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Planned Parenthood has filed a new suit in Texas state court claiming that it cannot, under state law, be excluded from participating in the newly established Texas Women's Health Program.
With just days to go until the election, neither side is willing to let the other take advantage over the comments made by an Indiana senate candidate.
Right-wing Americans... on behalf of my country and my gender, I would just like to say that I’m so sorry the media has cruelly misconstrued your obviously well-intentioned musings on rape and rape-related pregnancies. SO frustrating, guys!
Richard Mourdock argued in a debate that women who have been raped should not have access to abortion services because their pregnancies are a “gift from god.” As a survivor of childhood sexual violence, I disagree with him completely.
As a victim and survivor of rape I am appalled and disgusted with the statements that have been made and although it is a very difficult thing to talk about I decided that I could not remain silent any longer.
A federal appeals court, on which sits a judge that Rush Limbaugh counts on his "team," has refused to re-hear arguments against Texas' barring of Planned Parenthood from participation in its Women's Health Program.