AltWeeklies Wire
Planned Parenthood's Scheme to Bust Abortion Protestersnew
In the years since the law had been added to the books, the Denver District Attorney's Office had never prosecuted a violation of the Bubble Law, which prevents anti-abortion activists from coming within eight feet of anyone in a hundred-foot radius of a clinic without their permission So a handful of Planned Parenthood employees hatched a plan to catch the creeps. And it worked.
Obama and McCain on Reproductive Rightsnew
To be sure, personal and private health decisions won't be at the top of people's minds when they step up to the ballot box, what with the economy crumbling around us and two wars still raging overseas. But it's important to know where our next president stands.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
09-25-2008 |
Politics
Personally Speaking: 'Abortion and Life' Tells Whole Truthsnew
Part of the lingering stigma attached to abortion is based on anti-choice rhetoric and scare tactics. But just as insidious is the pro-choice movement's reluctance to delve into the emotional nuance that comes with terminating an unplanned pregnancy. Baumgardner's book is one step toward shifting that paradigm.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
09-25-2008 |
Nonfiction
I Had An Abortionnew
Forty percent of American women have abortions by the time they're 45. I'm one of them.
Portland Phoenix |
Anonymous |
09-25-2008 |
Sex
For Bristol Palin, Abortion Should Be Mandatory
Teen parenthood and marriage have disastrous consequences. Why are even liberals saying that Bristol Palin is doing the right thing?
Obama Needs to Talk Tougher on Abortionnew
It's not that Obama doesn’t have sound bites. It's that he's got to lead with the right ones before he delves into the complexity of framing an issue -- and he needs better ones on abortion.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
08-27-2008 |
Commentary
Anti-Abortion Activists Confront Feminist Dems in Denvernew
During this week of the Democratic National Convention, it's hard to walk more than a few blocks in downtown Denver without encountering clusters of abortion opponents carrying billboard-sized photos of fetal remains.
Looking at the Implications of Colorado's Proposed Anti-Choice Amendmentnew
If voters pass Amendment 48 in November, the Colorado Constitution will be changed so that even a pronuclear embryo -- a single-celled, newly fertilized human egg -- will have the same rights and protections as a fully developed, living, breathing human being. The so-called "Personhood Amendment," an initiative placed on the ballot by anti-abortion extremists, would impact not only abortion, experts say, but also a broad range of issues pertaining to women's health from access to contraception to infertility treatment to the flexibility doctors have in treating pregnant women.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
08-04-2008 |
Sex
St. Thomas Law School Bans Public Service at Planned Parenthoodnew
The controversy is just the latest political dust-up at the embattled Catholic university.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
04-30-2008 |
Education
Teaching Teens How to Parent and Stop Having Childrennew
Battling the highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation, Texas counselors have their work cut out.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
04-21-2008 |
Sex
Mom's the Wordnew
Crisis pregnancy centers focus on the woman -- and stretch the truth -- to save the child.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
05-25-2007 |
Sex
Our Bodies, Ourselves, Againnew
In the coming fight for abortion, women must claim not just the autonomy of doctors or patients, but the liberty of women; we must defend not just our health but our lives.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
04-30-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Abortion
Newborn Tragediesnew
There is no question that abortion restrictions hurt women.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
08-31-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: Abortion
Salvation Nationnew
Salon.com senior writer Michelle Goldberg talks about the rise of Christian nationalism as detailed in her first book, Kingdom Coming.
Dakota Bluesnew
A longtime columnist talks about why she's pro-choice -- and her own experience with abortion.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
03-03-2006 |
Sex
