Posts Tagged ‘abortion’

Kagan papers emerge amid questions on abortion (AP)

U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan (2nd R) walks through the halls to her meeting with Senator Al Franken (D-MN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 18, 2010.  REUTERS/Jim Young   (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)AP – A senior House Democrat said Tuesday that senators should fully question Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to make sure she supports abortion rights, in light of her previous backing for limiting late-term abortions.


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British government memo jokes about Pope’s visit: He could open abortion clinic, launch condom line

An internal British government memo suggesting the Pope open an abortion clinic during his upcoming visit has spiraled into an international incident and resulted in a hasty, formal apology.

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Obama: No abortion ‘litmus test’ for Supreme Court pick

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he will not insist that his Supreme Court nominee pass any “litmus tests” over supporting abortion rights, but made clear he will choose a candidate who will consider personal privacy and women’s rights when ruling on cases.

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Obama: No litmus tests on abortion for court pick (AP)

President Barack Obama, left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., discuss the Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Stevens in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Wednesday, April 21, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he will not insist that his Supreme Court nominee pass any “litmus tests” over supporting abortion rights, but made clear he will choose a candidate who will consider personal privacy and women’s rights when ruling on cases.


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Obama to Hill leaders: No litmus tests on abortion (AP)

President Barack Obama, left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., discuss the Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Stevens in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Wednesday, April 21, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he will not insist that his Supreme Court nominee pass any “litmus tests” in supporting a woman’s right to have an abortion, but made clear he’ll choose a candidate who will consider personal privacy and women’s rights.


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Abortion doctor’s killer gets forum, life sentence (AP)

Scott Roeder sits in a Sedgwick County District courtroom in Wichita, Kan., Thursday, April 1, 2010 for his sentencing for the murder of abortion doctor George Tiller. Roeder was convicted last January for the crime and is facing a life sentence. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)AP – Defiant in court, a man who murdered one of the few U.S. doctors who performed late-term abortions used his sentencing hearing to do what the judge wouldn’t let him do during his trial — justify his crime by describing abortion in gritty detail.


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Obama signs order on abortion in health care bill (AP)

President Barack Obama is flanked by Vice President Joe Biden (L) as he makes a statement about the House of Representatives' final passage of health care legislation, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 21, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstAP – With little fanfare, President Barack Obama signed an executive order Wednesday designed to ensure that no federal money can be used for elective abortions under the nation’s new health care legislation.


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