Abortion

Wisconsin GOP Says They’ll Focus On Economy This Session

Robin Marty

You know, like they promised last session, too...

Primary Season Gets Uglier, and Victory in Texas

 Lawrence Finer from the Guttmacher explains the growing class gap with unintended pregnancy. Michele Bachmann ups the ante on anti-choice rhetoric, and a victory for choice in Texas.

Fetuses Cannot Feel Pain Until 35 Weeks, According To Study

Robin Marty

After working with premature infants, University College London researchers believe they cannot feel pain until at least 35 weeks.

What Better Item For An Anti-Choice Fundraiser Than A Three-Year-Old’s “Prostitute” Costume?

Robin Marty

And an already icky exploitation of girls gets even ickier.

Mississippi Will Vote On “Personhood” In November

Robin Marty

The push to make a fertilized egg a legal person got a boost in Mississippi.

Hearing on Alaska Parental Notification Lawsuit Starts Today

Robin Marty

The state has one of the most restrictive laws for those under 18 in the nation.

New York Anti-Choice Group Decries Abortion Rate While Opposing Sex Ed and Family Planning

Jodi Jacobson

A right-wing group affiliated with the Catholic Church hierarchy is advocating against New York City Mayor Bloomberg's new sex-ed mandate while also opposing access to family planning services and decrying the city's abortion rate.

Get Real! She Won’t Stop Pressuring Me for Sex and Babies

Heather Corinna

If and when we want to have sex in such a way where we only think of our own wants and needs, we can always have that easily with masturbation. But once more than one person is involved in sex, more than one person needs to be seen, heard and considered.

Pennsylvania Joins in Proliferation of Dangerous TRAP Laws

Jodi Jacobson

Another day, another set of TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) laws, this time in Pennsylvania, where a proposed law is working its way through the state House of Representatives.

Got Some Chalk? Change The Message!

Robin Marty

The anti-choice aren't the only ones who can take to the streets -- or, in this case, sidewalks.