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Abortion, birth control grab political spotlight (AP)

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:22:27 +0000

AP – A political firestorm over abortion and birth control spread suddenly to multiple fronts on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception.

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Abortion row for Komen breast cancer

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:12:52 +0000

Two of the nation’s top women’s health organizations were at war Wednesday after the foundation behind the ubiquitous pink ribbon of breast cancer awareness yanked funding for Planned Parenthood.

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Perry: Romney abortion flip was for ‘convenience’ (AP)

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:13:14 +0000

AP – Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that Mitt Romney changed his position on legalized abortion out of political convenience, one of the sharpest allegations leveled yet in the South Carolina GOP presidential primary.

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2 abortion providers charged with murder in Md. (AP)

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:17:47 +0000

AP – Authorities say two out-of-state doctors who traveled to Maryland to perform late-term abortions have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder, an unusual use of a law that allows for murder charges in the death of a viable fetus.

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Perry: Abortion allowed if woman’s life at risk (AP)

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:22:56 +0000

AP – Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry said Wednesday that he has “always struggled” with his position on abortion and clarified remarks he made a day earlier to indicate he would allow abortion if a woman’s life were at risk.

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Lawmakers pass sonogram abortion requirement in Texas

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:01:20 +0000

A bill requiring doctors to conduct a sonogram at least 24 hours before performing an abortion is just a signature away from becoming law in Texas.

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LensCrafters smacks back at Bachmann over abortion comparison

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:31:43 +0000

LensCrafters is not happy that Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has blindly yanked the company into America’s abortion debate.

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Planned Parenthood, abortion and the budget fight (AP)

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:46:23 +0000

AP – Republicans portray Planned Parenthood as primarily focused on performing abortions and — intentionally or not — using American taxpayer dollars to do it.

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SD governor signs 3-day wait for abortion into law (AP)

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:25:40 +0000

AP – Women who want an abortion in South Dakota will face the longest waiting period in the nation — three days — and have to undergo counseling at pregnancy help centers that discourage abortions under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.

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Kanye West posts controversial tweets about abortion

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:18:49 +0000

Who knew Justin Bieber and Kanye West had so much in common? The rapper is the latest celeb to make controversial comments about abortion, taking a shot at the women who have them.

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