Wendy Norris

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Wendy Norris is a freelance writer from Denver, Colorado now working on assignment for Rewire. She was previously a New Journalist Fellow for the Center for Independent Media and managing editor of The Colorado Independent. She is editor/founder of Unbossed.com.

Radical Anti-Abortion Forces May Rebuild Movement Around May 31

Wendy Norris

Antiabortion domestic terrorism is linked to the radical militia movement that promotes “Biblical justice” rationales for murdering abortion providers while celebrating those responsible for the violent clashes as “heroes of the faith.”

DeGette Speaks Out After Fact-Finding Trip to Afghanistan

Wendy Norris

Rep. Diana DeGette talks to Wendy Norris about a fact-finding mission to Afghanistan, the Afghan law that would have legalized marital rape, and the extraordinary lengths Afghan women go to access education.

Abstinence-Only Funding Not Dead if Congress Plays “Hide-the-Salami” Again

Wendy Norris

Will funding for abstinence-only-until marriage programs stay out of the budget once Congress gets its hands on it?

Personhood Bill Lays Egg in North Dakota Senate

Wendy Norris

Anti-abortion activists who rallied behind Colorado’s Amendment 48 last year came up with another big goose egg Friday when the North Dakota Senate rejected a “personhood” bill that sought to confer constitutional rights to zygotes.

Ann Coulter Bushwacked on Radio by Conservative Christian Abortion Foes

Wendy Norris

Ultra-conservative Christian talk-radio hosts are taking a new approach to get their message out — ambushing right-wing pundit Ann Coulter for supporting 2008 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Colorado House Passes Birth Control Bill

Wendy Norris

The Birth Control Protection Act, crafted to thwart future legal challenges to contraception, passed the Colorado House Monday.

Marilyn Musgrave Lands New Gig with Anti-Choice Group

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Former Colorado Rep. Marilyn Musgrave will lead a new antiabortion initiative that will target members of Congress in the 2010 election cycle who support abortion rights.

“Personhood” Statement Likely to Fizzle in Montana Legislature

Wendy Norris

Montana's legislature must pass the bill to define fertilized eggs as people by 100 votes before it can get on voters' ballots.

Colorado State Senators Argue Contraception Kills

Wendy Norris

The proposed Birth Control Protection Act in Colorado would stem future assaults on contraception by conservative lawmakers and religious activists who argue birth control pills are an "abortifacient."

Awkward Reunions at Denver March for Life

Wendy Norris

Following the overwhelming defeat of Colorado's personhood initiative, Denver's annual March for Life underscored the sense of how lost the local anti-abortion movement seems.

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