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Morning Roundup: Pence Loves Title X’s Work in “Inner Cities”

The first same-sex fertility center, Arizona Senate passes race and sex-based abortion ban, women still being given as crime compensation in Afghanistan, lawsuit filed over New York’s CPC law, and Rep. Mike Pence likes what Title X does for “inner cities.”

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Morning Roundup: NYC Council Passes CPC Disclosure Bill

Would-be clinic bomber gets short sentence thanks to good grades, BYU basketball player kicked off the team for having premarital sex, prosecutors may seek death penalty against Kermit Gosnell, and NYC will be the next city that requires CPC’s to disclose they don’t provide abortion.

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House Bill Would Decimate Women’s Health Care in Cities and Rural Areas, Governors and Mayor Say

The Governors of Connecticut and Vermont and the Mayor of New York City described the devastating effects the GOP’s cuts to Title X and Planned Parenthood would have on women in their states.

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Afternoon Roundup: Virginia Votes Down A Heap of Anti-Choice Bills

What’s behind New York City’s abortion rate?; Virginia votes down a host of anti-abortion legislation; what’s behind the “nuisance” of a physician providing legal abortion care?; and more.

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Morning Roundup: Kentucky Moves Closer to Ultrasounds and Waiting Periods

Hypocrisy alert in Arizona when it comes to Bishop Olmstead, Kentucky moves a step closer to mandatory ultrasound and waiting periods before an abortion, NYC clergy think too many women have abortions, and NARAL responds.

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Weekly Pulse: The New Hunger Epidemic, Making CPCs Come Clean, and Smoking Hipsters

More families are going hungry, the NYC Council will vote on requiring CPCs to disclose they are not health care facilities, CRR takes the FDA to court, and more.

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“Honest Reproductive Care” At Center of New York City Crisis Pregnancy Center Debate

New York’s city council debates regulating so called “Crisis Pregnancy Centers,” requiring them to post signs stating they do not offer abortion services or referrals.

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My Patients Deserve Complete Care: Why I Support New York City’s Crisis Pregnancy Center Bill

A bill under consideration in New York City would require crisis pregnancy centers to clarify what services they do not provide, and if no licensed medical professionals are on staff.

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Roundup: New York to Push for CPC Disclosure Law

Like Maryland and Austin, New York City will also try passing a city ordinance saying crisis pregnancy centers must advertise they do not provide or refer for abortions.

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Pro-Choice Billboard Stirs Controversy

A New York City storage company’s pro-choice politics on a billboard provokes anger in some; support from others.

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