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New Abortion Restrictions Looming
By CWLC, CWLC News, Reproductive Justice, April 26th, 2010The following article is courtesy of National Partnership of Women & Families.
April 26, 2010 — Several states are debating and advancing new restrictions on abortion rights, “a trend fueled in part by” passage of the federal health reform law (PL 111-148), USA Today reports. Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute said that at least 22 states are weighing bills that would increase waiting periods or counseling prior to an abortion, while 18 states are debating measures that would expand pre-abortion ultrasound requirements. Nash added, “This year, particularly in the past couple of weeks, it’s really turned into a free-for-all on trying to restrict abortions.”
Mary Spaulding Balch of the National Right to Life Committee said that 2010 has been “very successful” for state measures restricting abortion…
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Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) to announce retirement from Congress.
By CWLC, CWLC News, Reproductive Justice, April 9th, 2010April 9, 2010
Stupak to announce retirement
Posted: April 9th, 2010 08:26 AM ET
From CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash
Bart Stupak will announce his retirement Friday.
Marquette, Michigan (CNN) – Nine-term Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Michigan, will reveal Friday he is retiring from Congress, several Democratic sources close to Stupak tell CNN.
The anti-abortion Democrat has been facing opposition from both the right and the left for his 11th hour deal with the White House that he says bans federal funding for abortion. The deal ultimately led to his decisive vote in favor of the health care bill.
Stupak first informed Democratic leaders last week that he was considering retiring. He has received calls from President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others urging him to run again.
Democratic sources in…
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Dr. Tiller Murder Update
By CWLC, CWLC News, Reproductive Justice, April 1st, 2010Scott Roeder, an abortion-rights foe convicted of killing Dr. Geoge Tiller in church, sentenced to at least 50 years in prison. For the full story see CNN story.
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Healthcare Reform Pro-Choice Roundup
By CWLC, CWLC News, Reproductive Justice, March 29th, 2010
What does healthcare reform mean for women’s reproductive freedom? In a nut shell, there is no impact on the question of abortion as Obama’s executive order he promised Congressman Bart Stupak (left) re-enforces the Hyde Amendment. Let’s see what the “fixes” yield as health reform moves forward.
Below is a round-up of the thoughts on healthcare reform and women’s reproductive freedom. We’d like to thank Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com for collecting these.
You can call prochoice leaders hypocritical or cowardly or feeble or excessively deferential to the president’s agenda. But one thing you can’t call them is selfishly obsessed with their own political purity. That would be the antichoicers — the Catholic bishops, Bart Stupak, Ben Nelson. They were the big evil babies who…
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STATEMENT ON THE CONVICTION OFDR. GEORGE TILLER’S MURDERER
By Katie Buckland, CWLC News, Reproductive Justice, January 29th, 2010“It is a great day for the American system of justice. The jury sent a clear message that we are a pro-choice nation. And by deliberating only 37 minutes, it is clear that they saw the defendant as the cold blooded murderer that he is.”
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An American hero
By Vicky Barker, CWLC News, Reproductive Justice, Women's Health, June 11th, 2009It’s been 20 years since that one student stood in Tianamen square facing down tanks and the full military might of the Chinese government. All in the name of democracy. Today Dr. Leroy Carhart announced that he will take over for the murdered Dr. George Tiller and perform late term abortions in Kansas, undoubtedly saving women’s lives. He is also fighting for democracy. By standing up for the rule of law – not the barrel of a gun - Dr. Carhart is fighting the war on terror on American soil. Let’s not leave him standing here alone.
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Dr. George Tiller’s Clinic
By helenann, Reproductive Justice, Women's Health, June 9th, 2009Today Dr. Tiller’s family announced that they were permanently closing the clinic he ran in Kansas that helped secure reproductive justice for untold number of women. It’s heartbreaking that his murderer seems to have achieved his goal. And it seems that the murderer’s “success” has barely received any coverage. Where is the outrage?
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Dr. George Tiller
By sarah, CWLC News, Reproductive Justice, Women's Health, June 1st, 2009Yesterday, Dr. George Tiller was tragically assassinated at his church in Kansas. Like any murder, the hypocritical killing of Dr. Tiller was a betrayal of the democratic process and the rule of law.
Dr. Tiller was a great ally of women’s health. For decades, he provided abortions for women who needed them, including those facing devastating problems late in their pregnancies. Dr. Tiller was unwavering in his commitment to his practice through numerous threats, violent attacks, and litigation.
As we reflect on Dr. Tiller and his work, we are grateful for those doctors who are steadfast in their commitment to reproductive justice. Among these, is Dr. LeRoy Carhart, who has been an abortion provider in Nebraska for more than twenty years. CWLC awarded Dr. Carhart a Pursuit…
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