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Ariel Castro Could Face Murder Charges for Terminating Victim’s Pregnancies

The law is clear: If Castro terminated McKnight’s pregnancies against her will, he’s guilty of aggravated murder under Ohio law.

The law is clear: If Castro terminated McKnight’s pregnancies against her will, he’s guilty of aggravated murder under Ohio law. The question is whether the state can prove that he’s guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Red Flags in Cleveland and Violence in America

Chris Hayes talks with syndicated columnist Connie Schultz, Irin Carmon of Salon, and Feministing writer Eesha Pandit about the latest developments out of Cleveland, and about how violence against women affects society. (via NBCNews.com)

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Ohio Health Department Starts Process of Closing Abortion Clinic Due to Lack of Transfer Agreement

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Public pressure from the state’s anti-choice activists, including a medical board member, has put one Toledo clinic on the verge of closure.

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Ohio House: Defund Planned Parenthood, Send Taxpayer Money to CPCs

Ohio anti-choicers would rather that women get misinformation than real reproductive health care.

Ohio anti-choicers would rather that women get misinformation than real reproductive health care.

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Ohio Lawmakers Work to Prohibit Teaching About ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’

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Touching thighs is, according to Ohio lawmakers, a gateway to other sexual activity and they would like to see anyone who teaches about it in school subject to a $5,000 fine.

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What Happened to the Incremental Approach Among Anti-Choice Politicians?

Why have the newest anti-choice laws become so extreme and unconstitutional? Because they've already passed everything else they wanted to pass.

Why have the newest anti-choice laws become so extreme and unconstitutional? Because anti-choice politicians have already passed just about everything else on their wishlist.

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All In a Day’s Work: Ohio GOP Rejects Medicaid Expansion, Proposes Funding Shift From Health Care to CPCs

What happened to caring for the poor?

The Ohio GOP has proposed a budget that would reject covering more low-income citizens under Medicaid, refuse funding to Planned Parenthood, and give more money to CPCs. What about caring for the poor?

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Ohio Shows How an ‘Admitting Privileges’ Requirement Can Become a Backdoor Abortion Ban

First you make it so abortion clinics are unable to operate unless they work with a hospital. Then you harass the hospitals that work with them.

First you make it so abortion clinics are unable to operate unless they work with a hospital. Then you harass the hospitals that work with them.

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Legal Wrap: The Anti-Contraception Movement’s Long History

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Legal contraception for single people has been a fight for over 40 years, and the latest challenges suggest the fight isn’t ending soon.

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‘A Needed Response’ to the Steubenville Rapists

The young Oregon film student Samantha Stendal felt compelled to take a stand on the issues of rape and consent. So she wrote, cast and directed a response video with a powerful message. “Don’t rape.”

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