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'Abortion' Back As Possible Search Term In Hopkins Reproductive Health Site

Categorie : Abortion
After several health advocates and librarians commented that excluding 'abortion' as a search term in the world's largest reproductive health Web site amounts to censorship, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health decided to restore the search term. How the restriction was introduced in ...

read more After several health advocates and librarians commented that excluding 'abortion' as a search term in the world's largest reproductive health Web site amounts to censorship, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health decided to restore the search term. How the restriction was introduced in read more Sat Apr 2008

Kan. Health Department Files Motion To Dismiss Subpoena To Authenticate PPKM Clinic Records

Categorie : Abortion
Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently filed a motion to dismiss Johnson County, Kan., District Attorney Phill Kline's (R) subpoena that requires the department to authenticate records from Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri's clinic, Comprehensive Health, the ...

read more Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently filed a motion to dismiss Johnson County, Kan., District Attorney Phill Kline's (R) subpoena that requires the department to authenticate records from Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri's clinic, Comprehensive Health, the read more Sat Apr 2008

Florida Legislature Takes Actions On Abortion, Sex Education-Related Bills

Categorie : Abortion
Two antiabortion bills passed the Florida House Wednesday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports (Hafenbrack, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 4/3). The first bill ( ...

read more Two antiabortion bills passed the Florida House Wednesday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports (Hafenbrack, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 4/3). The first bill ( read more Sat Apr 2008

Abortion-Rights Opponent Cuccinelli To Run For Virginia Attorney General

Categorie : Abortion
Virginia state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R), who is opposed to abortion rights, on Monday announced he will run for state attorney general next year, the Washington Post reports. Cuccinelli is the first to announce his intent to run for the position (Gardner, Washington Post, 4/1). ...

read more Virginia state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R), who is opposed to abortion rights, on Monday announced he will run for state attorney general next year, the Washington Post reports. Cuccinelli is the first to announce his intent to run for the position (Gardner, Washington Post, 4/1). read more Sat Apr 2008

Group Files Petition Signatures For S.D. Ballot Initiative That Would Ban Most Abortions

Categorie : Abortion
The antiabortion group VoteYesForLife.com on Monday said it has filed more than enough signatures for a South Dakota ballot initiative that would ban virtually all abortions with limited exceptions, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports (Woster, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 4/1). ...

read more The antiabortion group VoteYesForLife.com on Monday said it has filed more than enough signatures for a South Dakota ballot initiative that would ban virtually all abortions with limited exceptions, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports (Woster, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 4/1). read more Sat Apr 2008

Antiabortion Groups Call On Obama To Recant Statement About Teen Pregnancy

Categorie : Abortion
Some antiabortion groups are calling on Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) to recant a statement he made at a town hall meeting in Johnstown, Pa., on Saturday regarding teenage pregnancy, the Washington Times reports. ...

read more Some antiabortion groups are calling on Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) to recant a statement he made at a town hall meeting in Johnstown, Pa., on Saturday regarding teenage pregnancy, the Washington Times reports. read more Sat Apr 2008

McCain Will Not 'Soften' Republican Position On Abortion Ahead Of National Convention, Aides Say

Categorie : Abortion
Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) will not "soften" the Republican Party's position on abortion ahead of the Republican National Convention, McCain's advisers said recently, the Washington Times reports. ...

read more Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) will not read more Sat Apr 2008

ACOG Ethics Opinion On Referrals By Physicians Opposed To Abortion, EC

Categorie : Abortion
The American Medical News reports that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said last month that it will re-examine a November 2007 opinion that calls on physicians to provide referrals for patients seeking abortions, emergency contraception or other procedures if they are opposed ...

read more The American Medical News reports that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said last month that it will re-examine a November 2007 opinion that calls on physicians to provide referrals for patients seeking abortions, emergency contraception or other procedures if they are opposed read more Sat Apr 2008

Actions Taken On Antiabortion Legislation In Alaska, Arizona, Georgia

Categorie : Abortion
The following highlights recent news of state actions on antiabortion legislation. Alaska: The House on Saturday voted 23-15 to approve a measure (HB 364) that would require minors seeking abortions to obtain parental consent before undergoing the procedure, the ...

read more The following highlights recent news of state actions on antiabortion legislation. Alaska: The House on Saturday voted 23-15 to approve a measure (HB 364) that would require minors seeking abortions to obtain parental consent before undergoing the procedure, the read more Sat Apr 2008

Scalia Says Abortion Rights Not In Constitution, Judicial Nomination Process More Politicized

Categorie : Abortion
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a group of students on Monday at the Roger Williams University Law School that there is nothing in the Constitution guaranteeing abortion rights and that the issue is best left to legislatures rather than the Supreme Court, the AP/Boston Globe reports. ...

read more U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a group of students on Monday at the Roger Williams University Law School that there is nothing in the Constitution guaranteeing abortion rights and that the issue is best left to legislatures rather than the Supreme Court, the AP/Boston Globe reports. read more Sat Apr 2008

