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What exactly does “most likely to save both lives” mean?
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The ban, which wrongfully redefines medical terms in an attempt to limit a woman’s right to choose, is perhaps the most confusing of all so called “20 week” bans.
The landscape for abortion access is shifting quickly, as state after state passes restrictive laws. Particularly affected by these new laws are women who need abortions later in their pregnancies.
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After being tipped off by an annonymous pastor, a group asks a clinic to return its grant money because the health clinic offers the “morning-after” pill.
There is a lot of confusion about 20-week abortion bans, and for good reason. Not only do they pick arbitrary dates based on medically-disproven claims of “fetal pain,” at least one is so mixed up it shows that “fetal pain” is not even the basis of the ban.
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The war on women hurts Mitt Romney at the polls, especially with female voters. Two important stories out of the states, and a discussion of the awesome power of Madonna.
Among the new restrictions appearing in anti-choice bills nationwide, it is the medical malpractice liability shields that have the potential to alter, perhaps permanently, women’s relationship with the civil justice system and their status as patients.
No Room for Humanity from Anti-Choice Extremists
Jay Bookman, journalist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, talks with Rachel Maddow about the radical extremism of a Georgia anti-choice group that has taken the “Tea Party” name to push its socially conservative agenda.
The author of the 20 week ban may have somewhat unrealistic hopes.
The Extraordinarily Strange Rationale for Passing Georgia HB 954
This Georgia lawmaker defends HB 954 – the GA bill attempting to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy – using this argument. Watch and laugh…or cry. And then take action. (via Crooks and Liars)
Ariel Castro Could Face Murder Charges for Terminating Victim’s Pregnancies 
Get Real! What to Do When Sex Has Only Either Felt Painful or Like Nothing? 
Star Parker, CURE Exploit Gosnell Case to Promote Debunked ‘Black Genocide’ Narrative 
Disney Backtracks Over ‘Sexy’ Princess Merida Makeover 
Why Is El Salvador Letting a Woman Die?
- Why Is El Salvador Letting a Woman Die?
- Star Parker, CURE Exploit Gosnell Case to Promote Debunked ‘Black Genocide’ Narrative
Anti-Abortion Laws Are Crimes Against Women 
Ohio House: Defund Planned Parenthood, Send Taxpayer Money to CPCs 
When Health-Care Providers Refuse Care, Whose Rights Are at Stake?
