Category Archives: Abortion & reproductive rights

Religion at the March for Choice

Posted on April 27, 2004 by Ampersand

Kevin Drum posts a guest editorial by former Clinton policy wonk Bruce Reed, complaining about the lack of religion at the march for choice. This matches the current talking point among moderate Democrats, which is that us darned leftists are … Continue reading →

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The March For Women's Lives

Posted on April 27, 2004 by Ampersand

I couldn’t attend the march and don’t have anything to say about it; except to recommend that you read the posts at Ms Musings, and also at Feministe, Feministing, the marchforchoice livejournal (including a post with lots of photos), Unreal … Continue reading →

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A few good links

Posted on April 22, 2004 by Ampersand

A truly wonderful, thoughtful and sad Feministe post considers whether or not the abortion debate is futile. If you read just one post today… Larry Lessig, looking back on his loss on the “Mickey Mouse Copyright Extension Case” before the … Continue reading →

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Quick, paranoid thought on banning abortion nationwide

Posted on April 22, 2004 by Ampersand

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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Bush Ideology Hurts Women Worldwide

Posted on April 21, 2004 by Ampersand

From IPS News Serivce: MONTREAL, Apr 20 (IPS) – U.S. President George W Bush can talk a good line on women’s issues but his performance is a flop, said U.S. groups Monday in a preview of this weekend’s March for … Continue reading →

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Is the Federal Goverment systematically undercounting abortion deaths?

Posted on April 19, 2004 by Ampersand

In the comments to an earlier post, “Alas” reader Joe M wrote: Why… CDC statistics are not complete: [Description of four women’s deaths following abortion.] These are four deaths that occurred in one small state that reported no abortion deaths … Continue reading →

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Is abortion more life-threatening than giving birth?

Posted on April 19, 2004 by Ampersand

In the comments of an earlier post, arguing that abortion may be more dangerous than childbirth, “Alas” reader Joe M. has pointed to the abstract of “Pregnancy-associated mortality after birth, spontaneous abortion, or induced abortion,” from The American Journal of … Continue reading →

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Charges against Melissa Ann Rowland dropped

Posted on April 13, 2004 by Ampersand

From the Salt Lake Tribune: Acknowledging they have reservations about Melissa Ann Rowland’s mental health, prosecutors agreed to drop a murder charge against the woman for allegedly refusing a Caesarean section that may have saved her unborn twin boy. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Teenage girl dies after late-term abortion

Posted on April 13, 2004 by Ampersand

The Detroit News reports on the tragic death of Tamiia Russell, a fifteen-year-old Detroit girl who died due to complications from a second-semester abortion. As the article points out, abortion-related deaths are very rare; unsurprisingly, pro-life groups are attempting to … Continue reading →

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