South Korean Health Experts Advocate Changes To Abortion Ban, Face Opposition From Antiabortion Groups

Categorie : Abortion
Some public health experts in South Korea are advocating for changes to the country's abortion law but have been facing opposition from antiabortion groups and the South Korean government, Reuters reports. Abortions have been banned in the country since 1953 except to save the life of the woman, in ...

read more Some public health experts in South Korea are advocating for changes to the country's abortion law but have been facing opposition from antiabortion groups and the South Korean government, Reuters reports. Abortions have been banned in the country since 1953 except to save the life of the woman, in read more Sat Apr 2008

Kansas Senate Approves Antiabortion Legislation; Gov. Sebelius Expected To Veto Bill

Categorie : Abortion
The Kansas Senate on Thursday voted 25-13 to pass a bill (House Substitute for SB 389) that includes a number of antiabortion-related provisions, the Wichita Eagle reports. The bill was sent to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), who is expected to veto the measure. ...

read more The Kansas Senate on Thursday voted 25-13 to pass a bill (House Substitute for SB 389) that includes a number of antiabortion-related provisions, the Wichita Eagle reports. The bill was sent to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), who is expected to veto the measure. read more Sat Apr 2008

'Partial-Birth' Abortion Bans Only Increase Risks Among Women Whose Lives Might Be In Danger, Letter To Editor Says

Categorie : Abortion
Banning so-called "partial-birth" abortion, which is the "political term for intact dilation and evacuation," does "nothing to prevent late-stage abortion," Karen Frantz -- policy and advocacy associate of the American Humanist Association -- writes in a ...

read more Banning so-called read more Sat Apr 2008

Oklahoma House Approves Omnibus Antiabortion Bill

Categorie : Abortion
The Oklahoma House on Wednesday approved omnibus antiabortion legislation (SB 1878) that combines several previously passed measures, the AP/NewsOK.com reports (AP/NewsOK.com, 4/2). Under the bill, sponsored by Rep. ...

read more The Oklahoma House on Wednesday approved omnibus antiabortion legislation (SB 1878) that combines several previously passed measures, the AP/NewsOK.com reports (AP/NewsOK.com, 4/2). Under the bill, sponsored by Rep. read more Sat Apr 2008

Reproductive Health Professionals Criticize Censorship Of Content Related To Abortion On USAID-Funded Database; Applaud Dean's Reversal

Categorie : Abortion
ARHP applauds the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Dean's reversal of POPLINE's decision to remove the search term "abortion" from their database. This action helped rectify what amounted to ideological censorship that could negatively impact patient care and is of great concern to r ...

read more ARHP applauds the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Dean's reversal of POPLINE's decision to remove the search term read more Sat Apr 2008

Papal Visit Reviving Debate Whether Abortion-Rights Supporters Should Receive Communion

Categorie : Abortion
Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Washington, D.C., this week is "reviving" the issue of denying Holy Communion to Roman Catholic lawmakers -- such as Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) -- who support abortion rights, The Politico reports. ...

read more Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Washington, D.C., this week is read more Sat Apr 2008

Miss. Lawmakers Petition To Allow Consideration Of Bill Regulating Abortions For Minors

Categorie : Abortion
Nine Mississippi House members on Friday filed a petition to temporarily change a House rule that currently is holding up advancement of a Senate-approved bill (HB 520) that would restrict abortions for minors, the AP/Biloxi Sun Herald reports (Wagster Pettus, AP/Biloxi Sun Herald, 4/12). ...

read more Nine Mississippi House members on Friday filed a petition to temporarily change a House rule that currently is holding up advancement of a Senate-approved bill (HB 520) that would restrict abortions for minors, the AP/Biloxi Sun Herald reports (Wagster Pettus, AP/Biloxi Sun Herald, 4/12). read more Sat Apr 2008

Ariz. House Committee Passes 'Partial-Birth' Abortion Ban Slightly Different Than Bill Gov Vetoed

Categorie : Abortion
An Arizona House committee on Wednesday voted 6-3 to approve a measure (SB 1048) that would ban so-called "partial birth" abortion in the state, less than a week after Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) vetoed a similar but not identical bill (HB 2769), ...

read more An Arizona House committee on Wednesday voted 6-3 to approve a measure (SB 1048) that would ban so-called read more Sat Apr 2008

Clinton, Obama Discuss Abortion, Religious Issues At Forum

Categorie : Abortion
Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) discussed abortion on Sunday during a 'Compassion Forum' sponsored by the not-for-profit group Faith in Public Life at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, the ...

read more Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) discussed abortion on Sunday during a 'Compassion Forum' sponsored by the not-for-profit group Faith in Public Life at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, the read more Sat Apr 2008

HHS 'Hectoring' ACOG To Change Opinion On Referrals By Physicians Opposed To Abortion, Opinion Piece Says

Categorie : Abortion
HHS "[a]t best" is "hectoring" the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to change its November 2007 opinion that calls on physicians to provide referrals for patients seeking abortions, emergency contraception or other procedures if they are opposed to providing the services themselve ...