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Fetuses to 'Testify' in Ohio Abortion Bill Debate

Abortion rights supporters, however, won't be allowed to speak

(Newser) - A pair of fetuses—one of them nine weeks old, the other 11 weeks—will “testify” today in a committee debate over an Ohio bill that would ban abortions if the fetus has a heartbeat . Faith2Action, the Christian pro-life group coordinating the "appearance," boasts that they’ll...

Georgia State Rep. Bobby Franklin Wants to Make Miscarriages, Abortions Punishable by Death
Proposed Georgia Law:
Death Penalty for Abortions
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Feb 27, 2011 5:40 PM CST

Proposed Georgia Law: Death Penalty for Abortions

...and miscarriages, too, maybe

(Newser) - Legislatively speaking, some might say this year has been tough on women (see here , here , and here ), but Jen Phillips thinks she’s found the bill that takes the cake: In Georgia, State Rep. Bobby Franklin wants to criminalize not just abortions—but miscarriages as well. His 10-page bill...

To Cut Abortion Rate, Give Out More Birth Control

Giving out a year's supply cuts abortions, accidental pregnancies: Study

(Newser) - How to slash the abortion rate? Time points to one way: Allow women to get a full year’s supply of birth control at one time, instead of doling it out once a month or, occasionally, once every three months. A new study shows that when you do that, odds...

Rush: Planned Parenthood Doing the Klan's Job?

Limbaugh surely knew latest comment would get headlines

(Newser) - Another day, another controversial soundbite from Rush Limbaugh. Yesterday, the radio show host took on the subject of New York’s racial anti-abortion billboard , calling New York City “the abortion capital of the world” and bemoaning, in particular, the “60% abortion rate among black women in New York...

Google Search for 'Murder' Turns Up Abortion Entry

Anti-choice pranksters manipulate the results

(Newser) - Some tech-savvy opponents of abortion have manipulated Google's search results to send a message. As of this morning, the search for the word "murder" turns up the Wikipedia entry for abortion in the No. 2 slot, notes Jezebel . No word from Google yet, which has been working to make...

Virginia Bill to Force Most Abortion Clinics to Close

Legislature passes bill requiring them to meet hospital standards

(Newser) - Virginia's Senate passed a bill yesterday requiring that all abortion clinics meet the same standards as hospitals—a move critics say will force 17 of the state's 21 clinics to close. The new rules will force clinics to do things like buy new equipment, increase staff training, and make cost-prohibitive...

Racial Anti-Abortion NYC Billboard Yanked

Ad targeting African-Americans sparked deluge of complaints

(Newser) - A New York City billboard that pictured a young black girl under the slogan "The most dangerous place for African-Americans is in the womb" was taken down after a single day. The outdoor advertising company involved said it was taken down for reasons of public safety after workers in...

Now Nebraska Could Make Killing Abortion Docs Legal

Proposed bill is even more expansive than South Dakota's

(Newser) - South Dakota may have shelved a controversial bill that could have made it legal to kill an abortion provider , but a neighboring state is considering a bill that could be even more expansive. Nebraska’s state legislature held a hearing on LB 232, introduced by state senator and devout abortion...

Pro-Life Groups Pitch 'Unbortions' to Women

It's a way to stop multi-day procedures once they've started

(Newser) - Anti-abortion groups—and at least one Catholic hospital—are embracing a procedure being called an "unbortion," and The Week offers a primer. It involves stopping a second-trimester abortion after it has begun, possible because the procedure takes more than one visit to complete. In the first step, doctors...

Obama Scraps 'Conscience' Rule for Health Workers

But those who object to abortions can still opt out

(Newser) - The Obama administration today undid an eleventh-hour rule enacted by George W. Bush that gave health workers the option to refuse to perform a litany of procedures they objected to on moral, religious, or cultural grounds. Declaring the so-called "conscience" rule "unclear and potentially overbroad in scope,"...

Congresswoman on Abortion: 'I Lost a Baby'

Jackie Speier delivers impassioned speech

(Newser) - Congresswoman Jackie Speier gave a shockingly personal floor speech in defense of Planned Parenthood yesterday, telling her fellow legislators about her own abortion. “I had a procedure at 17 weeks pregnant with a child who moved from the vagina into the cervix,” said the California Democrat. “I...

Rolling Stone: Yeah, We Misquoted Bieber

His stance on abortion is a bit different than what was first printed

(Newser) - Following an uproar over Justin Bieber’s comments about abortion in a Rolling Stone interview, the magazine admits it misquoted him. The preview for the article originally had Bieber saying, “I really don't believe in abortion. It's like killing a baby?" And, in the case of a woman who...

S. Dakota: Wait, Maybe Killing Abortion Docs Not OK

Bill shelved amidst uproar

(Newser) - Thanks to a public outcry , South Dakota has indefinitely shelved a bill that would have essentially made it legal to kill an abortion provider. South Dakota’s House speaker said lawmakers were still deciding whether to vote on the bill (which would expand the definition of "justifiable homicide" to...

Mike Pence Wages War on Planned Parenthood

Lawmaker trying yet again to cut off funding

(Newser) - The biggest threat to Planned Parenthood isn’t that 'sting' video , it’s Mike Pence. The Indiana Republican is on a one-man mission to cut off all the group’s federal funding. For three years in a row, he’s introduced legislation to ban any entity performing abortions from receiving...

S. Dakota May Make It Legal to Kill Abortion Providers

New law would change definition of 'justifiable homicide'

(Newser) - South Dakota is considering a Republican-backed law that would bulk up the definition of "justifiable homicide" to include another kind of killing—one intended to prevent harm to a fetus. Mother Jones points out that if it passes, it could make it legal to kill doctors who perform abortions....

Pelosi to Women: GOP Waging Assault on Your Health

Three GOP-backed bills threaten abortion access

(Newser) - The GOP and its barrage of abortion-linked bills are a menace to women's health, says an incensed Nancy Pelosi, who calls the "extreme legislation" the "the most comprehensive and radical assault on women's health in our lifetime." And she worries that women aren't fired up enough about...

Ohio Considers 'Heartbeat' Abortion Law

Move could outlaw procedure in as little as 18 days

(Newser) - Ohio lawmakers will introduce a bill today that would make it illegal to perform an abortion in the state once a fetus develops a heartbeat—something that can happen within 18 days of conception. The bill, which would be the harshest abortion restriction in the country, already has support from...

Stewart Debates Rape vs. Rape-Rape

Should taxpayer money really go to women who've only been 'rape-ished'?

(Newser) - The GOP wants to limit federal funding for abortions to cases of “forcible rape” only, and, not surprisingly, Jon Stewart was there last night to heap his scorn on the idea. “All rape is by definition forcible,” he pointed out, but correspondent Kristen Schaal wasn’t convinced....

ACORN-Esque 'Sting' Hits Planned Parenthood

But group says video was edited, doesn't reflect policies

(Newser) - An anti-abortion group has released an undercover video that appears to depict a Planned Parenthood employee giving advice to—you guessed it—a pimp and a prostitute. The employee, a New Jersey office manager named Amy Woodruff, advises the pair on how to get medical care for underage, illegal immigrant...

Study: Abortion Does Not Raise Risk of Mental Illness

But having a baby just might

(Newser) - Having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but having a baby does, suggests one of the largest studies to compare the aftermath of both decisions. The research by Danish scientists further debunks the notion that terminating a pregnancy can trigger mental illness and shows postpartum...

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