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3 Years After George Tiller's Murder, Reproductive Rights Face New Legislative Attacks, Hate Crimes
New Orleans :: LA :: USA | 12 months ago
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Three years ago today, abortion provider Dr. George Tiller was shot dead while attending church in Wichita, Kansas. Reproductive healthcare providers remain the target of violence amid a wave of new legislation curtailing access to safe abortions.
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State lawmakers push bill to improve abortion clinics
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Several dozen state lawmakers this morning called for the swift approval of two measures to increase oversight of abortion providers and further limit the use of taxpayer funds in paying for those medical procedures. Those bills -- one a reaction to
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Unbelievable: NPR Ombudsman Apologizes for Pro-Abort Story Using Words 'Abortion Doctor'
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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On September 1, NPR reporter Carrie Johnson filed a slanted story touting the Obama Justice Department for cracking down on allegedly violent pro-life protesters like 79-year-old grandfather Dick Retta. (Matt Balan wrote it up here .) The National
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5 Scary Religious Refusal Bills
Detroit :: MI :: USA | 2 years ago
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Courtesy Flickr/Romain A slew of recent bills would expand the ability to deny services based on personal religious or moral beliefs...One tactic they've resorted to is ramping up on conscience protection laws. The laws shields employees from
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Bill alters licensing of abortion providers
Wichita :: KS :: USA | 2 years ago
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Eagle Topeka bureau A bill before a state House committee would change the way abortion providers are licensed, setting in place new regulatory standards and mandating twice-a-year inspections. Licensing of abortion clinics would shift from the
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Government Neglect Blamed for Modern-Day Eugenics in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Leaders of the National Black Pro-Life Coalition are outraged and horrified that women could be treated by Kermit Gosnell for over a decade without government oversight and accountability in Pennsylvania. A recent grand jury investigation shows that
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Human rights commission to probe abortion funding
Fredericton :: Canada | over 2 years ago
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Theres a real stigma around abortion thats here in New Brunswick, said Simone Leibovitch, manager of the Morgentaler Clinic in Fredericton...Theres just this kind of prevalent attitude of shame and blame here. Under the provinces Medical Services
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Troubled abortion provider has local ties
State College :: PA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Last week, the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners suspended Steven Brigham's medical license, for transporting patients to his Maryland clinic for late-term abortions that he wasn't authorized to perform in New Jersey...Brigham's attorney, Julia
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Suit challenges abortion laws
New York City :: NY :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Two new Louisiana abortion laws are unconstitutional, six clinics and one unnamed doctor alleged Friday in a federal court suit aimed at blocking their enforcement. One law bars abortion doctors from participation in a state-run medical malpractice
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Study Shows Abortion Funding Rules Would Not Apply to High-Risk Pools
New York City :: NY :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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FoxNews.com A newly released congressional report found that abortion restrictions attached to the health care overhaul would not apply to high-risk insurance pools run at the state level, prompting Republican senators to urge the administration to
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