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EMILY's List: Confronting the Growing Ambivalence Over Abortion
By Eleanor Clift - Politics DailyOne of the issues that arose in a recent e-mail chain among the writers who contribute to WomanUp was regret that an organization like Emily's List, which helps elect Democratic women, only supports candidates who are pro-choice: "I believe there are other issues that are very important to women. So let's say a woman happens to be not pro-choice, but is pro everything else. Why exclude her?" It's a good question, and the answer dates back to the founding of Emily's List in 1985. At the time very few women held public office, and attitudes toward abortion rights divided sharply along political ...
First Abortion-Services TV Ad in U.K. Sparks Criticism, Debate
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyThe first ad ever to offer advice on abortion services was screened on British television Monday night. In a country long known for its reserved demeanor, the ad has provoked vociferous praise and condemnation. Much like the Focus on the Family ad featuring Tim Tebow that aired in the United States during the Super Bowl this year, the so-called "abortion ad" is fairly ambiguous. The 30-second spot features a number of women from different walks of life who are "late." A voice-over then says that "Being late for a period could mean pregnancy. If you're pregnant and not sure what to do, Marie ...
Laura Bush Backs Gay Marriage, Abortion Rights
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyWhen it comes to gay marriage and abortion rights, Laura Bush says she and former President George W. Bush have simply agreed to disagree. She's for both, he's against them. The former first lady said on "Larry King Live" Tuesday she "totally" understands "what George thinks and what other people think about marriage being between a man and a woman. . . . But I also know that, you know, when couples are committed to each other and love each other that they ought to have, I think, the same sort of rights that everyone has." Click play below to watch: "You think [legalization of same sex ...
Democrats Find New Ground on Abortion
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (March 22) -- The Democrat who helped House leaders secure the last few votes needed to pass landmark health care legislation might not have been treated so solicitously at the party's convention the year he was elected to Congress. In 1992, when Bart Stupak was running for his first term in Michigan's 1st Congressional District, Pennsylvania Gov. Robert Casey Sr. was denied a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention in New York. Casey was the namesake for a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's right to restrict abortions. He accused the Clinton-Gore ...
Abortion Tweeter Sets Sparks Flying Across Internet
By Mara Gay - AOL News(March 12) -- Some say Angie Jackson took Twitter a tweet too far. When the 27-year-old live-tweeted her RU-486-induced abortion last month, she spared no details. "Okay, the pain starting to get distracting," she wrote. "Definitely bleeding now." In a country that's bitterly divided over abortion, the storm of controversy Jackson generated, even among abortion-rights supporters, was unsurprising. "At its worst, it is self-serving, exhibitionist and selfish," Mary Ann Sorrentino, the former director for Planned Parenthood in Rhode Island, wrote Tuesday on Salon.com. "At best, it has 'bad ...
Health Reform Hinges on Votes From Abortion Foes
By Tamara Lytle - AOL News(March 9) -- The arcane rules that govern debate as Congress finishes health care reform soon will meet the simple rule of majority math. House Democratic leaders, resigned to the fact that no Republicans are likely to vote for a major overhaul of the nation's health insurance system, will be focused on getting to the number 216, which is the total votes that make up a majority. To get there, they will need the support of Democrats who vehemently oppose abortion. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., is pushing for greater restrictions on abortion funding and claims to represent a bloc of 12 Democrats ...
Will Abortion Fight Kill Health Care Reform?
By Russell Berman - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (March 4) -- After a year of debate, it won't be the public option that derails health care reform. Nor will it be death panels. But it might be abortion. A fight over the most divisive issue in American politics could deal the final, fatal blow to Democratic hopes for reform, just as President Barack Obama mounts one last push to pass major legislation through Congress. Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan, a leader of anti-abortion Democrats in the House, said Thursday that he and as many as 11 other lawmakers would not vote for the Senate version of the health bill because its language ...
Nebraska Bill Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
By Mara Gay - AOL News(Feb. 25) -- Nebraska lawmakers have found a new tactic in the fight against abortion: If a fetus can feel pain, they say, it cannot be aborted. So they are moving forward with the Abortion Pain Prevention Act, a bill aimed at ending the "substantial pain" to the "unborn child" caused by abortion. If the bill passes, the state will become the first in the country to forbid abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother's life is threatened. If the bill passes, it likely will be challenged in the Supreme Court. The vast majority of abortions, just under 90 percent, take place before ...
Sarah Palin, NOW Spar Over Tim Tebow's Super Bowl Ad
By David Sessions - Politics DailyThe National Organization for Women is firing back at Sarah Palin, who took issue with the group's opposition to a pro-life Super Bowl ad that will feature college football player Tim Tebow, Politico reports. NOW said that Palin, who defended the Focus on the Family-sponsored ad and urged CBS not to "cave" to pressures to pull it, was "missing our point." The 30-second spot will feature Tebow and his mother, Pam, telling the story of her decision not to end her difficult pregnancy with the future Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback in 1987. Tebow has said his mother's courage often persuades ...
Abortion Foes Claim New Momentum
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Jan. 22) – Thousands of abortion opponents trudged up Capitol Hill to the Supreme Court once again Friday in the annual ritual known as the March for Life. But on this, the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, there were signs they were marching with a renewed sense of direction. "This is an exciting time to be in the pro-life movement," said Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life, which organized a "Virtual March for Life" of more than 75,000 avatars to join the actual throng on the National Mall. "A year ago, we were facing unprecedented opposition, seeing ...
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