Posts Tagged ‘abortion’

Woman Says Anti-Abortion Nurse Removed IUD Without Permission

This is a strange case.   I’ve never used an IUD but I have friends who have and I remember them talking about having them removed….it didn’t sound like they came out easily with a “gentle” tug.  If this nurse has a reputation for them coming out when she gives them a gentle tug maybe [...]

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The Anti-Choice Movement’s Conflict of Interest

As is often the case, when I started the research for this post I was headed in an entirely different direction.  I had just finished reading The Family and was intrigued by a possible connection between The Family and Abstinence Clearinghouse.  As I researched Abstinence Clearinghouse I found a connection to Alpha Center, a crisis [...]

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Around 40 Dems line up against federal abortion funding in healthcare bill

I so disagree with stripping abortion provisions from health care reform legislation.  If we are to stand for the idea that government shouldn’t interfere with the doctor/patient relationship, then we should not support legislation that would remove provisions for A MEDICAL PROCEDURE i.e. abortion from the bill.
If we trust women enough to procreate and care [...]

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Okla. Abortion Publicity Law Blocked by Court

For the back story please see New Oklahoma Law Will Put Details of All Abortions Online. Bravo to the court for blocking this and to the Center for Reproductive Rights for filing the lawsuit.
(WOMENSENEWS)–An Oklahoma law mandating that detailed information about patients who have abortions be published on a state Web site was blocked [...]

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Suspect supported killing abortion providers, friends say

Scott Roeder is free to believe what he wants but we will see how his justifiable homicide theory works for him in a court of law.
I’m just sure Jesus would be proud.
The suspect in custody for the slaying of Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller was a member of an anti-government group in the 1990s and [...]

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Lies, damned lies, and statistics: The use and misuse of abortion statistics

Mark Twain said, “”There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”  In truth, all statistics are not created equal.
Yesterday I had a discussion with one of my readers about abortion. The comment left on the blog cited amazing statistics about “forced” abortion, statistics that I have not been able to verify [...]

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Video: Sec. Hillary Clinton Defends Reproductive Rights and Family Planning

Bravo, Hillary!
Sec. Hillary Clinton responds to a question about the role of U.S. government supporting access to safe abortion, contraception, maternal health care and education abroad with a vigorous defense of reproductive rights and family planning.

Yesterday was a day to go down in history.
It was the day that Hillary Clinton broke the political sound [...]

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Legal or Not, Abortion Rates Compare

It has been 35 years since Roe v Wade and still the battle goes on.
Legal or Not, Abortion Rates Compare
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Published: October 12, 2007
ROME, Oct. 11 — A comprehensive global study of abortion has concluded that abortion rates are similar in countries where it is legal and those where it is not, suggesting that [...]

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A call to arms for women: HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion

It appears the right wingers of the Bush Administration are feeling ignored and decided to engage in some saber rattling.
HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion
Cristina Page Tue Jul 15, 9:07 PM ET
In a spectacular act of complicity with the religious right, the Department of Health and Human Services Monday released a proposal that allows [...]

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