Subscribe to this tag
Contraception: Is It Sometimes Abortion?
By Deborah Kotz -
On Women
- July 23, 2008
Opinions are flying on both sides of the issue, and you can voice your own.
more >>
Health Buzz: Medicare Bill, and Other Health News
Health
- July 16, 2008
Less active teens, kidney stones in summertime, and Deborah Kotz on the abortion pill
more >>
The Abortion Pill Is No Vitamin
By Deborah Kotz -
On Women
- July 15, 2008
Why women in this country must be under a doctor's care, even if foreigners can order it online.
more >>
Planned Parenthood Pushes Back On Ministers' Claims
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- June 26, 2008
The organization says its funds don't go to specific candidates.
more >>
Abortion Moves Back Into Political Spotlight With Black Minister Protest
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- June 25, 2008
The group accuses Planned Parenthood of letting racist donors target African-American babies.
more >>
Pro-Life Drugstores and the Meaning of 'Abortion'
By Deborah Kotz -
On Women
- June 16, 2008
Some pharmacies are spreading misinformation about the pill and other contraceptives.
more >>
NARAL Poll Shows Abortion Issue Could Push Independents and Pro-Choice Republicans to Obama
By Liz Halloran -
Nation & World
- June 16, 2008
The poll found if voters know the candidates' stances, they choose Obama over McCain.
more >>
No More Referrals for Abortion?
By Deborah Kotz -
On Women
- May 28, 2008
President Bush is considering a gag rule that would prevent federally funded clinics from discussing abortion.
more >>
Antiabortion Ballot Initiative in Colorado
Nation & World
- May 9, 2008
The mother of all wedge issues will likely be put to a vote in Colorado this November.
more >>
Yale Student Turns (Maybe) Abortions Into Art Project
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- April 18, 2008
News of the controversial project spread quickly across the blogosphere.
more >>
Bush Touts His Antiabortion Record to National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
By Katherine Skiba -
News Desk
- April 18, 2008
The event drew criticism from one Catholic group, Catholics United, which called it a "shameful attempt to shoehorn authentic Catholic teaching into a partisan political agenda."
more >>
Supreme Court Lets Stand a Ruling That Permits Female Prisoners Access to Abortion Services
News Desk
- March 24, 2008
The American Civil Liberties Union is applauding today's decision by the Supreme Court not to review a lower court's ruling that a prison in Maricopa County, Ariz., did not have the right to restrict female prisoners' access to abortion.
more >>
On Women: For Mixed Reasons, Abortion Rates Fall
By Deborah Kotz -
Health
- January 17, 2008
Some states' laws have widened access to birth control; elsewhere, they've limited access to providers.
more >>
New Abortion Wars
By Bret Schulte -
Nation & World
- January 3, 2008
An age-old fight is heating up in the states
more >>
Reversing the Ban on Contraceptive Funds
To the Contrary
- June 22, 2007
In the latest seesaw over the abortion debate, House Democrats managed to work into a foreign-aid bill an amendment that overturns the so-called Mexico City policy..
more >>
Hollywood's Abortion Timidity
By Bonnie Erbe -
To the Contrary
- June 14, 2007
Two new movies that deal with pregnancy don’t reflect reality.
more >>
Out Loud
Washington Whispers
- April 8, 2007
"I would love not to have to raise money so I could spend all my time in town hall meetings."
.
more >>
Baby Pictures
Michael Barone
- February 21, 2007
The Washington Times is running on the front page of its print edition, above the fold, two pictures of Amillia Taylor, the baby born after a gestation period of 21 weeks. They are striking pictures.
more >>
The antiabortion T-shirt is here–is the no-birth-control bumper sticker next?
To the Contrary
- April 24, 2006
Bet you don't know what day Tuesday, April 25, is. It's the American Life League's National Pro-life T-shirt Day.
more >>
Sex, lies, and government health literature for young women
To the Contrary
- April 13, 2006
Can young women trust government reports on women's health? This month's issue of Glamour magazine says "No." In an article entitled "The New Lies About Women's Health," the magazine reports that the federal government has posted inaccurate information on federal government websites used widely by young women and that states are now passing laws requiring doctors to give inaccurate information to young women seeking birth control and abortions.
more >>