Morning Roundup: PP of the Heartland Can Continue Telemed Abortions
An Ohio abortion ban may be on the way, Rep. Pence explains his ludicrous Title X legislation, regular screenings essential to early detection of cervical cancer, NYC school chief under fire for flippant remark on birth control, and the Iowa Board of Medicine will not sanction PP of the Heartland for telemed abortions.
An Ohio abortion ban may be on the way, Rep. Pence explains his ludicrous Title X legislation, regular screenings essential to early detection of cervical cancer, NYC school chief under fire for flippant remark on birth control, and the Iowa Board of Medicine will not sanction PP of the Heartland for telemed abortions.
- Ohio is poised to ban abortion after 24 weeks, 22 weeks with a “viability” test, with an exception for only a woman’s physical health. The bill will explicitly state that a woman’s mental health may not be taken into consideration.
- Rep. Mike Pence explains his reasoning for introducing legislation that would ban organizations that provide abortion from receiving Title X family planning funds. Let me summarize; he’s totally not against family planning (yeah, right), he just has a visceral hatred of Planned Parenthood. Also, it’s a “moral issue.”
- Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, and can be detected early by regular screenings. (January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.)
- New York City Schools Chancellor Cathy Black is in hot water with some constituents, after saying the answer to school overcrowding is, “Can we just have some birth control for a while? It could really help us all out.” The Chancellor’s spokesperson has called it an “off-color joke.”
- The Iowa Board of Medicine will not sanction Planned Parenthood of the Heartland for its telemedicine services that provide medical abortion by webcam in offices where abortion is not typically offered. Operation Rescue has asked the Board of Medicine to investigate. OR has an ally in State Rep. Matt Windschitl, who “said he plans to introduce a bill that would ban telemedicine abortions. The Missouri Valley Republican said his ultimate aim is to block abortions in general, but he said he wants to ensure safety in the meantime.”
Jan 17
- Birth control and blood glucose levels – DoctorNDTV
- Rally marks upcoming anniversary – Statesman Journal
- Ohio bill would ban late-term abortions – Columbus Dispatch
- Mums-to-be urged to have flu vaccination – Isle of Wight County Press
- Iowa Medical Board Rejects Challenge To Telemedicine Abortion System – Medical News Today (press release)
- India: Drop Charges Against Maternal Death Protesters – TTKN News
- Anti-Abortion State Legislators Rise in Power – WomensRadio
- Obamacare’s baby death panels, Part 2 – WND.com
- Back in the Day, Jan. 18, 1981: Anti-abortion ad fallout continues – NorthJersey.com
- Provider fee going away? – Denver Daily News
- Court adjourns case of HIV-infected acrobat – ABC Online
Jan 16
- Teen STD rate soars on SLC’s west side – Salt Lake Tribune
- Kentucky lawmaker wants random drug testing for welfare recipients – Lexington Herald Leader
- Car strikes anti-abortion rights activist in Fort Myers – WZVN-TV
- Today no child needs to be born with HIV – Washington Times
- Presumptive NC House Speaker Tillis says he supports putting limits on abortions – WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
- Smear Campaign: More Local Testing Urged – Patch
- Telemed abortions: Safe, legal and a choice – Dubuque Telegraph Herald
- Top 10 Unhinged Reactions to the Arizona Shooting (Plus Hanoi Jane) – Hot Air
- Planned Parenthood may double the number of NJ abortion clinics while … – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
- Sex advice: Friends with benefits? – Detroit Free Press
- Minimally invasive gynecology – Detroit Free Press
- Schools easily adopt new sex ed law – Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
- Pence explains TItle X funding – Muncie Star Press
- No apologies for maternal interventions – Times of Malta
Jan 15
- Abortion rate increased – Allentown Morning Call
- Kentucky judges can grant out-of-state minors permission for abortions … – Louisville Courier-Journal
- Kentucky judges can grant out-of-state minors permission for abortions … – Louisville Courier-Journal
- Iowa Tea Partiers Rally against Same-Sex Marriage in Council Bluffs – Lez Get Real
