Tag: abortion
Posted on Tue Jun 02, 2009 at 08:51:00 AM EST
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Boulder physician Warren Hern, who like Dr. George Tiller, performs late-term abortions, is now receiving federal protection from the U.S. Marshals. Here are some of his comments yesterday.
On why he calls his clinic "The Boulder Abortion Clinic":
Hern said the straightforward name of his clinic is a statement that abortion shouldn't be a "clandestine act." His name is posted next to the outside entrance.
On President Obama's remarks a few weeks ago at Notre Dame calling for a "common ground" in the debate on abortion: [More...]
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Posted on Sun May 17, 2009 at 01:04:48 PM EST
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Update: Here's the text of President Obama's speech.
The crazies are out in force today at Notre Dame to protest President Obama's delivery of the commencement address and receipt of an honorary degree.
Some sanity abounds.
Memo to protesters: If you really are pro-life, and believe that killing is wrong, how about starting with protests against the death penalty?
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Posted on Mon Mar 30, 2009 at 07:14:50 PM EST
Tags: abortion, Tim Kaine (all tags)
DNC Chair and VA. Gov. Tim Kaine may lose some support with his signing today of legislation approving "Choose Life" license plates in Virginia.
[H]is decision could echo among women's activists who are among the most powerful financial supporters of the party.
“It is surprising that Governor Kaine would do this, but it’s all the more surprising that he would do it as chair of the DNC,” said Paulette McElwain, the president of the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood.
Gov. Kaine also made this promise today: [More...]
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Posted on Sun Sep 21, 2008 at 11:39:22 AM EST
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South Dakota, which already has a very strict law on abortion, has an even stricter one on the ballot in November, that would ban abortion in all cases except rape, incest and (narrow) instances of necessity to protect the life or health of the woman.
First, the current law:
[More...]The legislature passed a law requiring doctors to tell women that an abortion would "terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique living human being." Each woman must be told that abortion increases the risk of "suicide ideation and suicide," a medically disputed assertion, and must be offered the chance to view a sonogram. A 24-hour waiting period is required.
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Posted on Thu Jul 03, 2008 at 07:09:17 PM EST
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Here's Obama reaching out to the evangelical right. The Associated Press reports:
In an interview this week with "Relevant," a Christian magazine, Obama said prohibitions on late-term abortions must contain "a strict, well defined exception for the health of the mother."
Obama then added: "Now, I don't think that 'mental distress' qualifies as the health of the mother. I think it has to be a serious physical issue that arises in pregnancy, where there are real, significant problems to the mother carrying that child to term."
Obama made no such distinction last year:
Last year, after the Supreme Court upheld a federal ban on late-term abortions, Obama said he "strongly disagreed" with the ruling because it "dramatically departs form previous precedents safeguarding the health of pregnant women."
NARAL leaders ought to feel like idiots. [More...]
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