Planned Parenthood lawsuit over Kansas abortion law may get narrower
New document indicates challenge will dropped against requirements that doctors tell women that fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks and that abortion ends the life of a “whole, separate, unique, living...
View ArticleProposed abortion ban breeds new generation of GOP leaders
It reads like a who’s who of the next generation of Republican Party leaders: Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Rob Portman. But what is bringing all these marquee political names together is not the Iowa State...
View ArticleNorth Carolina governor signs into law new abortion clinic standards
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law on Monday new requirements for clinics performing abortions, saying the measure added safety protections for women, after weeks of protests by...
View ArticleNorth Carolina governor signs law for tougher abortion clinic rules
… safety and opponents say will restrict access to the procedure. The new law places sweeping new restrictions on abortion clinics, including a requirement doctors have admitting privileges at nearby...
View ArticleAmazing: Congresswoman Delivers – Miracle' Baby Doctors Thought Would Die |...
… to a birth announcement Beutler posted on Facebook Monday, the couple was given two choices during the pregnancy: abortion or expectant management. “Multiple doctors explained that based on medical...
View ArticleMcCrory signs NC abortion bill as protesters hold vigil outside governor's...
… issued a statement Monday evening saying the governor had signed a number of high-profile bills, including the abortion bill, a gun-rights bill and a scholarship grant for children with disabilities...
View ArticlePro-choice political science professor:…
… the American people do not believe viability is the only criterion that should limit when a woman can procure an abortion. American University political science professor Karen O’Connor, who supports...
View ArticleAnti-Rape Bill Could Create Wedge Between Different Anti-Feminist Factions
As Todd Akin and the country at large learned during the 2012 elections, pregnancies resulting from rape are very real and sadly all too common. If there was one silver lining in the entire debacle...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Governor Signs ‘Motorcycle’ Abortion Bill as Protestors Hold...
On Monday, motorcycles escorted protestors to the North Carolina governor’s mansion for an ongoing “veto vigil.” Later that evening, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law SB 353, a motorcycle...
View ArticleYoung Brazilians Hope New Pope Will ‘Modernize’ Church on Social Justice Issues
World Youth Day (WYD) was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this year and turned out to be a unique and rewarding—if mixed—experience. For instance, after standing in line for two hours at the Sambodromo,...
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