Think Progress, May 31, 2012 by Alex Brown Two bills that would further restrict abortion rights in Louisiana will be on their way to GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal’s desk soon. The state House and Senate passed SB 708, which alters a 2010 bill requiring an ultrasound before any abortion procedure, with overwhelming majorities. The legislation […]
May 31, 2012
New York Times, May 31, 2012 by JENNIFER STEINHAUER The House on Thursday rejected a measure that sought to impose fines and prison terms on doctors who perform abortions on women who are trying to select the gender of their offspring — a practice known as sex-selective abortion. The legislation, which required two-thirds support to […]
May 31, 2012
CBS Los Angeles, May 31, 2012 CULVER CITY (CBS/AP) — California women would no longer have to make an appointment with a doctor to get birth control pills under a bill approved by the state Assembly. Lawmakers on Thursday approved AB-2348, which would allow registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives to give out and administer hormonal […]
May 31, 2012
Addicting Info, May 31, 2012 by Wendy Gittleson A few days ago, we published this article about a claim that Planned Parenthood performs an abortion every 96 seconds. We alleged that the claim was false. We were wrong and we were called out on it, and for that, we are grateful because it allowed us […]
May 31, 2012
RH Reality Check, May 31, 2012 by Miriam Pérez Two weeks ago the news from the Census Bureau that non-white children make up the majority of those under the age of one year created a firestorm of media headlines across the nation. These demographic shifts have many implications for our nation, but my first thought […]
May 30, 2012
Think Progress, May 30, 2012 by Amanda Peterson Beadle After a judge last year halted a provision that would have blocked Planned Parenthood affiliates in North Carolina from receiving state funds, Republican legislators are attempting to defund the women’s health organization again. Last week, a House subcommittee approved a spending plan that would stop the […]
May 30, 2012
RH Reality Check, May 30, 2012 by Robin Marty Imagine being the victim of a sexual assault, or a parent who learns their daughter was sexually assaulted. You arrive at a hospital, looking for assistance — someone to do a physical exam, tests, collect evidence, offer emergency contraception so the rape isn’t compounded by pregnancy. […]
May 30, 2012
ACLU of Northern California by Jessica Kenyon I was raped by a fellow soldier when I was stationed in Korea. I found out I was pregnant as a result of the rape when my commander called me into his office one day to charge me with adultery. A doctor at the medical center had told […]
May 29, 2012
The Guardian, May 29, 2012 by Lizzy Davies Marie Stopes International speaks out after rise in terminations for women who have already ended at least one pregnancy A leading abortion provider has called on the government to help improve contraception provision for those who have had terminations, as new figures revealed a rise in the […]
May 29, 2012
RH Reality Check, May 29, 2012 by Robin Marty Louisiana’s senate has unanimously approved a bill that would ban abortions at 20 week post conception on the medically disproven claim that a fetus can feel pain at that point. Via NECN.com: The measure by Senate President John Alario declares that the state should protect “the […]
May 29, 2012
Jezebel, May 29, 2012 by Erin Gloria Ryan A newly-released undercover sting video by the Top Secret Junior Adventurer Club known as Live Action shows a Planned Parenthood counselor in Texas instructing an actor pretending to be a pregnant woman woman on how to obtain an abortion if she finds out that her fetus is […]
May 29, 2012
IOL News, May 29, 2012 by Jonathon Burch Ankara – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday his government was preparing a draft bill on abortion and intended to enact it into law, a move likely to escalate a row over the practice which the Turkish leader has called “murder”. Erdogan sparked outrage from […]
May 29, 2012
Huffington Post, May 29, 2012 by Miriam Yeung On Wednesday, May 30, the United States House of Representatives will consider the “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act.” Known as “PRENDA,” the latest version of the bill (there have been at least three) would ban abortions performed on the basis of sex. If this bill becomes law, a doctor […]
May 29, 2012
RH Reality Check, May 29, 2012 by Robin Marty The Associated Press appears to have caved into pressure from anti-choice activists, issuing an erroneous “correction” that sounds exactly like a line from the National Right To Life Committee media guide. Lifenews.com brags about the change in language, stating: All too often the pro-life movement is […]
May 29, 2012
RH Reality Check, May 29, 2012 by Robin Marty We’ve seen a lot of “men’s health” laws get proposed recently as an answer to the ceaseless bills that seek to limit woman’s rights. Now, here is yet another proposal to try to limit unintended pregnancies… and it’s drastic. The Standard Examiner reports that a local doctor […]
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