Talking about abortion
Well-mannered people do not talk about abortion. Opinions on the subject tend to be passionate and intensely personal.
View ArticleGilmore will tell Dail new abortion laws 'fall short'
TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore will spark renewed Fine Gael backbench concern over abortion legislation today by telling the Dail that the Government’s proposals do not go far enough.
View ArticleThousands protest anti-abortion law in front of Texas Capitol
Thousands of pro-choice activists rallied in front of the Texas Capitol on Monday as the legislature reconvened to vote on new abortion legislation that would be among the most restrictive in the US.
View ArticleDavid Barton still full of sound and fury
… more nuanced claim ; the bottom line is that there seems to be a narrow majority of Americans who are opposed to abortion in some cases. But Mr. Barton wants us to believe that Congress does not get...
View ArticleA House Democrat Tweeted a Terrible Joke Comparing Aborted Fetuses and Dick...
From a purely tactical standpoint, Democrats maintained momentum during this summer’s abortion debate.
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North Carolina Governor to Sign Bill Forcing Educators to Teach That Abortion...
The campaign promise Republican Gov. Pat McCrory made to the voters of North Carolina—that he would not sign into law any bills regarding abortion—has already fallen to the wayside. The governor said...
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Can’t Attend Today’s Rally? How You Can Still Stand With Texas Women
At this very moment thousands of activists are at the Texas Capitol to stand with Texas women and the right to control their own bodies. While many of us cannot be there, there still ways to show your...
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How Wendy Davis—And an Amazon Reviews Page—Helped Women Share Their Abortion...
See all our coverage of Texas’ recent reproductive rights battle here. You’ve undoubtedly heard about the amazing state senator from Texas, Wendy Davis, and her day-long filibuster of SB 5, Texas’...
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Exodus International, and Studying Narrow-Mindedness Among Some Christians
When Exodus International (EI), a group established nearly 40 years ago to “mobilize the Body of Christ to minister grace and truth to a world impacted by homosexuality,” folded its tent in mid-June,...
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Delaware Bill to Allow Employees to File Complaints at Abortion Clinics Heads...
A new bill that will allow employees, and not just patients, to file complaints against abortion clinics via the Department of Health and Human Services is on its way to the desk of Delaware Gov. Jack...
View ArticleViews on abortion: USA Today offers contrasting points on effort to set ban...
The 20-week bans are the latest front in the abortion wars that have raged ever since the Supreme Court’s decision 40 years ago in Roe v. Wade. In addition to the state bans, the U.S. House passed a...
View ArticleWendy Davis Offers A Warning For Democrats – Bloomberg
The pro-choice side won the last battle in the abortion wars. It’s overconfident about the next one.
View ArticleFederal suit over Kansas abortion law on fast track
The chief federal judge for Kansas on Monday set what she called an aggressive schedule for a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood against parts of a new state abortion law dealing with providers’ websites...
View ArticleTexas lawmakers reconvene for new abortion fight
State troopers lined the halls of the Texas Capitol, and 5,000 protesters rallied outside against proposed abortion legislation, as lawmakers convened Monday for a second special session that...
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Independence Day Rings Hollow for D.C. Women
In two days, Americans will gather around bonfires and barbeques to celebrate Independence Day, the day our nation’s founders declared their freedom from a government that had grown oppressive and...
View ArticleOpponents of Texas abortion restrictions rally at Capitol
… Austin, Texas July 1, 2013. (Mike Stone/Reuters) (MIKE STONE) Thousands of opponents of a Texas proposal to tighten abortion restrictions rallied outside the statehouse on Monday, giving a hero’s...
View ArticleDemocrats Say Voters Will Remember Anti-Abortion Budget Measures in 2014...
… funding. The budget also prevents rape crisis programs from counseling women on abortions or referring them to abortion providers. “The fact that some politician would be regulating or restricting...
View ArticleAbortion video coming to Fountain Square
An anti-abortion organization will bring a jumbo television screen to Fountain Square next week to play what it describes as “graphic abortion video” to downtown Cincinnati residents and visitors.
View ArticleTexas Lawmakers Debate Anti-Abortion Bill Again
For Democrats in Texas hoping to prevent an anti-abortion bill a second time from passing through the state legislature, time will be both an enemy and a friend.
View ArticleThe Congressional Budget Office's broken balance sheet
Could it be true that pro-life policies are a burden on taxpayers? That’s the conclusion suggested by a recent Congressional Budget Office study and reported by Politico with this shocking headline: ”...
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