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Pro-Lifers Lose "Partial-Birth" Abortion Ban Case
A Federal Judge in San Francisco has struck down the “Partial Birth” Abortion Ban, finding that it’s unconstitutional. This is good news, but it doesn’t end the issue. The case was one of three lawsuits against the PBA ban working … Continue reading
Posted in \"Partial Birth\" Abortion, Abortion & reproductive rights
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Quick, paranoid thought on banning abortion nationwide
It’s a common belief – one I’ve endorsed in the past – that if Roe v Wade is overturned, the result won’t be the nationwide banning of abortion in the USA, but rather a return to state-by-state rules. So abortion … Continue reading
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Some more stuff Amp is reading
Just a few links hanging around on my desktop… Take the LGF Quiz: Little Green Footballs or late German Fascists? I have a reason to live! Only three weeks until the new Stephen Sondheim album is released! A New York … Continue reading
Posted in \"Partial Birth\" Abortion, Abortion & reproductive rights, Link farms, Palestine & Israel, Same-Sex Marriage
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How pro-lifers view the PBA issue
It’s always interesting to read After Abortion, if only as a sort of portal into an alternate universe, in which pro-choicers are evil evil subhuman demons who only favor reproductive rights because we just hate babies that much. This comment … Continue reading
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Ashcroft goes after medical records of women who have had abortions
Lis at Riba Rambles has highlighted an interesting news story. The case is National Abortion Federation vs. John Ashcroft, in which the NAF is trying to get the so-called “partial birth” abortion ban overturned. One of the parties suing is … Continue reading
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The Partial Birth Abortion ban
I’m a bit late posting this, but what the heck. It’s a good op-ed from the Boston Globe describing how the PBA ban President Bush just signed would, if it became law, ban not just late-term abortions (as pro-lifers dishonestly … Continue reading
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Couldn't he even find a token woman?
Bush signs the “partial birth” abortion ban. Via Nathan Newman..
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Why does the Republican party oppose banning late-term abortions?
Sebastian Holsclaw’s new blog has a couple of entries on abortion; one addressing his own pro-life side in refreshingly reasonable terms, and one addressing the pro-choice side. The comments feature some passionate, but polite, debate. (The poster “Fredo” is doing … Continue reading
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NOW overstates threat of abortion ban
The “NOW Action Center” sent me an email, which included this item regarding the “partial birth abortion ban”: ABORTION BAN WOULD HALT MOST SAFE PROCEDURES A floor vote in the U.S. House is scheduled for next week on H.R. 760, … Continue reading
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Wednesday should have been cartoon day!
…And it would have been cartoon day, too, if I hadn’t been out of town. But here it is, a couple of days late… (This cartoon will make no sense if you’re not familiar with the classic Monty Python sketch … Continue reading
Posted in \"Partial Birth\" Abortion, Abortion & reproductive rights, Cartooning & comics
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