All posts tagged "Abortion"
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DEMOCRACY
Iowa AG Refuses To Defend State’s Six-Week Abortion Ban, Declaring It Unconstitutional
May 16, 2018Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller (D) wrote in a letter to the state legislature Tuesday that he will...
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EQUALITY
Federal Appeals Court Rules Pence-Era Law Banning Abortions Based On Disability Diagnosis Is Unconstitutional
April 20, 2018A federal appeals court has ruled that a ban on “selective abortions” signed into law in...
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NEWS
Pope Francis: Caring For Migrants And The Poor Is Just As Important As Preventing Abortion
April 9, 2018Pope Francis declared on Monday that caring for migrants and the poor is as holy as...
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DEMOCRACY
John Oliver Accuses Anti-Abortion CPCs Of Using ‘Coercive’ Tactics To Inflict ‘Emotional Manipulation’
April 9, 2018“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver is accusing crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) of using “disingenuous and...
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DEMOCRACY
The Center for Reproductive Rights Sues Mississippi Over ‘Unconstitutional’ 15-Week Abortion Ban
April 9, 2018The Center for Reproductive Rights, an abortion rights group, is suing the state of Mississippi over...
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NEWS
Idaho Republican Lawmaker Supports Death Penalty For Women Who Get Abortions: ‘There Would Be Fewer Abortions’
April 3, 2018A Republican lieutenant governor candidate in Idaho says women who get an abortion should be punished...
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EQUALITY
Mississippi Lawmakers Mark International Women’s Day By Passing Nation’s Most Extreme Anti-Abortion Bill
March 8, 2018Mississippi lawmakers passed the nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion ban on Thursday, concurrent with International Women’s Day....
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NEWS
Trump Official Fought To Block A 17-Year-Old Rape Victim From Getting An Abortion
December 21, 2017Scott Lloyd, the anti-abortion activist who heads the Trump administration’s Office of Refugee Resettlement, blocked a...
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NEWS
Wisconsin Republican Lawmaker: Making Abortions Illegal Will Help Add To State’s Labor Force
November 5, 2017During a Wisconsin Assembly debate about a bill that would make it illegal to offer abortions...
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NEWS
Trump Health Department To Officially Define Life As ‘Beginning At Conception’
October 12, 2017A new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) draft Strategic Plan for 2018 through...
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NEWS
Anti-Abortion GOP Congressman Who Urged Mistress To Get An Abortion Announces Retirement
October 4, 2017The embattled pro-life Republican congressman who reportedly urged a woman he was having an affair with...
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EQUALITY
GOP Passes Bill Criminalizing Abortion After 20 Weeks Carrying A Penalty Of Up To Five Years In Prison
October 3, 2017Republicans in Congress voted to pass a bill making it a crime to perform or undergo...
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NEWS
Trump Administration Announces Support For Draconian Bill Criminalizing Abortion After 20 Weeks
October 2, 2017The Trump administration has officially announced its support for a Republican House bill that would make...
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DEMOCRACY
‘Handmaids’ Protest VP Mike Pence’s Appearance As Keynote Speaker For Right-Wing Hate Group
June 23, 2017Vice President Pence was greeted by Colorado protestors cloaked in red robes outside a Friday speech...