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Planned Parenthood's Scheme to Bust Abortion Protestersnew

In the years since the law had been added to the books, the Denver District Attorney's Office had never prosecuted a violation of the Bubble Law, which prevents anti-abortion activists from coming within eight feet of anyone in a hundred-foot radius of a clinic without their permission So a handful of Planned Parenthood employees hatched a plan to catch the creeps. And it worked.
Westword  |  Sean Cronin  |  09-29-2008  |  Sex

Obama and McCain on Reproductive Rightsnew

To be sure, personal and private health decisions won't be at the top of people's minds when they step up to the ballot box, what with the economy crumbling around us and two wars still raging overseas. But it's important to know where our next president stands.
Portland Phoenix  |  Deirdre Fulton  |  09-25-2008  |  Politics

Personally Speaking: 'Abortion and Life' Tells Whole Truthsnew

Part of the lingering stigma attached to abortion is based on anti-choice rhetoric and scare tactics. But just as insidious is the pro-choice movement's reluctance to delve into the emotional nuance that comes with terminating an unplanned pregnancy. Baumgardner's book is one step toward shifting that paradigm.
Portland Phoenix  |  Deirdre Fulton  |  09-25-2008  |  Nonfiction

I Had An Abortionnew

Forty percent of American women have abortions by the time they're 45. I'm one of them.
Portland Phoenix  |  Anonymous  |  09-25-2008  |  Sex

For Bristol Palin, Abortion Should Be Mandatory

Teen parenthood and marriage have disastrous consequences. Why are even liberals saying that Bristol Palin is doing the right thing?
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  09-08-2008  |  Sex

Obama Needs to Talk Tougher on Abortionnew

It's not that Obama doesn’t have sound bites. It's that he's got to lead with the right ones before he delves into the complexity of framing an issue -- and he needs better ones on abortion.
San Diego CityBeat  |  D.A. Kolodenko  |  08-27-2008  |  Commentary

Anti-Abortion Activists Confront Feminist Dems in Denvernew

During this week of the Democratic National Convention, it's hard to walk more than a few blocks in downtown Denver without encountering clusters of abortion opponents carrying billboard-sized photos of fetal remains.
INDY Week  |  Barry Yeoman  |  08-26-2008  |  Politics

Looking at the Implications of Colorado's Proposed Anti-Choice Amendmentnew

If voters pass Amendment 48 in November, the Colorado Constitution will be changed so that even a pronuclear embryo -- a single-celled, newly fertilized human egg -- will have the same rights and protections as a fully developed, living, breathing human being. The so-called "Personhood Amendment," an initiative placed on the ballot by anti-abortion extremists, would impact not only abortion, experts say, but also a broad range of issues pertaining to women's health from access to contraception to infertility treatment to the flexibility doctors have in treating pregnant women.
Boulder Weekly  |  Pamela White  |  08-04-2008  |  Sex

St. Thomas Law School Bans Public Service at Planned Parenthoodnew

The controversy is just the latest political dust-up at the embattled Catholic university.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  04-30-2008  |  Education

Teaching Teens How to Parent and Stop Having Childrennew

Battling the highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation, Texas counselors have their work cut out.
Dallas Observer  |  Jesse Hyde  |  04-21-2008  |  Sex

Mom's the Wordnew

Crisis pregnancy centers focus on the woman -- and stretch the truth -- to save the child.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Naomi Zeveloff  |  05-25-2007  |  Sex

Our Bodies, Ourselves, Againnew

In the coming fight for abortion, women must claim not just the autonomy of doctors or patients, but the liberty of women; we must defend not just our health but our lives.
Seven Days  |  Judith Levine  |  04-30-2007  |  Commentary

Newborn Tragediesnew

There is no question that abortion restrictions hurt women.
Seven Days  |  Judith Levine  |  08-31-2006  |  Commentary

Salvation Nationnew

Salon.com senior writer Michelle Goldberg talks about the rise of Christian nationalism as detailed in her first book, Kingdom Coming.
Artvoice  |  Katherine O'Day  |  08-04-2006  |  Religion

Dakota Bluesnew

A longtime columnist talks about why she's pro-choice -- and her own experience with abortion.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Liz Spikol  |  03-03-2006  |  Sex

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