Tag: Abortion
Catholic Ministry States: Fetuses Are Not People
Why would a religious organization who has been extremely vocal when it comes to abortion, contraception and the unyielding belief that life begins at conception suddenly claim that state law protects doctors from liability concerning unborn fetuses on grounds that those fetuses are not persons with legal rights.
Roe v. Wade Turns 40
40 years ago today, the Supreme Court voted, with a 7 to 2 majority, in favor of Roe. Most people still agree with that decision.
More than 50 percent of Americans believe abortion should legal in all or most cases while 70 percent want the landmark Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade to be upheld, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Monday night.
Late Night Video: Santorum Aborts Campaign
Special thanks to commenter V for bringing this to our attention.
In Arizona All Women Are Pregnant Before They’re, Well… Pregnant
I get that Republicans don’t understand biology, but this is nuts. Life starts earliest in Arizona, which now defines gestational age as beginning on the first day of a woman’s last period, rather than at fertilization. In practice, that means the state has banned abortions after about 18 weeks (20 weeks from the last menstruation) […]
What If Buying A Gun Required The Same Restrictions As Getting An Abortion?
Why don’t gun buyers have to follow the same rules women are forced to follow? Wait 48 hours after applying. View on ultrasound of a body with a bullet in it. Listen to the heartbeat of someone as they die of a gunshot wound. Get a lecture from a surgeon on what it is like to operate on a gunshot wound. After all that, if a person still wants a gun, he or she can buy one. Why should buying a gun be any easier than having an abortion?”
Republican War On Women – Alaska Style
There’s a lot of lady parts business going on in Alaska. They have a forced ultrasound bill, a bill that “forbids full disclosure of pregnancy options and referrals for abortions,” and… Abortion Permission Slips from Men
Personhood – The Wedge Issue that Could Swing 2012
A lot of people are cheering the defeat of the Mississippi Personhood amendment yesterday. Its defeat marked the 3rd time since 2008 that this type of amendment has gone down in flames (the other two were in Colorado). But as Nick Baumann writes in Mother Jones, this is a grand plan by the GOP to continue fighting the culture wars.
Mississippi Personhood
A constitutional amendment facing voters in Mississippi on Nov. 8, and similar initiatives brewing in half a dozen other states including Florida and Ohio, would declare a fertilized human egg to be a legal person, effectively branding abortion and some forms of birth control as murder.
Parental Notification Of Abortion Is Not Comparable To Ear Piercing
Let’s deal with my title first. Just because a minor can’t get their ears pierced without parental notification doesn’t make it the bar we should set our standards. Perhaps making a minor wait until they are 18 to pierce their ears is silly. If you disagree with me on that point, fine. The law, as […]
Anti-Abortion Publicity Stunt Fails
A publicity stunt arranged by an anti-abortion group failed when an ultrasound failed to detect a heartbeat in a 9-week-old fetus.
Public Enemy #1 – Women
A Georgia legislator proposes a law to require women to prove that all miscarriages are not caused by human means. Which is pretty tough, considering women are human.
Mum’s The Word When It Comes To Defining “Forcible Rape”
Earlier this week I wrote about the redefing rape as “forcible rape” in H.R. 3 (No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act). Today we discover that the “Pro-Life” contingency is unusually quiet, which is quite interesting given how much “Pro-Lifers” love to talk about abortion. Talk about jobs? Not so much. Actually… not at all. Now […]
Redefining Rape In A Good Girl, Bad Girl Sort Of Way
Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law. For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. (Another exemption covers pregnancies that could endanger […]
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