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Month – KGWN
- Sen. Rick Santorum keynotes annual SC anti-abortion rally – Boston Herald
- Defend legal abortion on the 38th anniversary – Workers World
- One woman dies every hour from cervical cancer -Statistics – Nigerian Compass (blog)
- One woman dies every hour from cervical cancer -Statistics – Nigerian Compass (blog)
- Cervical Cancer: The Power of Early Detection – Veterans Today Network
- Gabrielle Giffords should stop supporting the deaths of innocent people – Examiner.com
- Idaho pharmacist OK with woman bleeding to death – Daily Kos
- Santorum speaks at pro-life rally – The State
- Iowa State Increases Abortion Access in Remote Areas – BlogHer (blog)
- Abortion an issue in healthcare debate – UPI.com
- Young People Report Abstinence But Still Test Positive for STDs – Care2.com (blog)
- Abortion opponents buoyed by Maine gov’s stance – Seacoastonline.com
- Citizens Rally against Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic in Auburn Hills – Examiner.com
- Black Pro-Lifers Fight NY Pregnancy Center Bill – Afro American
- Santorum to speak at Columbia anti-abortion rally – WBTV
- Parents fume over Black’s ‘birth control’ quip about overcrowding – New York Post
- Healthcare repeal effort will bring abortion debate to the forefront – The Hill (blog)
- EDITORIAL: Aborting free speech – Washington Times
- Making abortion illegal doesn’t mean there won’t be any more – Oneonta Daily Star
Jan 14
- Abortion and the Bishops – New York Times
- Cathie Black: Birth Control – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV
- Talking with Children About Sperm Donation – Bradenton Herald
- Antichoice at the End of Life – The Nation.
- Chancellor Black Regrets Birth Control Joke – NBC New York
- ACLU: US bishops not allowed to protest contraception coverage mandate – Lifesite
- New Test Warns Couples of Genetic Illnesses – Voice of America
- ‘Men are naturally designed to have more children than their wives’ – The Nation Newspaper
- “No Baby” campaign aims to reduce teen pregnancy – WMC-TV
- 90 pregnancies at one high school – msnbc.com
- Minneapolis School Board Passes New Anti%C2%96LGBT Bullying Policy – Care2.com (blog)
- Police Warn Unknowing Partners Of HIV-Positive Man – CityNews
- Deliberately Childless Men – Slate Magazine (blog)
- Solution to Crowded Schools? How About Birth Control? – New York Times (blog)
- The God of Pregnant Women – Patheos
- Bronx woman arrested for illegal breast enlargements – Reuters
- Controversial abortion bill moves forward – KTVQ Billings News
- Md. to consider banning interstate abortions – NECN
- Following Pond-Langbehn case, new hospital visitation regulations for LGBT … – MiamiHerald.com
- Women Might Have More Favorable Blood Levels of Some HIV Drugs – AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News
- Why We Need to Stop the ‘Single Black Woman’ Narrative – Campus Progress
- Facebook saved Margaret’s family – The Standard
- Planned Parenthood’s Use of Telemedicine Permitted – Ms. Magazine
- Triple-Drug Regimen Reduces Risk for Maternal–Child HIV Transmission – Medscape
- Will Father Thomas Euteneuer’s “Demonic Abortion” end abortion or Euteneuer? – RenewAmerica
- Better Existence with HIV (BEHIV) is closing its doors – ChicagoPride.com
- plague allowed to happen – CNN International
- Pro-Life Advocates Making Final Plans for March for Life – LifeNews.com
- Can we keep up our progress on AIDS? – CNN International
- ‘Conscience Law’ put to the test – KBOI-TV
- Cohasset native raises awareness about post-partum depression – Cohasset Mariner
- Uganda: Muslim women seek the use of condom – Afrik-news
- Most US Pregnant Women Have Cocktail Of Chemicals Inside Them – Medical News Today
- The pope says that sex education in Europe is an attack on religious freedom: – ScienceBlogs (blog)
- House hearing focuses on sex education – Picayune Item
- Chick-fil-a in Hot Oil With Gay Groups – LA Weekly (blog)
- The Modern Town and Birth Control – Lifesite (blog)
- Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals join nationwide HIV vaccine clinical … – EurekAlert (press release)
- Board won’t penalize abortion pill provider – DesMoinesRegister.com
- Abortion-rights group sees tough political terrain – The Hill (blog)
- Mo. Knights of Columbus initiate Ultrasound Initiative for pregnancy resource … – St.Louis Review