One News Now, June 15, 2012 by Charlie Butts Incumbent state Senator Curtis Olafson (R), who personally killed personhood proposals in 2009 and 2011, lost his bid for re-election this week. Keith Mason of Personhood USA tells OneNewsNow that clears the way for a fresh bid for passage. “The legislature will do the amending. Now the citizens […]
Ms. Magazine Blog, June 13, 2012 by Lauren Barbato North Dakota primaries don’t typically transfix the nation. But yesterday, all eyes were on polling centers in Bismarck and Fargo awaiting the outcome of Measure 3, the so-called “religious liberties” amendment to the State Constitution that would have spelled a major blow to women’s rights. Fortunately, […]
The Hill, June 13, 2012 by Elise Viebeck Planned Parenthood and other abortion-rights groups praised the defeat of a North Dakota ballot measure on religious freedom that critics said would create a legal haven for law-breakers. Sixty-four percent voted down “Measure 3” on Tuesday, according to reports. It would have amended the state constitution to […]
Jezebel, May 11, 2012 by Erin Gloria Ryan No matter what you call this golden era in American legislating — the War on Women, the Imaginary War on Caterpillars, Tamponaroo — 2012 is, for better or worse, an exciting/harrowing time to have female anatomy, or to be a guy who enjoys having sexual relations with […]
Huffington Post, April 24, 2012 by Sofia Resnick WASHINGTON — If you want to help carry out the anti-abortion mission of the taxpayer-funded Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center, you have to be a Christian. It’s right there on the Rapid City, S.D., center’s volunteer application. “Do you consider yourself a Christian?” “If yes, how long […]
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