Abortion
Big win for women in Mississippi, but downsides too
November 9, 2011The ambiguously worded and short-sighted proposal, if passed, could have had terrible consequences for Mississippi women and their families.
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Initiative 26: life-threatening proposition for Mississippi women
November 3, 2011The legality of abortion has remained a hot topic in American politics, the most recent incarnation of which is the "personhood" initiatives.
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Pro-choice groups assail White House anti-abortion move
July 19, 2010Women's and reproductive rights groups are condemning the Obama administration's decision to exclude abortion coverage from a new high-risk insurance plan.
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Thousands flock to Senate to stop Stupak Amendment
December 3, 2009WASHINGTON - Women holding placards that read, "No wire hangers ever!" packed a U.S. Senate ballroom Dec. 2 to lobby in opposition to the anti-abortion Stupak-Pitts Amendment to the House-passed health care bill.
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Health care, abortion and ‘a bridge too far’
November 11, 2009By a vote of 220-215 the Democrats ushered in health reform legislation, the likes of which haven't been seen since Medicare passed in 1965. But it came with a price.
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