Several recent studies suggest that U.S. women are increasingly seeking methods for self-induced abortions instead of visiting legal clinics that have become "embattled, increasingly costly and geographically inaccessible," The Nation reports. The article profiles a woman from Brownsville...
Internets users are more likely to search on Google for the word "abortion" in regions with strict abortion regulations, little access to abortion services and low abortion rates than in other areas, two researchers from Children's Hospital Boston's Informatics Program found in a recent study...
The Washington Post: "Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II has concluded that the state can impose stricter oversight over clinics that perform abortions, a move immediately decried by abortion-rights organizations and others as an attempt to circumvent the General Assembly, which has...
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, leader of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' pro-life activities committee, sent a letter to House members urging them to support a bill (HR 5939) that would permanently ban federal funding for abortion services, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports. Since 1976...
Under an agreement with the Louisiana health department, a group of abortion clinics has agreed to drop its legal challenge to a new state law (SB 528) requiring ultrasounds before women can receive abortions, the AP/CNBC reports. A federal judge in Baton Rouge approved the agreement on...
On Wednesday, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) signed legislation (H 3245) that requiring a 24-hour waiting period before women can obtain an abortion, according to a release from the Office of the Governor, WSAV reports (Sanders, WSAV, 8/18). Sanford signed the bill into law at the Carolina...
On Wednesday, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning (R) announced that he agreed to a permanent federal injunction blocking enforcement of a law (LB 594) requiring extensive mental and physical health screenings for women seeking abortions, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Bruning...
Groups on all sides of the political spectrum are running full-tilt at candidates and health issues in advance of the November elections. Politico: Organized labor is "still smarting" from Ohio Democratic Rep. Zack Space's opposition to the health reform bill. A "coalition of Ohio...
In response to complaints from Students for Life of America, the University of North Carolina system will allow students to opt out of abortion coverage in school-sponsored health insurance plans, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. Students who opt out will not save any money because the...
Economic hardship might be leading more Irish women to seek abortions and obtain the procedure illegally because they cannot afford to travel to Britain, where abortion is legal, Reuters reports. Ireland, a mainly Catholic nation, permits abortion only when a woman's life is in jeopardy. The...
What is the title of a old movie that a boy sells parents stereo for a girls abortion and she goes back to the boy that get her pregnant not a mystery movie, teen movie
Abortion rights have become a critical issue in Georgia's GOP gubernatorial primary between former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel -- a "relatively centrist Republican" -- and former U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, a more conservative candidate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Handel leads by...
Kenya on Thursday announced that voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, despite objections from religious leaders over abortion rights and other issues, the New York Times reports. The final results of Wednesday's referendum showed that 67% of Kenyans supported the constitution...
As Michigan voters head to the polls today, the gubernatorial primary candidates have switched their focus from jobs to abortion. Two opinion pieces recently examined the issues surrounding the shift. Summaries appear below. ~ Brian Dickerson, Detroit Free Press: Last month, officials from both...
Although the economy and jobs have been the "foremost" issues in California's Senate race, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) is "intent on highlighting the distinction" between her views on abortion rights and those of her Republican opponent, Carly Fiorina, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports. According...
The White House on Thursday announced interim final regulations for the new high-risk insurance pools that do not include abortion on the list of services that will be covered, underscoring President Obama's stance that abortion services will not be paid for with federal funds, except in cases...
...when it isn't murder?
The brain isnt even formed until about 22 weeks, so it cant survive outside the womb anyway, so it is basically a ball of cells, not human.
And, as its brain hasnt formed, it is unable to feel pain, so you cant argue that it is immoral. and why is it so bad to abort a...
In a letter sent on Wednesday, 13 Republican senators asked HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for assurances that the new high-risk insurance pools will not provide coverage for abortion services, CQ HealthBeat reports. The insurance pools set up under the federal health reform law (PL 111-148)...