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Published: 02/26/11

From New York to Midwest to South, Abortion Battle Heats Up

By  Mara Gay - AOL News
From New York to Midwest to South, Abortion Battle Heats Up

NEW YORK -- It was only a single billboard, raised high above the streets of Manhattan, with a photograph of a black little girl and the kind of message the city's residents don't often see: "The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb." The ad was sponsored by a Texas-based anti-abortion group, which said there is a particularly high abortion rate among black women and that it wanted to show them there are other options. The billboard sparked outrage and allegations of racism in liberal New York City. It was removed by the advertising company less than a week after it was ...

Published: 02/18/11

What Is the Pence Amendment, and What Does It Mean for Planned Parenthood?

By  Torie Bosch - AOL News
What Is the Pence Amendment, and What Does It Mean for Planned Parenthood?

After a lengthy and emotional debate about abortion Thursday night, the House of Representatives today passed the Pence amendment to the spending bill. The Pence amendment, sponsored by Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., bans Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds. The Republican-dominated House of Representatives approved the amendment 240-185 after a debate that featured Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier recounting the story of receiving an abortion due to a complication with a pregnancy. The vote is something of a coup for Pence. As Politico said earlier this week, "Abortion-rights advocates ...

Published: 11/5/10

Is Tweeting #ihadanabortion a Political Act? Or Just More Oversharing?

By  Donna Trussell - Politics Daily
Is Tweeting #ihadanabortion a Political Act? Or Just More Oversharing?

A few days ago #ihadanabortion was trending. In other words, the hashmarked phrase broke into the top ten topics being posted about on the addictive social media and web based bulletin board Twitter. To explain this rather unusual public declaration, Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon writes that tweeting "#ihadanabortion" is a "provocative act," but the purpose of such an exercise is to make it less so. Acknowledging that, the "complexity of women's varying experiences is lost" when reduced to 140 characters, she notes the digitally delivered statement is nevertheless powerful. "Political slogans ...

Published: 05/8/09

Vatican Official Says Notre Dame Should Not Have Invited Obama

By  Mark Impomeni - Politics Daily
Vatican Official Says Notre Dame Should Not Have Invited Obama

Archbishop Raymond Burke, the former Archbishop of St. Louis and currently head of the highest Vatican court in Rome, today criticized the University of Notre Dame for inviting President Barack Obama to deliver the commencement address at the school later this month. Burke, who came out against granting Communion to pro-abortion Catholics during the 2004 presidential campaign, said that Catholic institutions should not give a platform to, "those who teach and act publicly against the moral law."The Archbishop also had strong words for the university's decision to confer an honorary doctorate ...

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