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Vitter brings sex-selective abortion ban to Senate
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) introduced the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) to the Senate on Wednesday, less than two weeks after identical legislation was defeated in the House. Under the legislation, a doctor who performed an abortion could face up to five-years in prison if race or sex was a factor…
Fury of Turkey’s women as PM likens abortion to murder
Some 300 women are to protest to the Turkish governmentTuesday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked fury among women’s rights advocates by likening abortion to murder. Activists have expressed outrage at the premier’s remarks, branding him a “woman’s enemy.” The representatives from women’s associations will meet Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Sahin, who has…
Minnesota’s anti-abortion bill opens up a new front in the War On Women
Anti-abortion groups — who have long-considered medical, or pill abortions, to be one of the biggest threats to their movement’s demonization of abortion and the women who seek them — quietly opened a new front in state legislatures recently to de facto restrict or eliminate access to the less expensive,…
The War On Women is just a siege you just didn’t notice until now
Parental notification. Waiting periods. Mandatory ultrasounds. Zoning laws specifying closet size. Databases listing identifying data about women who seek abortions. The slow erosion of a woman’s right to choose and gain access to her choice has been going on for years, just under the radar of the mainstream media, because…
AZ GOP lawmaker wants women ‘to watch an abortion’ before having one
Despite Arizona’s recent spate of bills that would reduce women’s access to abortion and contraception, a Republican lawmaker wants her state to go even further. According to The Arizona Republic, State Rep. Terri Proud colorfully replied to one of her constituents in an email asking her thoughts on House Bill…
Georgia senate panel approves ‘fetal pain’ anti-abortion bill
A Georgia state senate committee has voted in favor of a so-called “fetal pain” bill, a measure that would narrow the legal window during which women can legally obtain an abortion by six weeks. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, House Bill 954 would “tighten medical exemptions for terminating pregnancies and…
Kansas Republicans look to profit off abortion taxes
Lawmakers in Kansas will consider next week a sweeping anti-abortion bill that would, among other things, levy sales taxes on any and all abortion procedures, related healthcare expenses and any company that might do business with an abortion provider — a proposal that could bring millions into state coffers, or…
Anti-abortion initiatives inch forward in southern U.S.
Initiatives by social conservatives to limit abortion inched forward in three southern US states this week, contributing to one of the most emotionally-charged debates in US politics. In Florida, the House of Representatives voted 78-33 in favor of imposing a 24-hour waiting period on women seeking an abortion and requiring…
Perry’s abortion ‘transformation’: No exceptions for rape or incest
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday declared that had undergone a “transformation” and no longer supported abortion in cases of rape or incest. During a campaign event in Iowa, Full Faith Christian Center pastor Joshua Verwers noted that Perry used to believe that abortion was acceptable for victims of…
New Hampshire Councilman who voted to defund Planned Parenthood: I won’t pay for ‘partying’ women
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood has stopped providing birth control pills and other contraception in New Hampshire after the state’s executive council rejected up to $1.8 million in funding for the group, which also provides privately-funded abortions. The move is expected to affect an average of 120 low-income…
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