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T.R.M. Howard: Civil Rights Rabble-Rouser, Abortion Provider

Forty years ago, the March 22, 1973 issue of Jet magazine featured Dr. T.R.M. Howard and a staffer attending a prostrate female patient on its cover, all under a yellow headline: “Legal Abortion: Is it Genocide or Blessing in Disguise?” This remarkable image reportedly depicts preparations for one of the first legal abortions in Illinois (though it could also have been staged).

Just two months after the Supreme Court legalized abortion in the Roe v. Wade decision and a week after Illinois OKed the procedure on its soil, Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Mason (or T.R.M.) Howard began performing legal abortions at his Friendship Medical Center in Chicago.

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Charlotte Clinic Closes, Then Opens Right Back Up Again

Clinic operators have informed the health department that the clinic will no longer use methotrexate orally and filed a "quality improvement plan" with the department.

Clinic operators have informed the health department that the clinic will no longer use methotrexate orally and filed a “quality improvement plan” with the department.

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North Carolina Lawmakers Propose Employer Veto on Birth Control Coverage

HB 370 would let all employers opt out of birth control coverage in an employee health plan, just because he or she finds birth control "immoral."

HB 370 would let employers opt out of birth control coverage for employees in company health insurance plans if the employer finds birth control “immoral.”

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North Carolina Senate Passes Bill to Erroneously List Abortion as a Cause of Preterm Birth

The North Carolina state senate voted 38-10 Monday on a bill that will list abortion as one of the causes of preterm labor, despite a lack of medical research supporting the claim.

The North Carolina senate voted 38-10 Monday on a bill that will list abortion as one of the causes of preterm labor, despite a lack of medical research supporting the claim.

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Holding Gov. McCrory to His Campaign Promise

Governor Pat McCrory.

As anti-choice bills fly through the legislature, we are counting on Gov. McCrory to stand up to the anti-choice leadership in the legislature and make good on his campaign promise to not support any new restrictions on abortion access.

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Two More Anti-Science, Anti-Choice Bills Make Their Way Through the North Carolina Legislature

The North Carolina legislature remains intent on codifying anti-choice ideology in its proposed laws.

A bill that would curb minors’ access to certain medical procedures has gone back to committee, but the North Carolina legislature remains intent on codifying anti-choice ideology.

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Would a North Carolina Bill Ban Minors From Buying Pregnancy Tests? (UPDATED)

The North Carolina legislature would rather see teens face unplanned pregnancies, untreated STIs, and chemical dependency issues than allow them to receive any form of health care without a parent's approval.

The North Carolina legislature would rather see teens face unplanned pregnancies, untreated STIs, and chemical dependency issues than allow them to receive any form of health care without a parent’s approval.

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North Carolina ‘Gender-Selection Abortion’ Ban Passes House Committee, Pushed by GOP Leader

As the bill winds its way through the legislature and inevitably stops at the desk of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, he will once more be faced with whether to uphold his campaign promise and refuse to sign laws restriction abortion access.

The sponsor of the ban on alleged gender-selection abortions is no stranger to abortion restrictions.

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Will the Governor of North Carolina Keep His Word and Reject Abortion Restrictions?

As the bill winds its way through the legislature and inevitably stops at the desk of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, he will once more be faced with whether to uphold his campaign promise and refuse to sign laws restriction abortion access.

Advocates predict that Gov. McCrory may “[keep] his word in a literal sense, while absolutely scamming North Carolina voters in every other sense.”

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State Policy Trends 2013: Abortion Bans Move to the Forefront

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Unlike in recent years, when the thrust of legislative activity was on regulating abortion, this year legislators seem to be focusing on banning abortion outright.

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