federal tax money might be ...
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| Friend and Foe Balk at Obama Health Proposal |
| The New York Times writes on reactions, by both ends of the political spectrum, to ...
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| June 2009: |
| "Virginia Abortion Restriction Is Upheld" |
| According to the Washington Post , a federal appeals court upheld Virginia's ban on a rare, but necessary abortion procedure. ...
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| Judicial Bypass: A Difficult Option for Pregnant Teens |
| Read Salon's I helped Teenagers get Secret Abortions to learn more about the plight of teenage females trying to ...
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| Dr. Tiller's Clinic To Close |
| Please visit NPR's Slain Kansas Abortion Provider's Clinic To Close to read the Tiller family statement concerning the ...
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| Don't Call It Murder |
| Read Pamela's post on RHRealityCheck about Dr. Tiller's assassination.
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| Outrageous Statement by Anti-Choice Extremist |
| According to Dan Holman, Missionaries for the Preborn Iowa, "I don't advocate Tiller's murder, but I don't ...
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| May 2009: |
| Gallup Poll Not the Final Word on Public Opinion |
| According to a recent article by Eric Zorn in the Chicago Tribune , other reputable ...
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| April 2009: |
| 17-year-olds Now Able to Obtain EC Without a Prescription |
| New York Times is ...
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| FDA Will Allow EC Over the Counter for 17-year-olds |
| CNN.com reports that the "morning after" pill, or Emergency Contraception (EC), will ...
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| Dedicated NARAL Volunteer and Community Activist Passes Away |
| The Vital Voice reported today that community activist and dedicated volunteer Lisa Wagaman has passed away. Lisa ...
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| Anti-Choice Pharmacies in Illinois Refuse to Sell Plan B |
| According to Chicago NOW, "Two anti-choice pharmacists, Luke Vander Bleek and Glenn Kosirog, have obtained a court ...
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| New Website Aimed at Making Birth Control Decision Easier |
| Check out this article about a new website devoted to helping make ...
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| March 2009: |
| FDA must "put science first and leave politics at the door." |
| The FDA has been ordered by a federal judge to rethink the current age ...
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| Plan B Now Available for Women Age 17 |
| On Monday, a federal judge ordered that the FDA make Plan B available without ...
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| Illinois Reproductive Health Act Approved by House Committee |
| In Illinois, they're trying to pass a good law. Here, we're trying to take ...
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| Pope Wrong on Condoms |
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| Pro-Choice Politicians Come Closest to Majority Opinion |
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| Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) |
| The Freedom of Choice Act is making national and local headlines. Check out the following ...
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| Too Young for Birth Control? |
| Check out this video on ABCNews.com . What would you have done? ...
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| Nine-Year-Old's Abortion Outrages Brazil's Catholic Church |
| Read the Time.com article about the Catholic Church's response to a 9 year old's ...
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| Excommunicated Brazilian Doctor Praised by Minister of Health |
| Although excommunicated from his church, CNN reports that the Brazilian doctor who performed an abortion ...
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| Brazilian Archibishop Excommunicates Good Samaritans |
| // //]]> The BBC reports that " A Brazilian archbishop says all those who helped a child ...
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| February 2009: |
| A Fictional Abortion Bill |
| Read the entire Time.com article "The Catholic Crusade Against a Mythical Abortion Bill" ...
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| "Obama Ends Global Family Planning Restrictions" |
| "As promised, President Barack Obama has signed an executive order rescinding a policy that since 2001 has barred U.S. ...
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| "Obama Reverses Rules on U.S. Abortion Aid" |
| Read the New York Times article.
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| President Obama Reverses Global Gag Rule |
| "President Obama struck down a rule Friday [January 23, 2009] that prohibits U.S. money from funding international family-planning clinics that ...
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